I've Searched for this Spot for Years - The Red Box of West Clear Creek
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- I've Searched for this Spot for Years - The Red Box of West Clear Creek
Before you see this thumbnail and think "Hey, I'm gonna go check out this beautiful swimming hole!" you should watch the entire video. West Clear Creek is a beautiful but absolutely rugged, unforgiving and remote area. And this is one of the most rugged and remote sections of that brutal country. It's either a semi-technical to technical (meaning ropes, harnesses, helmets) or a 2~3 day hike/swim from a 'normal' trailhead. The roads are trash too, so high clearance 4WD is required. It's pretty. But it's extremely difficult to access.
Anyway.....
If you are familiar with the Hanging Gardens, then you probably have heard of the White Box of West Clear Creek. Essentially it is a long section of slotted up canyon alternating between swims and boulder hopping. I've heard of a similar section in West Clear Creek that was called the Red Box, but I have never seen a picture or spoken to anyone who has been there. So I've tried to get there. For years I've tried to get there. And over and over, I failed. Finally, my buddy Nick said he'd found a path that would drop you in just downstream from the fabled Red Box.
Things immediately did not go as planned when we saw a landslide had knocked out the section of canyon we planned to descend. After some searching, we found an alternate route. I want to stress that the route we took was NOT an established trail. There were sections were a hand line was required. We found the old, tattered remains of previous handlines....probably left there years ago by the person Nick got the route from. So you have to bring your own. (We took ours with us.)
Eventually we got to the bottom. And we found we'd dropped directly into the section I'd been looking for. The Red Box of West Clear Creek. I can't describe how beautiful this section of the canyon was. The video will do that for me anyway.
And then West Clear Creek reminded me why it's so infamous. I slipped and twisted my ankle. I was lucky enough that it wasn't so bad that I couldn't walk, but it certainly didn't feel good. I rested for a bit while Nick went out and did Nick things.
When he got back, we headed back to the exit. I was excited to sit and rest some more while we waited for the sun to go down. Did I mention it was over 100 degrees and the exit was full sun? It was. Because I'm an expert planner.
Anyway, Nick is not the wait around type, so he continued downstream and I followed. Kind of out of spite. Mostly out of spite. OK, it was entirely out of spite. I'm glad I did though, because after just a short bit we came to the most amazing spot I've seen in West Clear Creek. There was a section with a small waterfall, followed immediately by an alcove with a large tree and a gushing spring. Immediately after this was the most gorgeous section of narrows. I'm glad I went. Don't tell Nick.
Then it was time to leave. On the way out, the day's activities caught up with me. I quickly started to struggle. I'd love to say it was the heat or my ankle, but it was probably just that I'm out of shape and ran out of steam.
But we made it to our trucks and on to Camp Verde for some Mexican food. We may or may not have broken the speed limit to make it before they closed.
If you're reading this, I will give you a cookie. I always wonder if people read these things.
I'm lying. There are no cookies. You get nothing. But thanks for reading this anyway.
Music by Artlist:
Yoed Nir - Cello Suite No1 in G Major
Damon Power - Our Last Memory Dance
Tankestrom - Be Still the Earth
HillTopTrie - Sloop John B
The Duke of Norfolk - Dylan Thomas Bitter Bitter
Israel Wasserman - Under My Skin
Music by Epidemic Sound:
Son Habana - Escucha Mi Salsa
Hung out in west clear creek in the late 1970s, starting down the road from strawberry and hiking to camp Verde. Found a million caves and box canyons, natural springs and unique humming birds that start at the tops of the tallest pines then dive straight down the trunks and straight back up over and over. And hieroglyphics in numbers beyond count. Thousands of trips. And it was one of Arizonas best kept secrets.
Is it just the wine I’ve been drinking or is this video touching my heart in an amazing way. What a beautiful spot. We’re travelling to Arizona from Quadra Island BC in a month and my heart just grew 3 sizes watching this awesome adventure. Thank you so much ❤
You really gave WCC it's justice (Thanks) - it's a amazingly beautiful place that hasn't been ruined by us humans (yet)😊
At around the 9:23 mark of this video not only did I notice but my wife also noticed the rock formation near the center looks like a face. What an awesome place to see. Thank you for this video.
