Fishing could be superb just below the juncture of Buck Canyon and
the Rayado.
A visit to Waite Phillips' fishing headquarters along the Rayado is
fascinationg, expecially when you become aware that all of the timbers
for the lodge were packed or dragged by mule to this site.
Construction of the main lodge was initiated by George Webster (after
whom Webster Pass is named) and completed by Phillips who then
constructed additional guest lodges. One was completely destroyed by
the same flood that altered the character of Rayado Canyon overnight
in June 1965. The rocky field below the confluence of Rayado and Agua
Fria Creeks was once filled with grass, wild flowers and trees. The
most violent flood in a thousand years replaced this gentle beauty
with a rugged primitive grandeur. The power of nature is inescapable.
