Backpacking Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Sedona & The Mogollon Rim: Big Casner Mountain Loop

This was a 3 day backpacking trip through the heart of the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness & the Red Rock Secret Canyon Wilderness just west of Sedona, AZ. Basically the whole route was a loop around Casner Mountain.

I started at a point along Road 525C and headed out along the Dogie Trail until intersecting with Sycamore Creek. Then I headed up-canyon along Sycamore Basin until the trail just kinda disappeared. I walked the Sycamore Creek bottom to connect up with the Taylor Cabin Route, which was an adventure in itself - with washed out gullies and some short canyon narrows. Eventually up through thick fire-burned Ponderosa forest all the way up to the top of the Mogollon Rim. Then I descended the Mooney trail to get back to the car. True adventure.

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Video Timestamps:
Intro (0:00)
Day 1 - Road walk to Dogie / Sycamore Pass (1:47)
Day 1 - Dogie to Sycamore Basin (3:35)
Day 2 - Sycamore Basin To Taylor Route (15:57)
Day 2 - Taylor Route To Mogollon Rim (31:55)
Day 3 - Rim to Mooney Canyon (40:04)
Day 3 - Mooney Canyon back to Car (46:12)
Conclusion - (54:12)