Fun to see that creek again. Went in twice 1974 and 76 while at NAU. Caught a 25” brown and won a Ruff’s contest. 2nd trip sprained an ankle in the box canyon playing frisbee. Had to pack out days later, using t-shirts and sticks to splint it. Nasty hike out. On crutches for two weeks…can empathize 👍
Oooof! That sounds awful. I was lucky I didn't hurt mine so much that I couldn't walk on it. Glad you made it out.
My 1st experience in West Clear Creak Canyon was at what we called the Tram. It was basically a pair of cables extended across the canyon. It was 1968 and I was 7. We packed down into the canyon and set up a base camp. We proceeded to fish all day and when we returned to the base camp that evening, I was soaked to the bone being that I fell into the creak at one point. My father stripped me down and put me in a sleeping bag where I fell asleep. In the morning I had a surprise. Someone had placed my wet shoes on a rock next to the fire and during the night the wind blew my shoes into the fire so I now had no shoes to hike out of the canyon with. All of the men donated a pair of socks if they could spare them and I was able to climb out with not too much discomfort. At that point myself and the other kid in the group, Randy, decided to climb a cedar tree. Randy made it up into the tree and managed to fall out smacking his face on the rocks below. We loaded him up into one of the jeeps and and made our way to the pavement where we flagged down a highway patrolman who was passing and he raced Randy to the nearest hospital. I only went back to West Clear Creek Canyon a few times since. I did although pack East Clear Creek Canyon for nearly 30 years until some idiot burned it all up with an illegal campfire in 2018. Thank you for that, idiot. They never caught the guy.
West Clear Creek always seems to provide more adventure than you're expecting. I need to check out East Clear Creek. Haven't done much there.
Thank you for sharing the places that most of us will never see. Absolutely beautiful 😍
The ones that make you suffer the most are the most memorable. I can't tell you how much I love your channel. I grew up in Provo Utah and every spring break I was down in Southern Utah exploring. Thank you so much for another awesome episode.. 👍
Glad you enjoy. I also can't wait to get back to southern Utah.....
What a magical place….a rebirth experience it seems. Excellent capture, you took me along. Thank you for your sacrifice.
What a magnificent place. Simply stunning. I can see why you tried to find it. Thanks for taking us with.
It’s pretty cool to see all the places you go. Born and raised in AZ and never explored the land like you do. Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for bringing us along to this spiritual and majestic place. You captured awesome footage and I feel so blessed to see it. Grateful thanks.
Thanks for sharing! The best thing about the desert is an oasis and Arizona has plenty of these outta the way places that are rarely seen by humans. It’s fortunate that there’s no highway to this spot and it’s not designated or identified on a map. These are hidden gems and sacred places that should be kept secret so the masses don’t ruin them, I know many of them here in Arizona.
Absolutely. The terrain and roads should keep this place safe from over crowding.
When I first moved to AZ, friends took me into west clear creek. We went down a frighteningly steep and slippery slope. We swam at least 12 slots and then hiked up another treacherous scree-slope. It was one of the best adventures of my life. I came out all scratched up! It’s a magical place. Glad to see it again here.
The contents of our packs were inside a waterproof bag so we could use our packs as floatation devices and swim through the slots more easily. We were all alone in there. Fabulous!
(Kudos for using JS Bach)
It's an amazing place, for sure. Sounds like you were in the white box. Of course, swims and steep slippery slopes could be a lot of places down there now that I think about it.
@@JerryArizona I think you’re right about the white box.
Jerry, your videos and editing have gotten really polished over the last few years, really cool to see you develop your own style. This place looks so relaxing you almost forget how tough it was to get there/get out. I might have to research a way down myself.. Glad the ankle wasn't as bad as it could've been!
Can't wait to see what's next on your bucket list. Stunning footage.
A lotta, lotta water raced through there, off the plateau above, where Lake Anasazi sat for most of 3,000 years! The canyon was an overflow outlet that bled off water and transported down, through the Mogollon Rim, to the Verde Valley. It's how the water got to Tuzigoot, Montezuma's Castle, and related to what made Walnut Canyon attractive. It was a stunning amount of water, as much as 50 trillion acre-feet, over as long as a thousand years, that poured into the Southwest, from Wyoming, across the Uinta Mountains, at the gap where Nine-Mile Canyon was cut, just like this one, by the same forces: Fast-moving water.
