Desertrat
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With the threat of a big windstorm looming, I decided to do just a day hike in Devils Canyon. The road down into Devils Canyon is a rough road but there is one spot in the road that stopped me from going any further. It is small ledge that looks like I would of bottomed out on. So I parked nearby and began my hike from there.
Heading West down canyon.
I decided to check out a few of the side canyons that looked promising. The first started out good but then widened up. The second was fairly narrow for most of it.
First canyon
Second canyon
After checking out the two side canyons I was going to turn around but decided to keep on pushing further to check out the narrows up ahead. Along the way I actually ran into some snow along one wall. It was just a little bit but it surprised me.
Finally I made it to the top of the narrows. There was about a 30 ft drop to start the narrows but the guide book said you could bypass this drop. I was tired by the time I got here and still had a 3 mile hike back in the soft sand. So I decided to turn around here.
The perfect resting chair.
After turning around the wind started to pick up and blow sand all over. It would die down for a minute and then pick back up. So I was glad with my decision to turn around.
It wasn't long before I was back at the road .
This canyon is definitely worth an overnight or even two night trip. I will put this on my need to backpack list. There are a few more pictures on my picasa page.'
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Heading West down canyon.
I decided to check out a few of the side canyons that looked promising. The first started out good but then widened up. The second was fairly narrow for most of it.
First canyon
Second canyon
After checking out the two side canyons I was going to turn around but decided to keep on pushing further to check out the narrows up ahead. Along the way I actually ran into some snow along one wall. It was just a little bit but it surprised me.
Finally I made it to the top of the narrows. There was about a 30 ft drop to start the narrows but the guide book said you could bypass this drop. I was tired by the time I got here and still had a 3 mile hike back in the soft sand. So I decided to turn around here.
The perfect resting chair.
After turning around the wind started to pick up and blow sand all over. It would die down for a minute and then pick back up. So I was glad with my decision to turn around.
It wasn't long before I was back at the road .
This canyon is definitely worth an overnight or even two night trip. I will put this on my need to backpack list. There are a few more pictures on my picasa page.'
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