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Old Fossil Creek Dam with fisherman on top (15/15)
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A
trail
crew
of
Coconino
National
Forest
employees
(Adrian,
Kyle,
and
Ring)
and
Arizona
Civilian
Conservation
Corps
volunteers
(Ben
and
Lindsay)
worked
their
way
through
Fossil
Springs
Wilderness
from
Fossil
Springs
Trailhead
to
Flume
Trailhead
for
three
days.
They
picked
up
trash,
made
repairs
and
improvements
to
Fossil
Springs
and
Flume
trails,
added
signs
to
make
it
easier
for
hikers
to
find
their
way,
and
cleared
brush
and
overgrowth
from
the
trails.
On
their
way
back
to
camp,
they
worked
their
way
down
the
far
side
of
the
creek
(opposite
Fossil
Springs
Trail)
removing
illegal
campfire
rings.
Campfires
are
strictly
prohibited
in
Fossil
Springs
Wilderness
and
the
Fossil
Creek
area
surrounding
the
Wilderness.
The
crew
crossed
the
creek
just
above
the
dam
to
return
to
camp.
Fossil
Creek
Dam
was
built
as
a
diversion
dam
to
divert
water
from
Fossil
Creek
via
a
flume
that
ran
down
the
canyon.
Built
in
1908,
the
dam,
flume,
power
plant,
and
other
facilities
were
decommissioned
in
2005,
allowing
Fossil
Creek
to
run
free
for
the
first
time
in
nearly
100
years.
The
creek
was
granted
the
designation
"Wild
and
Scenic
River"
in
2009,
one
of
only
two
rivers
given
this
special
designation
in
the
state
of
Arizona.
The
site
is
in
Fossil
Springs
Wilderness,
which
was
established
in
1984.
The
pool
below
the
dam
is
affectionately
known
as
"the
toilet
bowl"
by
visitors
who
trek
nearly
five
miles
on
strenuous
desert
trails
to
this
swimming
hole.
The
dam
is
at
the
junction
of
Flume
and
Fossil
Springs
trails.
During
the
spring-summer
season,
camping
is
prohibited
in
Fossil
Springs
Wilderness
and
the
surrounding
area,
and
a
reserved
parking
permit
is
required
to
park
at
the
trailheads
that
access
the
Wilderness.
Photo
by
Coconino
National
Forest.
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