Never tried to access it that way. Always just did long through hike taking several days. Glad you finally got to see that part of the canyon. West Clear Creek is my go to place and has been for 27 years or more. It is a place that must be respected, because it can be very dangerous. Flash floods, exhaustion, hypothermia, injury, and all real possibility in that place. I have a friend that has an amputated leg because of a fall he took in that canyon. I myself went in during monsoon season and saw first hand the danger of flash flood. This canyon is something that only well prepared people should attempt. Glad your ankle was not worse. Thanks for the nice video. You do a great job of making videos. You need to work on your flotation game 😂.
So ironic that I got that floatie to troll someone, forgot about it, then ended up stuck with it myself. Poetic justice, I suppose. Love WCC, and props to you for going the long way. One of these days, maybe I'll make it all the way through.
@@JerryArizona I have been using blue foam sleeping pads, two of them doubled over (four layers) strapped to the back of my pack for flotation. Never pops can be used over and over. I just hike with it attached to the back of the pack. When you get to the water you don't have to inflate anything just take your pack off and flip it over and swim. Been using that set up for years.
Absolutely gorgeous videography in a gorgeous place. Well done! I miss the canyon country of AZ and UT so much.
Well if there is one thing that I know about Jerry is that when he says he ABSOLUTELY does not want to go back... is that he will most definitely come back (albeit far more prepared). I think on the exit the reason why you have petered out is because your adrenalin from being injured more or less wore off and all the energy of keeping you going have been spent getting you that far. This is a very good reminder of how you can be in peak shape, be an avid hiker and still have something silly derail your trip. This being said, you did have ankle injuries in the past so hopefully they do not compound on each other. Catching up on your videos and looking forward other 8 in the queue.
That place is amazing pretty - and you got some stunningly views, too! Thanks for sharing, and I’m now subscribing to your channel. The only problem I foresee is my wife and job reporting me missing while I look for that spot when I should be working….😂
And glad the roads there are bad - keeps the crowds away…..
Everything about this area keeps the crowds away. You definitely need to earn it. If you haven't been, I recommend starting from either end (Willow Creek area or Bullpen Ranch Trailhead), go in as far as you can, then turn around and go out the way you came. After a few trips you can get a better feel for the terrain and go for more adventurous locations. I've been there dozens of times and it still kicks my butt sometimes.
"Never ever going back", "not telling anyone how to get there". The absolutely best way the box will be preserved. Thanks for sharing the gorgeous video. I'm happy and satisfied to know that a Red Box is out there.😻
wow what a place! Az is certainly a Hikers paradise. Great work Jerry and Nick!
New to your channel - love the dry wit! The canyon is gorgeous, thanks for sharing!
Welcome to the channel!
That is the absolute most stunning video you have ever posted. My whole life I have sworn that algae was deliberately created to break one of my ankles. Yet with all of it, something else tripped you up. Strange world. Congrats bro.
Thanks! It actually was slickrock covered in algae.....It's almost like walking on wet ice in random spots down there. Can't convey how slow going it can be.
Oh my God that was gorgeous! I'm glad you got out safely. Thank you so much for sharing.
That place is beautiful but unforgiving. Can't wait to go back! Wait....I may have said I wasn't going back, but then again, I say that every time I go to West Clear Creek and I always end up back there.
WOW that’s a paradise location. Now that’s a real natural beauty . Thanks for letting us see it 👍
WOW. BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for taking me there. 😊
The Red Box was absolutely stunning. Nick and Jerry Adventures are always amazing. Thank you for sharing this experience. Hope the ankle heals up soon.
That was great! Really enjoyed the scenery and the change in sound for the underwater shots. Thanks again! Oh - and your hair looked fine.
That's an amazing find! Congrats!! In spots, it kind of reminds me of the narrows.Thanks for the video!
This was a wonderful adventure! Thanks for taking us along, I loved it! I am subscribed!
Jerry, I'm glad you were able to finally find the Red Box. It is stunningly beautiful! Thanks for taking me to places that are way too technical for me to attempt. Sure, I'd like to hike there, but your videos are the right amount of accessible for me. I notice that Tina has the good sense to not join you on hikes that include insane descents - smart woman!
Tina is absolutely the smart one in our marriage.
Sweeet Jeebus! Talk about perseverance paying off. Dynamic and beautiful. Clearly you made it out safely. Gotta love the moments where you’re digging deep and pushing far. Kudos😅👍
Once again, I have thoroughly enjoyed your adventure, and uh yeah, I know what it's like to "run out of steam"! A little bit scary actually. Really glad you had Nick with you. I will heed your caution, and content myself with this video! I hope your ankle isn't too bad. I've done that too! Thank you for all that beauty!
