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Friday, May 23, 2014

West Fork Of Oak Creek (Re Post) Hope it is still intact.

I'm reposting this because of the current wild fire in Oak Creek Canyon (the Slide Fire).  And there are reports that this great place has been hit by the fire.  It saddens me that careless people could destroy something like this.  There was full fire restriction in place at the time it started.  Anyway, I'm hoping that this gem was somehow untouched because it is special and one of my escapes from the heat in the summer.  Along with this the main canyon including the Slide Rock area    http://arizjones.blogspot.com/2011/05/slide-rock-state-park-arizona.html    and  http://arizjones.blogspot.com/2011/06/slide-rock-state-park-arizona-part-two.html    is most likely damaged in a big way as well as the forest near and above the switch backs.  What a shame. 

I live near Sedona Arizona a place that millions of people visit on vactions. They come to see the red rock cliffs and rock formations. And some come to swim in oak creek at Slide Rock State Park. In the heat of summer there is one place that I like to go and that is called The West Fork Of Oak Creek. The west fork of Oak Creek is a side canyon to the main Oak Creek Canyon. It has a small stream that flows year round and towering cliffs that close in around you. From the carpark, a path crosses Oak Creek and follows it downstream for a short distance, passing through the site of a ruined lodge called Mayhew Lodge. Just past this the trail heads away from Oak Creek and into the side canyon of the West Fork. The first three miles the trail is easy and flat crossing the small stream several times. Then at the 3 mile mark the trail end and you just walk up the stream. From here you are just boulder hopping and just walking in the creek, and in some places wading through some shallow pools.
In many places the water is just a few inches deep spread out across flat smooth stone, creating incredible reflections of the trees and canyon walls and makes for easy going. Then the canyon narows and this creates deeper pools you must wade through to get any farther. The total length of the canyon is around 14 miles, and you can access it from the top or the bottom. The top part is much more rugged and less visited. In the top part there are pool you have to swim to go down stream because the cliffs come right out of the water on both sides. This canyon reminds me of the narrows of Zion on a smaller scale yet beautiful. Traveling the full length of the canyon in a day would be very difficult and requires a car shuttle. Most people explore from the bottom up and return the way they came in. Some people do the canyon from top to bottom with an overnight stay in the middle. If attempting this be aware: you are not supposed to camp in the lower 6 miles of the canyon (it's a wilderness study area). To do the entire canyon you should plan on 9-13 hours to hike the full length. This can only be done in summer due to cold water crossings. The bottom (and Busy) part of the canyon is easy and sutable for kids. If doing the bottom part to avoid crowds get there very early before the crowds and hike up canyon ahead of the people. To get to the lower entrance to the canyon from Phoenix, take I-17 north to Sedona (exit for 179). Turn left on 179 and follow it through the town of Oak Creek to Sedona. At the 'T' intersection turn right onto Highway 89A and follow it up Oak Creek Canyon just past mile marker 385 to the Oak Creek Trailhead which is on the left (west). Parking is currently $8 per car, be aware that a Red Rock pass is not valid towards this fee. Also note that the gate to the parking area is locked at 8pm. To get to the upper entrance to the canyon from Phoenix, take I-17 north to Flagstaff. Head west on I-40 to the first exit (Flagstaff Ranch Road, exit 192). Turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp, drive a short distance to a 'T' intersection and turn left. After a couple miles you'll come to a stop sign, turn right onto Woody Mountain Road (Forest Road #231) which becomes a well graded dirt road shortly thereafter. Drive for 18.1 miles to where the road crosses the Left Fork of Oak Creek.

Monday, May 19, 2014

Alison Krauss & Union Station with Jerry Douglas, Germany 7-08-2012 (FM broadcast)

 
 
Alison Krauss and Union Station with Jerry Douglas
Tanz and Amp FolkFest, Heidecksburg
Rudolstadt, Germany
7-08-2012
FM Broadcast
 
broadcast date: 2012-07-09
Broadcast station: MDR Figaro
 
setlist:
01.intro, 02.Paper Airplane
03.Dust Bowl Children, 04.Who's Your Uncle
05.Daylight 06.Sinking Stone, 07.Let Me Touch You For Awhile
08.Ghost in This House, 09.Baby, Now That I've Found You
10.Band Introduction, 11.Rain Please Go Away
12.Sawing on the Strings, 13.Wild Bill Jones
14.Every Time You Say Goodbye
15.Instrumental/The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn 16.Dimming of the Day
17.Band Introduction, 18.Man of Constant Sorrow
 
encore:
19.intro, 20.When You Say Nothing At All
21.Whiskey Lullaby, 22.Down To The River To Pray
23.Your Long Journey, 24.There Is A Reason
25.outro
 
Band:
Alison Krauss - vocals,fiddle
Dan Tyminski - guitar, mandolin
Ron Block - banjo
Jerry Douglas - dobro
Barry Bales - bass
Larry Atamanuik -drums
 
mp3/ 320k

Friday, May 16, 2014

Steely Dan, Mansfield, MA 8-27-2006 (soundboard)

This nice soundboard just surfaced. The seeder said his friend has a friend that was a past crew member for the band, and the crew member gave him a few soundboard recordings. Well no matter how this came along it is pretty good. And it has Michael McDonald as a guest as an added treat. So I labled the tracks and added some artwork.
 
  STEELY DAN
8-27-2006
Mansfield, MA
Tweeter Center
SOUNDBOARD
 
01 Turtle Talk,  02 Bodhisattva
03 Time Out of Mind
04 Aja,  05 Hey Nineteen
06 Josie,  07 Home at Last
08 Black Friday,  09 Chain Lightning
10 Green Earrings,  11 Dirty Work
12 Funk Band Intros, 13 Show Biz Kids*
14 Do it Again*,  15 Peg
16 Don't Take Me Alive,  17 Kid Charlemagne
18 FM (No Static at All)
19 My Old School
 
*with Michael McDonald
 
Mp3/320k