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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Most of the hike is across open desert among the creosote, but it is easy to follow.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Enter a dry wash for the last bit of the hike to Dog Canyon.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Entering Dog Canyon.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Look for fossils of prehistoric sea life preserved in the limestone.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Weird rock formations are fun to admire and explore.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Limestone walls rise sharply upward for hundreds of feet.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Craggy cliffs towering high overhead.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
03/01/2018
Looking toward the exit of Dog Canyon, which cuts through the Santiago Mountains.