Boss Hog Canyon

Location Description

49 photos

We left our car in a rather remote spot and started...
Andy, using his GPS to figure out where we are, exactly.
"I guess we're supposed to go down there" says Joel.
But how?
Eventually we found a way.
This canyon's challenge is its narrowness. Although the...
Joel, staying high.
Turtle and Joel.
Turtle watches Andy on a short rappel.
A neat little alcove.
Pictures of people taking pictures.
Squeezing into a particularly tight section. It didn't...
Andy in a section of dark, sandy narrows.
Joel and Turtle. At least it was wide enough here to wear a pack.
Slightly less wide now. Time to take off the pack.
Very narrow.
Even narrower.
The parts that leaned over felt the most awkward and...
Joel, staying high and in the sun.
Definitely some fresh air below. It was far too narrow...
Turtle.
This part you could take the high road or the low road.
Joel, half-body bridging.
Turtle in one of the deep narrow sections.
Staying out of the tiny slot.
Stopping at a rappel station.
Joel just having fun.
Self portrait. My beard is getting long. The trip must...
A lizard!
Another self portrait.
Andy, navigating some boulders in Boss Hog Canyon.
Just when we thought it couldn't get more narrow... this...
Pretty slot canyon.
Maybe this is where I ripped my pants. The sandstone was...
The slot starts to open up....
Andy staying cool in the noon-day sun.
Finally the canyon opened up, giving us the full blast...
Leaving the narrows of Boss Hog Canyon.
The team is looking a little overheated.
Afternoon thunderheads starting to form in the background.
Despite the heat, there were some toads hiding in the...
We found a shady spot to enjoy a little rest and a snack.
The last part of our hike ended up being in the desert heat.
One cool thing we did see were lots of rock badger burrows.
Hiking in a relative oasis in the sweltering heat.
Back to the car! Bridge picture for Catherine.
Blasphemy! What could they be talking about. The world...
Driving back to retrieve our approach vehicle.
Pretty lame store / gift shop inside a mountain.