Rainbow/Box Canyon Loop 3/31/2025
Our group, John and Wit will separate from us to do some bumps on their own.
Ohh, cactus is blooming!
Big chollas.
It is cloudy but no rain.
The first dry waterfall.
It is not wet, not slippery.
Cholla tree.
Can we bypass that big boulder?
There is an easy way around.
Lot of nice gneiss rocks.
Another climb.
Larry and Tim are separating to go up to 3279.
Cacti twins.
Inside, where is that bee?
Lot of gin here.
Mormon Battalion Trail post.
IOur lunch place.
In the Box Canyon where the Mormon Battalion struggled.
Climbable dry fall.
Our weather was good. On the other side it is somewhat marginal.
Relaxing.
From the monument information.
Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.2 Technical: 3.8 Scenic: 3.7 El. 1000'