Friday Hike – Seven Springs to Spur Cross

On Friday, the 29th, Linda, DeAnn, Sandy, Sarah, and I hiked 12.5 miles from the Cave Creek Trailhead (in the Seven Springs Recreation Area) to the Spur Cross Trailhead. We stayed on Cave Creek Trail #4 for all but the last couple of miles.

Starting out at the Cave Creek Trailhead:

After crossing the road, the trail passed through a shaded area next to the creek:

Linda spotted this hollow fallen tree…

 

A crested saguaro; there were supposed to be two on this hike, but this is the only one we saw.

From back to front are DeAnn, Sandy, Linda, and Sarah:

We had to cross the creek several times. We managed to do it without getting too wet.

This is the intersection with the Skunk Tank Trail:

A view of the creek with New River Mesa in the distance:

We entered a lush and colorful area…

We saw this painted stone atop one of the cairns along the way:

I think this is Black Mesa in the distance:

Black Mesa on the left; New River Mesa on the right:

Sandy, DeAnn, Linda, and Sarah:

Skull Mesa:

I thought it would be cool to explore this wash / canyon below the trail – maybe some other day…

Crossing the creek again, though it’s dry at this point:

And again; this was the last crossing, I think.