# Enter Sabino canyon - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/ - Published: 2021-11-27T10:25:54-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **The monsoon clouds threatened the landscape** as I made my way over to Sabino canyon. I could sense the danger in my bones, which only heightened my early morning experience. I couldn’t see any rain coming through, so I hit the only road leading into Sabino as daylight starts to break over the horizon. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3885.jpg?resize =640%2C457&ssl=1) **My earlier research** found that one could hike up this road about seven miles or so, which seemed like a perfect amount of distance for a muggy summer day. I like to stay off the trails anyway, as the more formidable desert creatures are active closer to the dirt trails. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HipstamaticPhoto- 650653267.868696.jpg?resize=640%2C458&ssl=1) **The river is full of rushing water**, a testament to the amount of rainfall the area has received recently. I climb the road up to the first hill, and soon discover that the road has become impassable due to flooding. My seven mile hike is shortened to a mere three miles. It forces me to either turn around and go back down the same road, or to venture off into the desert on a trail. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_3888.jpg?resize =640%2C457&ssl=1) **The first trail I try **to takes me into a side canyon. It is eerily quiet, so much so that a snake’s rattle would be a deafeningly loud sound if I heard it. Only silence though, which messes with my senses and after only a mile or so, I decide to turn around. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/HipstamaticPhoto- 650652828.374404.jpg?resize=640%2C360&ssl=1) **On the other side of the road **I find the main trail, one that should eventually take me back to the trailhead and parking lot. More people are out now, as it is closer to mid-day. This lessens my fear of stumbling onto desert creatures and allows me to focus on the raw, primal beauty of this special canyon. I make it back safely, and can’t wait to return to the canyon in winter time so that I can get further into Sabino canyon and explores more of its beauty and splendor. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Enter%20Sabino%20canyon&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fenter-sabino-canyon%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/enter-sabino-canyon/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…