Hikers entering the upper culvert (view NE) |
Hikers in the upper culvert (view NE) |
Hikers exiting the upper culvert (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the upper narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the upper narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the upper narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the upper narrows (view NE) |
Hiker entering the lower culvert (view NE) |
Hikers inside the lower culvert (view NE) |
Hiker exiting the lower culvert (view NE) |
Below lower culvert, entering the deep, narrow, lower narrows |
Hiker entering the deep, narrow, lower narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
More white-wash on roosting ledges for big birds |
Interesting layers in the conglomerate rock |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
Hikers returning down the lower narrows (view NE) |
The lower narrows begin to open up (view NE) |
Below the lower narrows (view NE) |
Hiker exiting the gravel wash onto trail below mud cliffs (view NE) |
Hiker on trail below mud cliffs (view NE) |
Hikers on trail below mud cliffs (view NE) |
Hiker on trail below mud cliffs (view NE) |
Eventually there are two trails below the mud cliff (view NE) |
It might have been easier to use the lower trail (view N) |
Hiker on trail below mud cliffs approaching the low saddle (view NE) |
Hiker descending from low saddle onto mud flats (view NE) |
Hiker traversing mud flats past the low saddle (view NE) |
Hikers starting up steep erosion gully towards trailhead (view SE) |
Hikers climbing steep erosion gully towards trailhead (view SE) |
Hikers in steep erosion gully approaching trailhead (view SE) |
Hikers returning to the trailhead |
More to come ... |