Wow, is right Jerry! This has to be one of the most beautiful places you've introduced us to. The video is just spectacular! This has to be your best work yet. Heal up quickly my friend. Thanks! Cheers...
WOW, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL AREA...UNREAL, THANX FOR SHARING THIS !!!
In the 1989 I hiked from the old cable line near the top of CC, and down to Bull Pen over 5 days and 4 nights. I floated/swam through all of the boxes and found that the most difficult aspect was finding a flat, sleeping bag-sized spot for my night's rest. Yes, there are so many beautiful sand bars along the way, beckoning intrepid hikers to smooth out an area for their traps and bags.
Problem is, if you notice the large, axe-like rock shards embedded in the sand bars along the creek, some the size of television sets (Baby Boomer mention....TVs ??), and once you look up and see how all the cliffs and slopes eject their detritus downward to the lovely beaches, you might want to find spots tucked up against the shrubby, woody cliffs. I hiked there in August and on several nights heard thunder rumbling up canyon and saw prolific Monsoon lightning flashes every 30 seconds. Yeah, I might have over-corrected when I thought about the summer heat without any clouds or rain and chose August instead of May or October. My bad, however I learned a valuable Clear Creek survival method.
On my first day in I met 3 German guys who had come in from a steep canyon wash from the southern edge. They were below, several miles from the old cable line where I had initially hiked in early that day, and had day packs!! I asked them where they were headed and they said "Bull Pen Ranch" at the bottom of CC. They mentioned that it was only 9-11 miles and they had plenty of time if they hiked 3 miles per hour, a basically sad German hiking speed, that they felt that they could easily surpass. When I told them that they would have to swim through several "boxes", wall-to-wall slot section where you'll notice tree trunks jammed between the slot cliffs roughly 30 feet above the creek's surface, they just looked surprised and left in a hurry. I hope they found that they needed to climb out almost immediately and hike back to their car in daylight and not get caught in the dark.
Clear Creek, and many of the other dozens of Mogollon Rim drainage/side canyons have been invaded heavily with the unprepared. Recent stats show at least one helicopter rescue per month, or so I'm told. At Wet Beaver Creek, 15 miles east of Sedona, just a few miles east of I-17, the folks at the Coconino National Forest told my friend that in 2021, 1,000 people per summer weekend were hiking in to swim and party by............WATER.
As Arizona grows with 1,000s of newly-deposited "outdoors folks", water becomes their sole agenda when it gets hot and they want to get out of Phoenix and so head north to water canyons like Oak Creek, Sycamore Creek, West Clear Creek, East Clear Creek, Fossil Creek, and Tonto Creek. Injured human rescues multiply, peace and quiet dissolves.....
My sacred canyons cost much more to visit. 3 hour hikes from the nearest dirt road, 1,600 foot vertical drops through brushy, basalt side canyons, and plenty of snakes and bears. Love it. Never gonna see you there fer shure.
Thank you so much for sharing that amazing adventure! What a magical, magnificent place ! I almost felt like I was there! Such an outstanding video!!!!
West Clear Creek is my local happy place. One of these days I need to backpack the entire length. But it keeps chewing me up and spitting me out.
That was awesome, I love all your little adventures. And this one looks so amazing. Thank you for this. 💚💚💚
One more comment: your videos are the best I have ever watched! You are gifted and courageous!
Keep it pure. Respect. I have been to 2 places I. West Clear creek a dozen times and even the easy ways in kick your ass getting out. Stay strong Jerry, you made it.
Right? That place is amazing, but it makes you earn it.
Gorgeous place!
I love those remote, dangerous, beautiful, gems that are hidden away from all but those crazy enough to seek them out. Way to go. The pain is worth it!
Yeah, West Clear Creek is about 30~40 miles of that kind of area. Love it.
Wow, what a beautiful place (immense understatement). Thanks for taking us along.😍😍
Love the music you chose. ❤️
As a 84 year old woman I would give anything to be there !
Ah, *all* the places I should have gone in my twenties and thirties!
Absolutely stunning scenery. Thank you so much for sharing this incredible place.
I hope you’ve recovered from your injury and are looking forward to your next adventure.
Great video Jerry! You just keep getting better.
Wow! That was beautiful! Thanks for sharing; praying for your ankle!
