In the desert, you can't remember your name
Overlook Trail, Palm Canyon Oasis trail, and finished with a slot canyon. There's a bit of driving between them. The slot canyon was gorgeous and fun, as was the oasis, and before that, the overlook. The park has a lot of varied hiking and scenery, with the minor flaws of (1) trails are far apart, and sometimes need considerable off road driving to reach the trailhead, and (2) geez, there are a lot of tourists here. We hiked alone out to the oasis, but we took our time and enjoyed the sights, so when we got there we'd accumulated four other groups of hikers who arrived a few minutes after we did. To quote a German friend's complaint about their trip to Yosemite: "Everywhere! German tourists!"
Not hot, but very dry - I can tell by how much water we're drinking when we stop, and how few pit stops any of us need.
Hiked Alcoholic Pass today -- hard on the ankles going up, but then very pleasant and scenic along the top of the pass. Hard on the toes going down, rock and sand and steep, so your toes get jammed in the front of your boot.
We wanted to do a second slot canyon today, but it was mid afternoon when we started down the sand road to the trailhead. We eventually decided to leave the car and walk (we weren't in a four wheel drive), and after a while we ran into two 4WDs coming out, who told us the trail head was still 1.5 miles away, before you got to the actual canyon. We decided to call it a bad idea to hike a canyon as the dark fell and then drive out on a non-road after dark, so we turned around and headed back. We're sleeping in Encinitas but will be taking in San Diego tomorrow.
Not hot, but very dry - I can tell by how much water we're drinking when we stop, and how few pit stops any of us need.
Hiked Alcoholic Pass today -- hard on the ankles going up, but then very pleasant and scenic along the top of the pass. Hard on the toes going down, rock and sand and steep, so your toes get jammed in the front of your boot.
We wanted to do a second slot canyon today, but it was mid afternoon when we started down the sand road to the trailhead. We eventually decided to leave the car and walk (we weren't in a four wheel drive), and after a while we ran into two 4WDs coming out, who told us the trail head was still 1.5 miles away, before you got to the actual canyon. We decided to call it a bad idea to hike a canyon as the dark fell and then drive out on a non-road after dark, so we turned around and headed back. We're sleeping in Encinitas but will be taking in San Diego tomorrow.