Join Jackie Anderson and Robert Carter for a joint Sonoran/Maricopa Audubon outing to Montezuma Well, a limestone sinkhole replenished with 1.5 million gallons of spring water daily. With a canopy of sycamore, cottonwood and willow, and the cool spring flow, temperatures can be as much as 20° cooler than on the rim. With migration in full swing the possibilities are endless. Take I-17 70 miles north of Phoenix to Exit 293.

Limit: 20

Bring: Picnic lunch, a chair, and hiking shoes.

Meet at the McDonalds, NE of I-17 and Carefree Highway, to arrange carpooling. Time: Meet 8:30AM

Difficulty: 2 (walk 1.5 miles on unpaved path)

Leaders: Jackie Anderson and Robert Carter