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The power-line road heads straight up a really steep grade ahead, but a detour to the left offers an easier way over the hill

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07849-powerline-road.jpg The open space at the bottom of Bull Canyon is easy to hike after all the dense brush and large rock in the upper canyonThumbnailsThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThe open space at the bottom of Bull Canyon is easy to hike after all the dense brush and large rock in the upper canyonThumbnailsThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThe open space at the bottom of Bull Canyon is easy to hike after all the dense brush and large rock in the upper canyonThumbnailsThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThe open space at the bottom of Bull Canyon is easy to hike after all the dense brush and large rock in the upper canyonThumbnailsThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutesThe open space at the bottom of Bull Canyon is easy to hike after all the dense brush and large rock in the upper canyonThumbnailsThe rock ledge keeps me above the thick brush of Bull Canyon for a few minutes

Since I'm hiking, I'll take the shorter, steeper route. The power-line roads out here are notorious for their steep ups and downs as they trace straight lines across the desert, ignoring the topography.