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Hiking down Woods Wash, I take a look around the historic site and start hiking up an unnamed side canyon

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youtube-lTU-EDsHuTc-60a70cc1dc69b.jpg I arrive at the Woods Wash trailhead and find that someone else, in a Jeep, is also doing the hike down the washThumbnailsAt a bend in the canyon, I decide to climb up the hill where it's not too steep to get some views of the areaI arrive at the Woods Wash trailhead and find that someone else, in a Jeep, is also doing the hike down the washThumbnailsAt a bend in the canyon, I decide to climb up the hill where it's not too steep to get some views of the areaI arrive at the Woods Wash trailhead and find that someone else, in a Jeep, is also doing the hike down the washThumbnailsAt a bend in the canyon, I decide to climb up the hill where it's not too steep to get some views of the area

I come across an animal trail, and follow it when possible for the best route up the canyon. Due to obstructions here and there, it's easy to lose it occasionally, only to find it again shortly thereafter. There's Tortoise Shell Mountain in the background.