Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Hiking in a Dry Wash


At the visitor center at the National Park, they gave us a sheet with local hikes.  This one was interesting.  We stopped on the road near a certain mile marker in the middle of nowhere.  There were no signs to tell you there’s a hike there or any signs along the trail.  Then we walked into a sandy wash (or draw) and started walking.  After an hour and multiple times when we swore we would stop walking at the next curve, we finally reached the point where there was an arch in the canyon wall.

The wash was deep with sand so it felt like walking on the beach (the soft portion not the portion that’s easy to walk on).  Everyone once in a while we had to climb up rocks to the next level.  The bizarre feeling that you are totally lost was offset by the view, seeing all sorts of small animals, and wildflowers.

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