2007/02/11
Dog Canyon and the Devils Den
We decided to head to the north end of the park to hike into Dog Canyon. This is an area we have driven through entering or leaving the park but we’ve not spent any time here. It was an easy 2 ½ mile hike into the canyon, the 1st half followed a path through the desert and the 2nd half was in a wash that led into the canyon (the sky was clear and no forecast of rain so it was safe to walk in a wash). The canyon is a split between two sets of mountains, Santiago Mountains and the Sierra del Carmen.
On the hike out of the canyon we saw a sign for the Devils Den so we decided to hike that as well. This hike was a little tougher and we did lose the trail a couple of times but we found some cool looking tinajas and some great views. Oh it added about 5 miles to the original hike. I’m sure we burned off enough calories to justify the ice cream we bought we when got back to the campground.
Looking down Dog Canyon.
The holes in the rock high on a wall in Dog Canyon reminded Ed of a face.
We found this tinaja as we hiked up the wash towards the Devil's Den.
The cut in the ground is the Devil's Den.
That's me on the ridge looking down into the Devil's Den.
Another view of the the Devil's Den.
As the sun set's it reflects off the Sierra del Carmen. This is a view from the our trailer.
On the hike out of the canyon we saw a sign for the Devils Den so we decided to hike that as well. This hike was a little tougher and we did lose the trail a couple of times but we found some cool looking tinajas and some great views. Oh it added about 5 miles to the original hike. I’m sure we burned off enough calories to justify the ice cream we bought we when got back to the campground.
Looking down Dog Canyon.
The holes in the rock high on a wall in Dog Canyon reminded Ed of a face.
We found this tinaja as we hiked up the wash towards the Devil's Den.
The cut in the ground is the Devil's Den.
That's me on the ridge looking down into the Devil's Den.
Another view of the the Devil's Den.
As the sun set's it reflects off the Sierra del Carmen. This is a view from the our trailer.
