This canyon, viewed from about 1.5 miles away, is a little south of town. The top above the cliffs is around 2000 feet above the entrance level.

The flatter desert area near the foot of the mountains looks mostly like the photo above. Creosote and mesquite with yuccas and cactus closer to the mountainside and up on the mountains. Arroyos wind through the land here.

I saw three deer in a large arroyo. One went to the west, down the arroyo. Two went up, out of the arroyo, and south. One of them stopped and watched and then then they ran south. I think they are mule deer.

This hole is home to some animal.

The yuccas were blooming.

This is one entrance to the canyon. The walls are about 40 to 50 feet high. Beyond this are rocky slopes. I went through here and then up a slope to the south, to the right in the photo, to see some concrete things.

This pad, a large round concrete pool, and a cistern are here. I don’t know the history of them. They might have been part of a ranch or an early water system for the town.

Turkey vultures soared around the canyon entrance. Three of them were in the area. They looked big so I did research later. They weigh 6 to 6.5 pounds, 25-32 inches long, with up to a 6′ wingspan.

These 30-30’s, 40 SW’s, 22’s, and 12 ga. shotgun shells were on and around the concrete pad. There were sporting clays disks (clay pigeons) in the canyon below. People should clean up their messes.

This is the opening of a cistern. The ring is about 4′ in diameter.

There is a round concrete pool at least 50 feet across here. The road is still well traveled. Access to the foothills and the land below them has become more and more restricted due to development so I was glad to see the road still used.

A view from farther into the canyon.

This cave is about 10′ high. It looks accessible but there is quite a drop below it. This is an erosion feature and not a limestone cave.

The top of the canyon.

This was nice place to rest. Pinon trees and white flowers grew here. I heard dogs and three people and two dogs went by.

I brought a dehydrated meal of bacon and eggs (a gift, thank you). It needs hot water so I had camp fuel too. The multi-tool (a gift, thank you) and a knife were handy to pour the hot water. Then it was time to go home.