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Beecher Canyon, scenic and tempting, but I'll stay up here on the saddle a bit longer so I can hike down into Globe Canyon

4311-beecher-canyon.jpg On this saddle in the Providence Mountains, I find the remains of a balloonThumbnails Hill 1624 in the Providence Mountains boasts a robust rock outcrop stacked in layersOn this saddle in the Providence Mountains, I find the remains of a balloonThumbnails Hill 1624 in the Providence Mountains boasts a robust rock outcrop stacked in layersOn this saddle in the Providence Mountains, I find the remains of a balloonThumbnails Hill 1624 in the Providence Mountains boasts a robust rock outcrop stacked in layersOn this saddle in the Providence Mountains, I find the remains of a balloonThumbnails Hill 1624 in the Providence Mountains boasts a robust rock outcrop stacked in layersOn this saddle in the Providence Mountains, I find the remains of a balloonThumbnails Hill 1624 in the Providence Mountains boasts a robust rock outcrop stacked in layers

My original plan was to camp at Providence Mountains State Recreation Area and hike up Beecher Canyon to here, but that campground is closed for repairs (and hopefully not forever, since it's now on the California State Parks future-closure list).