It was smart for you to have an in reach with you on an adventure like this! What an incredible area
Thank you VERY MUCH FOR KEEPING IT SECRET…YOU DA MAN… that’s the reason you didn’t saw any gang graphite on the walls….
Never reveal a secret spot like that👍🏽🤙🏽
What a beautiful place! I was Wowing ever new angle you pointed the camera I swear! This may be my favorite of all your videos, as far as the visuals, and that's certainly saying a lot! But you had such a hard time I really understand why you don't want to go back. Been there before. I am just glad you didn't come back saying, "That's it for me! No more hiking!! We would all certainly miss your videos SO MUCH!
Thanks! But "I'm never going back" is a common saying on my way out of some places. Fortunately (unfortunately?) I get 'hiker's amnesia' and forget the bad parts. I'm sure I'll be back there someday.
Thanks for sharing that special place with those of us who will never get there.
Jerry, I’m new to your channel. That was so beautiful! Thank you for taking us with you.
Amazing shots, absolutely phenomenal photography, top notch, great job I felt like I was there with you guys thx
Really enjoyed the video and I'm so glad you did not post the location, how to get there etc. I immediately noticed there was no GARBAGE littering the ground or creek. It needs to stay that way. If ever the disgusting masses of humanity had access, you can bet there would be empty beer cans, plastic trash and other litter strewn everywhere. It is refreshing to know there are still unspoiled locations left on our earth!
There's about 35 miles of this down there. Some is accessible, but a lot of it is really, really difficult to get to.
Breathtaking views. Absolutely stunning. Sorry about your ankle ❤
No cookies...!..? See if I ever visit this 'no cookie' site again. OK! What is next on the agenda? Thanks for the spectacular pics. I captured some and will try to create the magic of that place through an oil painting or two.
Nice! And sorry, there are and will never be any cookies......
Wow I'm embarrassed on my exploration of AZ. I'm born and raised here and not seen the country you explore. Too much time in the truck and not enough hoofing on my part. Thank you Jerry and be safe, your solo hiking makes me nervous. I was always taught never to go alone if you can avoid it.
Toujours Pret !
That place looks amazing!!
Spectacular scenery, this is one of your best trips/ Excellent photography
Wow man, this is some incredible scenery. Thanks for sharing.
that whole area is beautiful but that last section of narrows with the spring was just wow!
I know. I really, REALLY want to see the rest of that place. I'm getting there, section by section.
I did it my youth and plan on revisiting but will do a multi day trip out of it.
It definitely is brutal.
Great video
Where's my cookie? I'm so glad there are such hidden wonders that are so inaccessible. Thanks for revealing this gem for us to behold. Hopefully, it will remain unspoiled. Really glad you finally found it.
No cookie for you! And thank you. I love this area. One of these days I need to do the entire length of the creek, but I've tried and failed. This is some super rugged country and it protects itself. Absolutely love it. (And yeah, obviously I've already had enough time to forget how hard it was and I'm ready to go back.)
I have been to West Clear Creek more than fifty times (did the entire canyon and found ways to visit the best spots). I named the Hanging Gardens water fall a long time ago, and the name stuck. Sadly, some areas are over used now.
reading the description is half the fun~
That was so beautiful, sorry about your ankle. I'd love to go here but definitely not up for that challenge. And thanks for the cookie!
He led you the short cut, not the easy one...Clear creek and beaver creek are just amazing places with so much space.
Wow, what an extraordinarily beautiful place! I play a lot in that area and have never been there. Thank you for sharing your experience there.
Thanks for Sharing this adventure, beautiful ❤
In another video about this place you said something to the effect of “why do I keep doing this to myself” yesterday my friend and I went down for the first time and we were hating saying how could you be saying something like that. Well today we hiked back up and completely understand what you mean. We will certainly be back but we will wonder as we are hiking down into the canyon “why do i keep doing this to myself”. This seriously is the most magnificent place I’ve ever been and it was certainly worth every bit of effort it took to get there and back safely. I can’t wait to be back
I know, right? Love WCC, but it almost always kicks me in the butt.
@@JerryArizona Today I’m definitely feeling it. I’m already planning on going in September again though. Seriously such an amazing place
Amazing video and beautiful county. Good that you made it out because I don't know who's videos I would watch. Stay safe and keep exploring
Well done Jerry. Hope the ankle is feeling better real soon! Clear creek is amazing, one of Arizona’s best 👍
As much as we don’t want it to be true, age plays a factor in outdoor adventures. The red box looks amazing and your story telling is second to none.
