Of all the hiking routes that descend into West Clear Creek Wilderness — including Willow Crossing, Tramway, Maxwell and the eponymous West Clear Creek Trail — the Headwaters Trail is the most ...

I lean back against a log and listen to oaks and willows tell stories to the land. The creek shares secrets in a language I want to understand. I count flower petals and last fall’s leaves that ...

Rugged backcountry trails including Maxwell, Tramway, Calloway and the milder Willow Crossing lead into its chiseled sandstone depths in West Clear Creek Wilderness. At its lower reaches ...

More AZ hiking: See a hidden waterfall on this ... the system provides seamless access to the Wet Beaver and West Clear Creek wilderness areas. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

The area is about 200 feet above West Clear Creek, officials said. Multiple volunteer services, along with the fire department and a Department of Public Safety helicopter, were called to help ...

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Monday, Petri's friend called authorities to report she had fallen about 20 feet off a cliff in West Clear Creek and was "no longer visible," the Yavapai County Sheriff's ...