Slit Rock Canyon is an excellent representative
hike of the exotic geology found in the Mecca Hills. A fun adventure,
especially for kids, this hike includes perhaps the longest slot canyon in the
desert, accented at the end by a huge split mountain only several feet wide
that hikers nimbly negotiate in order to see a San Andreas Fault fracture up
close and personal. The walkabout section enhances the experience with exotic
sculptured rock formations, colorful boulders, and soaring canyons.
The above was the description from the book, '140 Great Hikes in and near Palm Springs' but it didn't say how much fun someone over 60 would have. Some of us didn't go all the way in to some of these tight spots. I hope next time you guys will act more like kids, just because you body doesn't bend the same as it used...
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| Walkabout entrance |
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| There are many places where the canyon opened to relieve the hiker's claustrophobia. |
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| How secure are those rocks? |
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| The trail here was under a huge overhang. The picture below is of the overhang's ceiling. |
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| Tight enough? |
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| Bigger hanging rocks |
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| Some places a few got a hand up |
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| Tight enough? Yes |
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| It was when we had to crawl as well that we turned back. Someone said they could see light at the end of the tunnel though. |
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| Boulders that can't hang anymore must be climbed on or around. |
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| View back down the canyon |
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| Mesquite bush with a few beans still on the plant. |
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| Colorful rocks at the canyon opening |
hard to believe water rushed through the canyon. I think I would have turned back as well George ;)
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