Trail runs along the seasonal stream (view NW) |
Trail forks; stay right above the seasonal stream (view NW) |
Trail runs above the seasonal stream (view NW) |
Nice view out across the meadow and ash trees (view W) |
Low, caliche cliffs with lots of shadow places (view NW) |
Route turns down into the seasonal stream bed (view NW) |
Following the seasonal stream bed (view W) |
A log is useful for crossing the seasonal stream (view W) |
Old ash snag along the seasonal stream (view NW) |
Use-trails merge and diverge; stay right (view W) |
Valley Pocket Gopher mound in the Lower Meadow |
Valley Pocket Gopher |
Use-trail crosses a meander in the wash (view NW) |
Trail forks; stay right (view NW) |
Trail crosses seasonal stream below a low waterfall (view NW) |
Small waterfall flowing during winter |
Trail climbs onto west side of seasonal stream (view NW) |
Stream flow during late spring (view N) |
Lots of ash trees (view W) |
Approaching seasonal water hole (view N) |
Seasonal water hole (view N) |
Red-spotted Toad in the stream |
Meadow with ash trees (view W) |
Meadow with ash trees (view NW) |
Trail crosses to east side of the seasonal stream (view W) |
Use-trail runs out towards a tall, isolated ash tree (view W) |
Use-trail runs out to a tall, isolated ash tree (view W) |
Trail drops into the wash beneath the isolated tree (view W) |
Thicket of ash trees (view W) |
Thick grass along the edge of the trail (view W) |
Trail follows the wash bottom (view NW) |
More thick grass along the edge of the trail (view W) |
Sidewinder along the trail |
Thick grass and shrubs on the edge of the trail (view W) |
Approaching the slab of red slickrock (view NW) |
Exiting the
slab of red slickrock (view NW) |
Paint mark is visible on boulder across the wash (view W) |
Trail drops steeply into the wash (view NW) |
Trail climbs steeply out of the wash (view NW) |
Approaching the enormous boulders (view SW) |
Passing between the enormous boulders (view SW) |
Dense vegetation below the spring (view W) |
Approaching the spring (view W) |
Seeps at edge of the cliffs (view W) |
Seeps at edge of the cliffs (view S) |
Desert Tortoise drinking from Ash Spring |
Departing the spring (view E) |
Crossing the wash while departing the spring (view E) |
Returning to the slab of red slickrock (view SE) |
Route exits right from the slab of red slickrock (view SE) |
Route follows wash bottom for 40 yards (view SE) |
Trail climbs out of the wash bottom (view SE) |
The main trail is easy to follow (view SE) |
Lots of ash trees along the trail (view SE) |
Ash thickets along the seasonal stream bed (view E) |
Returning, the trail stays along the base of the cliffs (view SE) |
This big, old ash tree has seen better days (view E) |
Trail forks, but main trail is easy to follow (view SE) |
Side-trails offer access to the middle of the meadow (view E) |
On hot days, this is a nice shade tree (view SE) |
Arizona Thistle going to seed during late summer (view SE) |
Trail forks; stay along the base of the hillside (view SE) |
Ash Spring Meadow (view N) |
Ash Spring Meadow (view NE) |
Along the meadow, the trail stays above the wash (view SE) |
Above the wash, the trail crosses white slickrock (view E) |
Trail stays right through the Lower Meadow (view SE) |
Trail stays right through the Lower Meadow (view SE) |
Approaching cottonwood trees at the edge of the road (view SE) |
Cottonwood trees at the edge of the road (view E) |
Trail climbs the berm back to the roadway (view SE) |
Trail returns to the old gravel road (view SE) |
Old gravel road runs back towards the trailhead (view E) |
Wet area off the upstream side of the road (view NW) |
Wet area off the downstream side of the road (view NW) |
Returning to the trailhead parking area (view E) |