What started out to be just a short 5-10 minute stop at Oak Creek Vista, then went to let’s walk down to the bridge, followed by let’s go this way for just a little while – to…well we have come this far so we have to finish. One and a half hours later we walked down to the bottom of the canyon and back. This was definitely not for the faint of heart and much more than we expected. Oak Creek Canyon is the “smaller cousin” of the Grand Canyon and can range anywhere from 800′-2000′ deep. Sam saw a snake, Alex got all wet in the creek and we were all exhausted by the time we got back to the top, but we had fun. The photos really don’t do it justice as it was a beautiful hike.
The Payne Chronicles 