On my ramblings with John and Susun we did the Gilligan's Island style "three hour tour" out in the Verde Valley/Montezuma Well area. It was another blue bird day in Arizona so we headed out in our trusty steed to climb up to Sacred Mountain, a pueblo ruin of significance that once likely housed several hundred people. The views of the entire Valley and the San Francisco peaks were wonderful. Susun and I could actually see where we'd hiked the previous day in Red Rock Wilderness. Along the way that day we also stopped and hiked at the V Bar V to visit some outstanding petroglyphs, then it was on to Wet Beaver Creek, a lovely creek that most folks don't bother hiking along unless they are camped in the USFS Campground nearby. Their loss was our gain as we had the place mostly to ourselves, though upon arriving we disturbed a couple sun bathing. Wet Beaver definitely looks boatable in a creek kayak at the right flows with some possible undercuts and nasty spots you wouldn't want to get sieved in. Still, it could be a class III and IV depending on where you were, though I didn't hike the entire thing to check. But Johnny says it is run by some. So, that's really all there is to say. Enjoy the photos and the sounds of Wet Beaver Creek.
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