Rainbow/Box Canyon Loop 3/31/2025





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Our group, John and Wit will separate from us to do some bumps on their own.

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Ohh, cactus is blooming!

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Big chollas.

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It is cloudy but no rain.

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The first dry waterfall.

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It is not wet, not slippery.

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Cholla tree.

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Can we bypass that big boulder?

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There is an easy way around.

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Lot of nice gneiss rocks.

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Another climb.

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Larry and Tim are separating to go up to 3279.

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Cacti twins.

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Inside, where is that bee?

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Lot of gin here.

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Mormon Battalion Trail post.

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IOur lunch place.

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In the Box Canyon where the Mormon Battalion struggled.

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Climbable dry fall.

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Our weather was good. On the other side it is somewhat marginal.

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Relaxing.

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From the monument information.


Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.2 Technical: 3.8 Scenic: 3.7 El. 1000'