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Approaching an old road (view SW) |
Outbound route stays right onto the old trail (view SW) |
Hiker on old road (view W) |
Old road bends to cut down across the cliff (view W) |
Old road descends towards Red Rock Wash (view SW) |
Blooming Desert Willow along the old road (view SW) |
Old road descends towards Red Rock Wash (view SW) |
Old road disappears into Red Rock Wash (view SW) |
Hiker departing the old road and heading up the wash (view SW) |
Hikers will find use-trails in some places (view SW) |
The use-trails disappear into the gravel wash too (view SW) |
Hiker in the gravel wash (view SW) |
The wash follows the base of high cliffs (view SW) |
The cliffs are eroding and unstable (view SW) |
Top of the cliff in the bottom of the wash (view SW) |
Hiker resting in the shade (view SW) |
Hawk or Raven stick-nest on the cliff |
Evidence that the nest was recently used |
Hiking in the shade when possible (view SW) |
Hiking in the sun most of the time (view SW) |
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Hiker in the wash (view SW) |
Hiker approaching the last of the cliffs (view SW) |
Beyond the cliffs, a trail climbs the hillside (view SW) |
Hiker exiting the main wash into a side wash (view SW) |
Hiker exiting the wash (view S) |
Hiker exiting the wash (view S) |
The use-trail climbs somewhat steeply for a short distance (view S) |
The use-trail climbs somewhat steeply for a short distance (view S) |
Trail levels out (view SE) |
Trail levels out (view SE) |
Trail crosses back across the side wash (view SE) |
The use-trail climbs somewhat steeply again (view NE) |
Trail junction at the top of the slope (view NE) |
Campground Wash Trail stays left (view NE) |
Trail runs back towards Red Rock Wash (view N) |
Continuing back towards Red Rock Wash (view N) |
Near the edge of Red Rock Wash, the trail bends right (view N) |
Trail follows another old road above Red Rock Wash (view NE) |
Trail above Red Rock Wash (view NE) |
Hiker approaching Red Rock Wash overlook (view NE) |
Red Rock Wash overlook; note the undercut edge (view NE) |
Red Rock Wash overlook (view W) |
Red Rock Wash overlook (view N) |
Red Rock Wash overlook (view NE) |
The old-road trail continues past Red Rock Wash overlook (view NE) |
Trail continues to run above Red Rock Wash (view NE) |
Trail continues to run above Red Rock Wash (view NE) |
Trail comes to look like a single-track trail (view NE) |
Closing the loop, the trail crosses the old road (view NE) |
The trail continues across open desert flats (view E) |
The trail continues across open desert flats (view NE) |
The trailhead comes into view (view NE) |
Hiker returning to the trailhead (view NE) |
Hiker entering the trailhead gate (view NE) |