Boynton Canyon Mushroom Dec 09
A side hike in Boynton Canyon
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BOYNTON CANYON - MUSHROOM
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Starting next to the Enchantment Resort at the mouth of Boynton Canyon
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Memorial markers beside the Enchantment
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This large stump marks the place where we turn rught off the public trail
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First, we bushwhack through a dense stand of cypress and juniper
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Our break spot, midway up the canyon
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Following the long side canyon to the Mushroom
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Algae/rock plant colonies
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Our only petroglyph, significance not known
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Large manzanita
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Most of the way to the top, we see the Mushroom for the first time
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We emerge on top!
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Standing on the Mushroom
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A good spot for luch, with great views all around
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Looking down Boynton Canyon in the direction we just came
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We head back down, with a side trip to a ruin
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Fossil lizard tracks...
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Yellow-green lichen
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The largest manzanita we have seen yet
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A wall viewed from the top
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A window in the wall
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Crossing the wash one last time...
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...we rejoin the public trail
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