Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Price Canyon Trail

Took a 1½-hour road trip this morning deep into the Chiricahuas, to the end of Price Canyon Road (4-wheel drive and lots of clearance required) to hike up Price Canyon Trail. The trail is no longer kept up by the State because of Republican assholes (what else) and it shows. Fires swept through a few short years ago allowing for a lot of downed trees and the subsequent and inevitable erosion. Hard to follow the trail, with many false turns and lots of bushwhacking. We had to turn back after only 2.5 miles because snow further obscured the route. The trip back was only 1.6 miles because we didn't lose the trail on the way back. Beautiful area, though, and one that would be worth returning to in warmer weather with a machete to clear out.








A view northeast, toward New Mexico.

The return trip only as I forgot to record the hike on the way out.

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