Pumphouse Wash, a beautiful, sheer-walled gorge through cream-colored Coconino sandstone, containing deep pools, small cascades and flooded slot-like channels. Faint traffic noise from AZ 89A high above is audible at some times but otherwise the canyon is quite unspoilt and not much visited, despite the proximity to the highway, partly as there is no trail or signpost, and only limited parking where the road crosses the lower end of the canyon. http://www.americansouthwest.net/slot_canyons/pumphouse-wash/canyon.htmlPaul and I hiked from James Canyon out through Pumphouse Wash on October 31, 2015. It was a long day of rappelling, swimming and boulder hopping and we realized we would not make it back to our car before dark. There wasn't a lot of water in October here nor were there any other people. What a relief to finally see the bridge and see the headlights of cars on 89A after almost 11 hours of hiking! This would be a great area to come cool off in the summer. Very beautiful but tiring! The wash is approx. 2.5 miles from 89A before it meets James Canyon.
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