We first went to Bull Valley Gorge. It is 100 feet deep and the walls are as close as 5 feet apart in places. It is interesting in that in 1954 a truck fell into the gorge and got stuck in narrow portion 30 feet down and the occupants crushed. They recovered the bodies and left the truck. They piled rocks, trees and lots of dirt on top and made the bridge. When you hike the gorge you can look way up and see the truck above you. When we arrived the bridge has washed out, into the canyon. There were some dark clouds overhead and I was nervous about going into such a narrow canyon with possible rain. John looking down into the gorge. You can walk across the washed out bridge, but too narrow to drive on. So we backtracked and hiked Lick Wash instead. John in Lick wash.
Evening primrose, milk vetch, phlox, and gone by service berry flowers. The walls of Lick wash are cross bedded sandstone. John is looking in a small alcove on the lower left.
Lick Wash is lined with ponderosa pine trees. Milk vetch, desert sky rockets and phlox.
John in ponderosa tree lined Lick Wash.
John can touch both sides here. The maples and gamble oaks had early spring green leaves on them.
Narrow, wavy slot canyon. Desert sky rockets, some interesting rock formations. The bottom one has a bird nest in it.
Blue penstemon, caterpillar and blue flax. Colorful walls of Lick Wash.
Wild clematis flowers. John in narrow colorful Lick Wash.
Sunset tonight.
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