Today we woke up to blue skies, sunshine and snow on the Panamint Mountains. Later in the morning the wind came up and blew dust higher than the mountains in the valley.
The wind blowing dust on the valley floor. Father south there was still wind, but not much dust. Even water where there usually is none.
Boulders in Sidewinder canyon and snow on the peaks. We came back to Sidewinder Canyon to hike the rest of the slot canyons we didn't hike last time here. There are 6 slot canyons off this canyon, we only hiked three last time. This time there is snow on Smith Peak at the end of the canyon.
We started in the tight, dark, narrow high walled canyon that we didn't have time to explore last time here. John in the mouth of the canyon. You find yourself playing peep a boo with the light above. Occasionally you find yourself literally wrapped in rock; it is all around you.
John took this of me under a natural bridge. John and I climbing different dry waterfalls.
John in the the undulating walls of the canyon. John with some colorful rock formations in the slot canyon.
Looking down at John from one of the dry waterfalls. At this spot in the canyon it curls tightly back on itself, like a switchback. We came in the right side, turned around and out the left side. It is dark in there, that is why the photo is so bad.
Evening light on one of the other side canyons. This canyon is described as starting with a tall occlusion of angular blocks. The threshold is a vaulted chamber. The blocks are bigger than cars. We were too worn out to climb over more rocks. Another one we will have to come back to.
The view out of the mouth of another small canyon.John found this great place in the sun in the main canyon for lunch. 64 degrees and sunny, it was heavenly.
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