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There's enough water here in upper Butcher Knife Canyon that the stream channel is quite brushy

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5061-butcher-knife-canyon.jpg Aha, a trickle of water passes by these Mimulus bushes (Monkey flower) and their yellow flowers in upper Butcher Knife CanyonThumbnailsThe stream in upper Butcher Knife Canyon is not big, but it is constantAha, a trickle of water passes by these Mimulus bushes (Monkey flower) and their yellow flowers in upper Butcher Knife CanyonThumbnailsThe stream in upper Butcher Knife Canyon is not big, but it is constantAha, a trickle of water passes by these Mimulus bushes (Monkey flower) and their yellow flowers in upper Butcher Knife CanyonThumbnailsThe stream in upper Butcher Knife Canyon is not big, but it is constantAha, a trickle of water passes by these Mimulus bushes (Monkey flower) and their yellow flowers in upper Butcher Knife CanyonThumbnailsThe stream in upper Butcher Knife Canyon is not big, but it is constantAha, a trickle of water passes by these Mimulus bushes (Monkey flower) and their yellow flowers in upper Butcher Knife CanyonThumbnailsThe stream in upper Butcher Knife Canyon is not big, but it is constant

Suddenly, hiking is becoming much slower as I attempt to avoid the densest brush. I encountered a rattlesnake in this canyon when I hiked here in 2008.