Jeeping in the Desert

On January 1st, our last day here, we agreed to go jeeping. We started down the Canyon Sin Nombre (canyon without a name), and stopped to walk up one of the slot canyons. When we got to the bottom, we headed downstream towards Carrizo Marsh. We were surprised to see water in the road in that area, in the middle of the desert.


We stopped at the Carrizo Stage Station site. There was no trace of the station, but Joan found a bullet, and Marianne found a auto bulb.

We then headed up Arroyo Seco de Diablo. This area had high sandstone walls with a sandy bottom. At the end of the Arroyo, we went to look at the dropoff into Fish Creek. When we arrived, a Jeep was towing an Explorer Sport up the hill, as the Ford spun its wheels. The Jeep was part of a group of Jeepers, who had set up lawn chairs to watch the fun. Tom looked at the dropoff and decided to go down and up it as a challenge; he made it without difficulty. At that point, we decided to head home, retracing our steps.

We shared Champagne, toasted in the new year, and talked about our trip. Tom and Joan leave for Seattle in the morning, while we head out for Quartzite.