Lots of trails - take either one here |
Lots of trails - stay right |
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Trail on desert flats with Joshua Trees and bunchgrass (view NE) |
Multiple trailing |
Trail starting up towards deep canyon (view SE) |
Hitching posts (view SE) |
Muffin Trail crosses this wash, then stays right (view SE) |
Starting up steep hillside (view SE) |
First switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Third switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Fifth switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Seventh switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Past 7th switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Trail junction; stay left (straight; view SE) |
Ninth (last) switchback heading up steep hillside (view NE) |
Trail winds steeply up the rocky hillside (view NE) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes (view N) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes (view N) |
Nice example of ocean-bottom sponge fossils |
Trail traverses gentle slopes above cliffs (view NE) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes above cliffs (view E) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes (view E) |
Trail angles right into side canyon (view N) |
Trail climbs somewhat steeply into side canyon (view E) |
Trail climbs somewhat steeply into side canyon (view E) |
Nice ocean-bottom fossils; perhaps algal mat |
Trail climbs aggressively out of the side canyon (view N) |
Trail climbs aggressively (view N) |
Nice spherical sponge with internal structure |
Nice spherical sponge with internal structure |
Looking back down across side canyon to Red Rock cliffs (view W) |
Approaching another set of switchbacks (view N) |
Turning another switchback (view SE) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes (view N) |
Hikers on trail traversing gentle slopes (view N) |
Trail traverses gentle slopes, then turns up ridgeline (view N) |
Hiker at the main Muffin Rock (view E) |
Lunch with the Muffins (view S) |
Triassic-age Timpoweap conglomerate rock |
Triassic-age Timpoweap conglomerate rock |
Looking back, hikers departing the Muffins (view NW) |
Faint trail continues up the ridge (view SE) |
Looking back, faint trail continues up the ridge (view NW) |
Faint trail continues up the ridge (view SE) |
Looking back, faint trail continues up the ridge (view NW) |
A now well used trail drops into a low point on the ridge (view SW) |
Hikers at trail junction: end of Muffin Trail (view NE) |
Consider returning via the rocky canyon (view NW) |