Do you remember a question a few weeks ago from a reader who said that he went to summer camp at Peppersauce Canyon near Globe and had heard lurid stories about a ranch war in the area in the late 1800s? I couldn't find anything about such a feud, but I did dredge up a range war in the Tonto Basin and fobbed it off as a substitute.
On its lower reach, West Clear Creek Canyon is wide, wet and inviting. But just 4 to 5 miles up it becomes an extremely narrow canyon, passable only by floating ponds and scaling cliffs.
HIKING TRAILS D ogie Trail This trail comes by its name honestly. Dogie is cowboy slang for a motherless calf, alluding to the area's ranching history.