Note: Make sure you scroll down to see the mini-waterfall video clip.
Lots of talus and small boulders starting out. |
Hard to tell because of the camouflage of rock strata, but Soldier Canyon is pretty sizable. |
The beautiful canyon brought out both our cameras. |
After about two miles in, the clouds started to dissipate. |
Looking down on the prison camp. Prisoners were used to build roads in the area in the 1930s. Many of the prisoners, ironically, were Japanese Americans protesting the internment camps. |
Entering the canyon, a prime destination for rock climbers, a few of whom we saw today. |
This beautiful waterfall, with it's water burbling over striated rock, was so captivating I took a short video. |
Look closely to see the rock climber working his way up. |
Rock climbers. Unfortunately, this particular cliff wall was littered with climbing devices and apparatuses pounded into the face to aid newbie climbers. So much for leave no trace. |
The ridge trail that follows the canyon is pleasantly grassy and smooth, unlike the rest of the trail, which is quite rocky and steep. |
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