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The "road" to Bolder Spring narrows

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08493-bolder-spring-road-800px.jpg I return to the main wash and follow it further upward as it carves its way slowly into the base of foothillsThumbnailsTime for a map-and-compass check to see if I can figure out where Bolder Spring is supposed to beI return to the main wash and follow it further upward as it carves its way slowly into the base of foothillsThumbnailsTime for a map-and-compass check to see if I can figure out where Bolder Spring is supposed to beI return to the main wash and follow it further upward as it carves its way slowly into the base of foothillsThumbnailsTime for a map-and-compass check to see if I can figure out where Bolder Spring is supposed to beI return to the main wash and follow it further upward as it carves its way slowly into the base of foothillsThumbnailsTime for a map-and-compass check to see if I can figure out where Bolder Spring is supposed to beI return to the main wash and follow it further upward as it carves its way slowly into the base of foothillsThumbnailsTime for a map-and-compass check to see if I can figure out where Bolder Spring is supposed to be

It's fun to look at a wash like this and imagine a primitive road located here.

Of course four-wheel-drive vehicles can still drive "roads" like this today, but regular transportation vehicles cannot (and this route was likely used for transportation, not recreation).