Milagrosa Canyon Hike 7/19/08

A while ago, we had gotten a copy of “Day Trips with a Splash – Southwestern Swimming Holes” by Pancho Doll.  The swimming holes in Milagrosa Canyon looked good. Twice before we had gone (May of 07 and September of 07). Both times the water was stagnant and nasty. This time we decided to go during monsoon. It was a bit hot and humid, but the hike was very nice, the location was GREAT, and there was COOL, DEEP WATER in the pools.

Here is an interactive map of our hike.

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Stacy crossing the raging torrent
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Tucson
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Where Simon and I did some climbing
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hot Stacy
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looking down to the pools
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two guys at the pools
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up stream
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what is in the stream
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hair dunking
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walking down into the slot
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the first of the pools
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Stacy finding that the water was not hot
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Stacy climbing out
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The large pool
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waterfall into the large pool
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lower pool
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lazy cactus
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Cliff jumping
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