Exploring a Narrow Slot Canyon in Afton Canyon

[canyonwalker]

5 Days in the Desert travelog #18
Afton Canyon, CA - Mon, 26 Dec 2022, 12:30pm

We set out today for a combination of wheeling and hiking in Afton Canyon. My goals upon planning this adventure were threefold:

1. Cross the Mojave River- kind of to prove to myself I could (DONE)
2. Explore the beauty of Afton Canyon in general (IN PROGRESS)
3. Find & explore Spooky Canyon (TO DO)

An important aspect of adventure, perhaps the defining thing about adventure, is the unknown. It's the discovery of something you couldn't plan that turns out to be really enjoyable. In yesterday's hike at Kelso Dunes it was hiking along the dune ridges- and narrating travel videos- on my way down. Today it's been finding & exploring an unnamed side canyon.



We haven't made it to Spooky Canyon yet but we just found & explored this unnamed side canyon. We were able to navigate it (on foot!) a lot farther up than we expected. What a beautiful serendipity.

I had so much fun making those little videos at Kelso Dunes yesterday I did it again with this canyon. This time, though, I stitched all the shorts together into a single, longer video.

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Link: View video at YouTube

Join me in walking back down from near the top of the slot canyon!