Trail runs north (view NW) |
Hiker on short uphill section (view NW) |
Trail merges with an old road (view W) |
Trail departs old road to the right (view W) |
Trail on desert flats (view W) |
First encounter with Wildhorse Road (view NW) |
First encounter with Wildhorse Road (view NW) |
Trail on desert flats (view W) |
Trail merges with another from the left (view NW) |
Looking back at the trail sign (view SE) |
Another trail sign across the intersection (view NW) |
Trail sign (view SW) |
Trail on desert flats (view W) |
Trail stays right at fork with trail sign (view NW) |
Trail sign (view NE) |
Trail on rolling desert flats (view W) |
Approaching another trail junction with a sign (view NW) |
Trail sign (view SW) |
Hiker passing trail merging from the left (view NW) |
Trail returns to Wildhorse Road (view NW) |
Hiker on Wildhorse Road (view NW) |
Hiker on dirt road (view NW) |
Hiker on dirt road (view NW) |
Wildhorse Road at Lone Grapevine Road (view NW) |
Lone Grapevine Road (view N from Wildhorse Road) |
Grand scenery to the northwest |
Hiker on dirt road (view NW; 2WD vehicles stop here) |
Lone Grapevine Trailhead (view NW) |
Trail departs Lone Grapevine Trailhead (view NW) |
Trail drops off hillside towards wash (view NW) |
Trail drops into wash (view W) |
Trail junction in wash; loop turns right (view W) |
Loop trail runs north |
Trail drops through wooded wash (view NW) |
Trail stays left at fork (view NW) |
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Trail on desert flats at base of the mountains (view W) |
Trail stays left at a fork (view N) |
Approaching the watering troughs (view N) |
Hiker at watering troughs (view N) |
Watering troughs (view NW) |
Rocks in the trough save drowning birds and mammals |
Trail climbs hillside above watering troughs (view NW) |
Watering trough |
Be sure to leave rocks in the trough so creatures can climb out |
Trail climbs hillside towards Lone Grapevine Spring (view NW) |
Note the top of the rock |
Approaching Lone Grapevine Spring (view NW) |
Approaching Lone Grapevine Spring (view NW) |
Lone Grapevine Spring |
Artwork at Lone Grapevine Spring (view SW) |
Petroglyphs and graffiti at Lone Grapevine Spring (view NE) |
Lone Grapevine Spring (view SW) |
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Birdwatching at Lone Grapevine Spring (view SW) |
Lone Grapevine Spring (view SE) |
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Petroglyphs |
Low quality cowboy graffiti |
Real petroglyph or better-quality cowboy graffiti? |
Departing Lone Grapevine Spring (view SE) |
Hikers descending the hillside (view SE) |
Returning to the watering trough (view S) |
Loop trail turns right just below watering troughs (view S) |
Trail runs along base of hillside (view SW) |
Modern images (cowboy graffiti) on the stones in this area |
Trail runs along base of hillside (view W) |
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Trail stays left a junction (view SW) |
Conglomerate boulders beside the trail (view NW) |
Approaching Wooden Fence Spring (view SW) |
Arriving at Wooden Fence Spring (view SW) |
Boulder with wood impressions |
Boulder with wood impressions |
Boulder with wood impressions |
Boulder with wood impressions |
Old wood in the stone |
Wooden Fence Spring |
Birdwatching at Wooden Fence Spring (view NW) |
Birdwatching at Wooden Fence Spring (view W) |
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Northeast corner of fenced area (view NE) |
Wooden Fence Spring (view E) |
Hiker departing Wooden Fence Spring (view E) |
Always notice the little things |
Trail on desert flats (view E) |
Looking back towards Wooden Fence Spring (view W) |
Trail on desert flats (view E) |
Hiker passing trail junction to Wooden Fence Trailhead (view SE) |
Trail cross wash obliquely (view S) |
Steepest climb of the hike (view SE) |
Hikers on desert flats (view SE) |
Hikers crossing bike trail (view SE) |
Hikers crossing dirt road (view SE) |
Trail runs across rolling desert flats (view SE) |
Trail runs across rolling desert flats (view SE) |
Hiker crossing rolling terrain in Cottonwood Valley (view SE) |
Hiker crossing rolling terrain in Cottonwood Valley (view SE) |
Trail stays right at fork (view SE) |
Trail stays right at another fork (view SE) |
Closing the Loop: inbound trail merges with outbound trail (view SE) |
Trail stays left at a fork (view SE) |
Recrossing the dirt road (view SE) |
Trail merges with old road (view SE) |
Trail departs old road (view SE) |
Trail starts down fairly steep hillside (view SE) |
Trail runs back down fairly steep hillside (view SE) |
Flat area below the hillside (view SE) |
Trail intersection near Highway 160 (view SE) |
Returning to the trailhead (view NE) |
Returning to the trailhead (view NE) |