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| Hiking | 1.64 Miles |
169 AEG |
| | Hiking | 1.64 Miles | 48 Mns | | 2.40 mph |
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| partners | | We took a quick detour over to Keyhole Sink before hiking Sycamore Rim Loop later in the morning. There's plenty of parking across the highway from the trailhead at Oak Hill Snow Play Area, and it's a flat, easy 0.8-mile hike through the forest to the box canyon with the petroglyphs. The seasonal waterfall at the the pool wasn't flowing, unfortunately, but I suspect it sees most of the action during the snow melt.
There were a few panels of petroglyphs along the left side of the small canyon, near the large boulder piles. Most of the panels were faded and a difficult to see clearly, but the largest panel further back had been "enhanced" in 2010 and had a lot of very clear, visible drawings. Based on diagrams we'd seen of the box canyon, it looked like all the rock art was on the back wall and left side, which was interesting since the right side had plenty of flat surfaces. We didn't wade into the murky pool to look for the drawings on the back wall  .
On the way out, we hiked up above the canyon to get some views looking down from up there. We had the place to ourselves and saw two other people hiking in our way out. Overall, it's quick, interesting stop to add to another hike if you're in the area, and I'm sure it's even more impressive when the waterfall is flowing. |
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