Thanky you. And age is just a number. My body disagrees with that, but maybe if I say it enough it'll come true? Sounds better than improving my diet and exercise.....
@@JerryArizona haha…improving your diet is overrated
From 1979 to 1983 I lived is Sedona, and hiked and camped in West Clear Creek. I believe that was before all of the Oak Creek & Verde Valley Wilderness Areas were designated. We'd go into areas where the only real trash you'd see was the occasional rusty can, from before the explosion of plastic, and aluminum refuse. I never dropped into that canyon off the Rim.
I love how wild and rugged WCC is. One of my favorite places I hike.
Been up and down West Clear Creek but not The Red Box. Fantastic Video!
Just awe inspiring gorgeous nature🤩🦋🤗. Thanks for doing the leg work and sharing your perspective. Good job algorithm… subscribed 👍
Awesome...glad I found your channel. Greets from down under.
I've only ever been to Bull Pen and Fossil Creek in the Camp Verde area. You found a gem!
I LOVE West Clear Creek. And this spot in particular is incredible. Start at Bullpen or the other end (Willow Canyon or something like that) and gradually travel deeper and deeper. Really spectacular places deep in this canyon.
You guys made it look easy. Just attempting Maiden Falls a couple of years ago, I can't say I'd be willing to attempt Red Box. It was a pain in the patoot. My pace was so sloooooowwwwww because of all the boulders--and I can see how you could have twisted your ankle. I fell several times into the water even though I consider myself to have good strength and balance. This was lovely to see. Thank you for sharing,
Glad you got to check out Maiden. It's also an amazing place. And really difficult like you said.
Ha! I failed to mention that I never actually made it to the falls. I got close, but having done it yourself, you know what it means to be close---not close enough. @@JerryArizona
Amazing that there wereno other people. Good for you!
Just gorgeous! Also appreciate your feedback about how hard this one was. I've stayed away from West Clear Creek this summer due to our weird weather but I would have been inspired to look for it!
Unspoiled by man, (mostly), beautiful journey and scenery, very enjoyable experiance.
Inspiring as always. I appreciate your candid commentary on the difficulty and your struggle. Keep adventuring.
9:20 give or take 5 secounds, for a little bit there that looks like a mans face in the rock wall left to middle upper screen😮 amazing, beautiful!
That spot looks amazing for sure!
Dude, that was so pretty. I wish I lived closer to canyon country! Hope your ankle is fine now! if it makes you feel any better, I broke my ankle last year on a kayak camping trip down the Chattooga River and my brother and husband and friend had to help get me out… but I will say, I did somehow kayak myself an hour and a half down the river first!! 🤷♀️👍😳 shit happens I guess. 🤦♀️
That sorta stuff seems to happen when you do this type of thing. Glad you're OK.
@ yes, so true! Gotta pay to play 😂✌️ sidenote, I won’t be light-heartedly jumping down off a fallen tree anymore 🤦♀️
I used to go on adventures like this with my buddy, Jay. Boy howdy, could he complain. i would just kind of keep going enough to be seen but to far away to hear him, he would curse and scream and i would look back and shout "Yeah! It's beautiful" He would eventually come around a bend just furious and there i would be grinning ear to ear and not even pay any attention to any negativity. he was pretty great, he could turn if off like a switch and suddenly you could hear the birds and frogs and bugs
Beautiful photography!
Beautiful and Amazing 😍 great vid guys 👏 😅 loved it
Wow. GORGEOUS ! Rick isn't a meer rock climber, he is part mountain goat !🧡🙏🏻
😮 Wow! Beautiful 😊
seems like an epic place to swim!
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Wow simply gorgeous. It was worth the twist 😉
It was beautiful. thanks for taking us along.
gorgeous!! I felt like I was floating right along with you
Primeval and spectacular!
You are so funny Jerry, the inner-tube floaty thing, and the attendant mishaps that follow. Perseverant and ever observant to Nature's beauties Jerry makes West Clear Creek come alive. But your right, my wife came out of WCC with poison oak all over her arms and a terrible case of some stomach bug from drinking the water.
That place has chewed me up and spit me out more times than I'd like to admit. My favorite was our first trip to hanging gardens. Underestimated it and didn't get out until midnight! (No headlamps, of course, because we didn't know what we were doing back then.)