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To The Falls!
ByJessSaturday, September 13, 2014 Today, we decided that since we had afternoon plans, we just wanted to get out and do a short hike in the morning. We decided to hike the Bear Canyon trail, which leads to 7 Falls – a 6 mile hike round trip. (You can also start at Sabino Canyon, but…








