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    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    A sign at the northern end of the parking lot marks the trailhead.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    While beautiful, this trail is closed 9 months of the year in order to provide protected habitat for area wildlife.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    The path heads south with the canyon wall to your immediate left side.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    Much of the Dead Indian Creek Trail is along a dry wash.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    The palm tree oasis comes into view in the distance.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    The final portion of the hike requires some moderate scrambling up boulders in the wash.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    The palms oasis at the end of the trail.
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    Dead Indian Creek Canyon
    Shaun Hunter
    Photo Date: 
    12/30/2023
    A view of the landscape along the return hike.

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