Happy hiker on the ledge below the falls (view NE) |
Descending traverse above Lower Pool (view NE) |
Route runs across the ledge, then turns down (view NE) |
The route descends the slickrock into the cleft behind the tree |
End of the traverse above Lower Pool (view NE) |
The cleft behind the tree (view NE) |
The cleft and the tree (view NE) |
The route runs down the wash (view NE) |
Base of the fallen giant Ponderosa Pine (view NE) |
The fallen giant Ponderosa Pine is now bleached white (view NE) |
Continuing down the canyon (view E) |
Don't forget about the bypasses through the trees (view SE) |
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Cliffs tower above the wash (view NE) |
Continuing down the wash (view E) |
Continuing down the wash (view E) |
Just past the cliff on the left, the trail exits the wash (view E) |
Hikers scrambling down the wash (view E) |
Just past the cliff on the left, the trail exits the wash (view E) |
Approaching the exit trail (view E) |
Trail starts up steep hillside by passing under oak trees (view NE) |
Hikers exiting the wash by climbing the steep bank (view NE) |
Starting up the trail (view NE) |
Steep, rocky trail under the trees (view NE) |
Steep, rocky trail beyond the trees (view NE) |
Arriving atop the bench (view E) |
A not-so-rocky bit of trail (view NE) |
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A spot of winter sunshine on the trail (view E) |
Back into the shadows (view E) |
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Well-defined and not-so-rocky trail (view E) |
Returning to the Dales Trail and SMYC Trail junction (view E) |
Hiker passing Dales Trail and SMYC Trail junction (view E) |
Hiker on easy trail (view E) |
Hiker approaching Red Rock Wash (view E) |
Hiker descending into Red Rock Wash (view E) |
Hiker descending into Red Rock Wash (view E) |
Hiker at edge of Red Rock Wash (view NE) |
Hiker crossing Red Rock Wash (view E) |
Hiker crossing desert flats (view E) |
Hiker approaching Ice Box Canyon Trailhead (view E) |
Trail winds up hillside towards Ice Box Canyon Trailhead (view E) |
Approaching Ice Box Canyon Trailhead (view E) |
Returning to Ice Box Canyon Trailhead (view E) |