Mark's Scenic Arizona

Tramway/Maxwell Loop = July 12, 2011

Hiking the steep descent down Tramway Trail to West Clear Creek

Followed by a slightly less-steep climb up Maxwell Trail

Barely had time to turn on the camera
Elk were moving too fast to focus on
Elk from left across to the right of photo
Elk with camrea zoomed all the way
Another herd 1/2 mile from the first one
Tramway/Maxwell Trail intersection
Looking back on our route in
Clouds are building fast so we got moving
Last look back as we hit the trail
Tramway Trail Head
Tramway Trail marker (Duh!)
One of the many Parry's Agave we'd see
Parry's Agave
Parry's Agave partly in bloom
Looking down on West Clear Creek
West Clear Creek Canyon
West Clear Creek Canyon
West Clear Creek Canyon
Looks like footprints in the rock
Cables left from the Tramway
Tracey heading off to take photos of the canyon
West Clear Creek Canyon
West Clear Creek Canyon
Parry's Agave posing above West Clear Creek
Another shot
Oarry's Agave close up
West Clear Creek Canyon to the west
Some creature sticking it's tongue out
Parry's Agave
Parry's Agave already bloomed
Parry's Agave
Tracey hanging on to her camera
On the trail down
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Just a few drops of rain part-way down
Across the canyon from the trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Along the Tramway Trail
Massive tree on the Tramway Trail
The rotting base
Panning upward
And upward...
Other side of the base
Bottom 1/3
Top two-thirds
Along the Tramway Trail
Tracey admiring the view at West Clear Creek
Along West Clear Creek
Along West Clear Creek
Along West Clear Creek
First of thousands of crawdads we saw
Along West Clear Creek
Along West Clear Creek
Clouds building again
Along West Clear Creek
Cattails along West Clear Creek
Across the canyon
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Moss-covered crawdad
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Across the canyon
Sole plant growing out of moss on a rock
Across the canyon
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Minnows congregating
Have to look close to see the larger fish
Crawdad being hounded by small fish
Largest fish we saw
Evidence of birds feasting on the crawdads
Along West Clear Creek
Scenery along West Clear Creek
Scenery along West Clear Creek
More clouds coming in
Scenery along West Clear Creek
Scenery along West Clear Creek
Scenery along West Clear Creek
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Scenery along West Clear Creek
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Mormon Fritillary butterfly
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Scenery above West Clear Creek
Lower terminus of the Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Parry's Agave on the Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Tracey keeping her balance
Trtacey taking my photo on the log
The log
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Along the climb up Maxwell Trail
Across the canyon from the Maxwell Trail
Maxwell Trail
Maxwell Trail
View from the Maxwell Trail
View from the Maxwell Trail
Along the Maxwell Trail
Favorite elk scratching post
Mound of forest-floor detritus
Cutting cross-country to the car

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