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| Hiking | 11.21 Miles |
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| partners | | after one cup of coffee, we hiked the short cactus loop from the campground, hoping to get a nice sunrise
packed up and drove over to the slot
nice little slot canyon off highway 78
explored a side canyon off the main slot
we did @rwstorm's loop, but next time would just do the in and out and skip the road walk
hawk canyon is nearby, so we checked that out
ended up being mostly a dispersed camping area
we went up the canyon a bit, but it closed quickly and i didn't feel like investing much in continuing
would have skipped it had we known
we headed east and then north through mecca and arrived at today's main event: ladder canyon trail
this one has also been on john's wish list
we followed a route described by hikingguy, up the main ladder canyon trail, topping out and returning via painted canyon
several ladders to climb and a unique slot canyon
we explored a couple of side canyons off painted canyon, one of them featuring three more ladders
this was a lot of fun
there are two or three other trails with ladders, and it would be nice to devote a full day to checking everything out
mecca hills is a beautiful area
painted canyon road is sandy, but doable by most any car
someone has abandoned a broken down trailer in the middle of the road 
really fun trip
got to sample some of anza borrego - good time of year to visit
always fun to do something new and different
thanks john, good times  |
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