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I climb down the hill for the hike back up Woods Wash (to my right), but the canyon ahead into the Woods Mtns gets my attention

4717-woods-wash.jpg Yuccas in Woods Wash near the exposed rockThumbnailsAs I hike back up Woods Wash to my bicycle, I try my cell phone, and it worksYuccas in Woods Wash near the exposed rockThumbnailsAs I hike back up Woods Wash to my bicycle, I try my cell phone, and it worksYuccas in Woods Wash near the exposed rockThumbnailsAs I hike back up Woods Wash to my bicycle, I try my cell phone, and it worksYuccas in Woods Wash near the exposed rockThumbnailsAs I hike back up Woods Wash to my bicycle, I try my cell phone, and it worksYuccas in Woods Wash near the exposed rockThumbnailsAs I hike back up Woods Wash to my bicycle, I try my cell phone, and it works

I would expect few, if any, human footsteps in that canyon in the Woods Mountains. With more time and a bit of planning, I think I'd hike up that canyon now instead of returning to my bike right away.