We had another great hike into the Indian Canyon area. Most of the trail is inside the canyon walls surrounded by California Fan Palms and a small creek that winds through the rocks. This year wasn't as exciting to traverse the creek over the numerous rock steps as they were generally quite dry to step on. The previous year there was at least 3 times the water flowing.
As the blog title suggest this is truly the land of lizards and we saw at least 3 different varieties. There was enough water present so many flowers were in bloom. The hike is listed as moderate due to the elevation change of 500 feet; 4 mile distance and one must have a bit of coordination to step across the rocks in the creek.
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| Very clear water in the creek which was a surprise as they take horse up here back and forth through the water. |
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| Panorama of the start of the canyon. |
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| I am sure some one knows what this butterfly is called also saw a butterfly with black wings with a yellow or white trim on the trailing edge. |
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| Wild pyracantha (Firethorn) isn't native in the area and seeds must have been dropped by a bird that had visited a garden in Palm Springs. |
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| Great balance Mike! |
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| I finally saw my first Chuckwalla Iguana basking in the sun. |
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| Desert Canterbury Bells |
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| The steepest part of the hike. |
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| The waterfalls at the end of the trail. Water was flowing over the center of the rock last year. |
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| This lizard wasn't too concerned about me getting too close. The lens was only about 6 inches from his body. |
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| This guy sure had eyes that stuck out. |
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| Another interesting part of the hike that makes it interesting. The trail slopes off to the left and the rock face leans over the trail. |
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| Two families of kids having a great day enjoying the creek. One kid had already fallen in to the water (a nice deep pool) and had reported it was a bit cool. I am sure he wouldn't be the last. |
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