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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
The parking area at the Carrizo Canyon trailhead.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
An entrance gate for the Carrizo Canyon Ecological Reserve displays the rules for the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
The trail begins heading in an upstream direction along the wide the dry wash.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
Quickly on, there are no trail markings or signage, however hikers can trace the wash in the direction of the mouth of the lower canyon.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
Heading toward the narrows of Carrizo Canyon.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
As the canyon narrows, the sandy path meanders at the base of tall scenic canyon walls.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
Stone features along the canyon walls.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
Carrizo Canyon.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
The towering landscape dominates the canyon environment along the hike.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
The lower dry waterfall wall.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
Climbing out of the canyon narrows, a small marked path wraps around toward a vista point overlooking the canyon.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
12/23/2024
The top of the Carrizo Canyon trail.