The trail descends into the wash (view NW) |
In the wash, the trail heads uphill (view N) |
Trail in the wash with blooming Brittlebush (view N) |
Entrance to the canyon (view W) |
Entrance to the canyon during wet spring (view W) |
Entrance to the canyon: south side (view W) |
South side, outside entrance to the canyon (view SW) |
South side, inside entrance to the canyon (view S) |
Entrance to the canyon: north side (view W) |
North side, entrance to the canyon (view NW) |
Continuing up the canyon (view W) |
Lots of boulders to pass (view W) |
First patch of Canyon Grape (view W) |
Enormous overhanging boulder (view W) |
chockstone ahead spans a gorge (view W) |
Grasses and shrubs hinder travel (view W) |
Stream and smooth granite (view W) |
Minor obstacles (view W) |
Stream and smooth granite; not the route (view W) |
Pick either side to pass the chockstone (view W) |
Hiker staying right to pass the granite gorge (view W) |
Narrow path above the gorge (view W) |
Looking back, the chockstone spans the gorge (view SE) |
Beyond the gorge, the canyon opens up (view W) |
Use-trail winds through grapevines and other shrubs (view W) |
Use-trail winds through grapevines and other shrubs (view W) |
Hiker passing a dead cottonwood tree (view NW) |
Isolated petroglyph panel high on the hillside (view N) |
Isolated petroglyph panel high on the hillside (zoom, view N) |
Isolated petroglyph panel high on the hillside (zoom, view N) |
Use-trail pushes through willow thicket (view W) |
Use-trail winds through field of grapevines (view W) |
Granite boulders and Mojave Yucca (view N) |
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Hiker working through granite boulders (view N) |
Hiker starting onto smooth granite (view W) |
Hiker crossing smooth granite (view W) |
The route drops back into the sandy wash (view W) |
Grand scenery with granite spires (view N) |
Use-trail running along edge of the wash (view W) |
Fractured granite with barrel cactus (view N) |
Use-trail runs back into the wash (view W) |
Fallen cottonwoods block the wash; bypass on right bank (view W) |
Past the tree fall, use-trail drops back into the wash (view W) |
Dead giants make way for young cottonwood trees (view W) |
Open, sandy wash (view NW) |
Another dead giant in the wash (view NW) |
Yet another dead giant blocks wash; bypass to the right (view NW) |
Bypass runs high on the hillside (view NW) |
Route drops back into the wash (view NW) |
Wash bends right and narrows (view N) |
Hiker entering the granite narrows (view N) |
Hiker in the granite narrows (view N) |
Hiker winding through the granite narrows (view N) |
A bit of more-open canyon (view N) |
A small carnivore lives here (skunk, weasel, or ringtail scat) |
Sculpted stone in the granite narrows (view N) |
The granite narrows get narrower (view N) |
The granite narrows get narrower and deeper (view N) |
Sculpted stone in the granite narrows (view N) |
Hiker at the end of the granite narrows (view N) |
Hiker exiting the granite narrows (view N) |
Hiker beyond granite narrows; note landmark on horizon (view NW) |
Open wash beyond the granite narrows (view NW) |
Beyond the granite narrows, the canyon forks (view W) |
North Fork; not the route (view N) |
South Fork; the route (view W) |
Hiker staying left into the South Fork (view W) |
Staying left into the South Fork towards landmark (view W) |
South Fork is narrower and smaller than North Fork (view W) |
Winding up the South Fork (view W) |
Granite crags along the South Fork (view SW) |
Continuing towards the landmark on the horizon (view W) |
The landmark stone sinks behind granite slabs (view NW) |
Hiker approaching granite slabs and cottonwood trees (view NW) |
Hiker approaching granite slabs and cottonwood trees (view NW) |
Hiker approaching cottonwood trees (view N) |
Hiker approaching cottonwood trees (view N) |
Waterfall past cottonwood tree (view N) |
Waterfall and sculpted granite (view N) |
Waterfall and sculpted granite (view W) |
Waterfall and sculpted granite (view W) |
Waterfall and sculpted granite (view W) |
Not the best time for a soak (view down) |
Trickle of water over the water-polished granite (view W) |
Waterfall and sculpted granite (view S) |
Top of the waterfall (view W) |
Waterfall and bathtub (view W) |
Bottom of the waterfall and bathtub (view W) |
Sometimes the falls are dry (view W) |