I joined my fellow Canyoneers for a pre-hike of Ironwood Wash; the public version would take place @ the end of the month. For this hike we had Frank Colver along, the Canebrake resident who went through the official process of naming the wash, so he had great stories to tell of his various explorations of the area & overall was a helpful source of info.
I carpooled w/another Canyoneer to the trailhead, arriving a little early so we had plenty of time to gear up & chat. Once everyone arrived, we started up the wash.
Starting out...
Lots of agave
Ironwood
Rat nest?
Somewhere along the line, we came across a poor critter who looked like it was struggling to get back inside a hole in the sandy bank of the wash.
Poor thing
We continued on, checking out all the plants.
Roots
People were particularly excited about this plant:
We saw some "poor upside down cholla".
Cholla
& more heart-leafed primrose:
Continuing on, Frank took us up a side wash to the "Ironwood Arch", which I'm told is important to put in quotes.
"Ironwood Arch"
"Ironwood Arch"
We backtracked to the main wash & continued on, eventually picking a lunch spot & then an area that was good to turn around as it was more rugged & steep further on.
Pop over this ridge to the other wash
Bone
Balanced rock
Rodent tracks
Coyote Melon & Jimson Weed
All in all I learned some new stuff & tacked on some good mileage.
Route
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
& here is the public version of the hike we did on 1/27/18. Everything went well & we did not go quite as far up the canyon as we had for the pre-hike. Nice day & good turnout.
On the way up:
Jim w/desert agave stalk
Phallic barrel
Ironwood
Krameria
Heart-leafed primrose
Teddy bear cholla
Heart-leafed primrose
@ the arch:
"Ironwood Arch"
"Ironwood Arch"
Stats
Post-hike margs:
Post-hike margs
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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