We got up, with temperatures around freezing, ate breakfast, and waited until 10 AM for Tom and Joan. Then we headed out for Bow Willow Campground, where Tom and Joan had planned to spend the night. As we were driving in, they were driving out. After a few minutes, we agreed to head out in Tom's Jeep, and went up Carrizo Canyon. The lower parts of the canyon were sandy, but the further we went, the rockier it became. In some places it was so rocky that we were getting tossed around pretty hard, even in compound low gear. When the jeep trail petered out, we got out and walked, looking for some pictographs. Other jeepers directed us to the overhang that held the pictographs. The pictographs appeared relatively recent, different from other pictographs that we were familiar with.
The area is beautiful desert, with evidence of recent rains. The Ocotillo trees are green, as are some of the grasses. We have seen relatively few birds or other wildlife, although we did see a Phainopepla.
We finished the day with Margaritas and chips at Tom and Joan's campsite. We agreed that Tom and Joan would come to our campground Monday morning.
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