Glamis North Hot Springs Feb 2018

Glamis North Hot Springs RV park and area

Bat Caves, Oasis, Red Canyon, Pinnacles, Red Canyon Jeep Trail, Chiriaco Summit, Painted, Ladders and Ropes Canyon, Amy’s cabin, Hotel California, Godwin trail and Palm Springs Tram up San Jacinto Mountain.

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So we returned to the southern California desert with Mark and Terrie from SLC Utah, Ward and Lee Anne from New River AZ, Doug and Sandi and Lyle and Denise from Paradise CA. After attending church in Brawley, we came back to watch the Super Bowl and hang out in the Hot Springs.

Watching the SuperBowl — Note the high tech Purple towel sunshade, the Eagles could not have won without our support

(For more in-depth see links to Glamis North Hot Springs Feb 2017 and Glamis and Glamis Hot Springs Feb 2016)

Click here to watch VIDEO of the rides in this area. ATV and RZR riding in the Glamis North Hot Springs area with friends

Group at Bat Caves — Doug, Sandi, Mark, Lee Anne, Denise, Lyle and Ward at the Bat Caves. Terrie is the photographer.

Terri BatCave

Terrie Top of Bat Caves Salton Sea — Terrie on top of Bat Cave/San Andreas Fault and Salton Sea.

Mark Terrie Oasis — Terrie and Mark at the Oasis

The big loop

Next we rode the Godwin Trail to where it connects to the Meccacopia Trail. Then we found the Hotel California then onto the George Patton Desert Museum at Chiriaco summit, petrol and returned via Red Canyon Jeep trail, probably 90+ miles.

Godwin Trail Overlook — **Top of Godwin trail where it joins the Meccacopia trail.**

LeeAnne Ward Doug Sandi Hotel Calif — Lee Anne Ward, Doug Sandi at Hotel California

Mark Terrie Hotel California — Mark and Terrie having lunch on the Patio

Gang at Hotel Calif.jpeg — “Welcome to the Hotel California, You can check out any time you like but you can never leave!”

Hotel CA and Monkey

Goodyear Blimp Chiriaco summit — Goodyear Blimp just happened to be flying over Chiriaco Summit when we arrived. Perhaps returning from the Super Bowl.

Patton Museum

Doug and Lyle and George Patton Desert Museum Statue

Sadly, Mark and Terrie and Lee Anne and Ward had to leave.

Palm Springs & San Jacinto Tram, up Chino Canyon to 8600 feet.

The next day we drove into Palm Springs to ride the tram and do some hiking. We met Doug and Sandi’s grandson Zak later that night and brought him back to camp.

Lyle Denise Sandi Doug Tram Overlook — We embarked on a two mile, 5 “portal” hike at the top of the tram.

Lyle Denise Tram overlook Palm Springs Tram Overlook Palm Springs Tram Overlook2 Doug Sandi Palm Springs Tram Overlook Palm Springs Tram Overlook4 Palm Springs Tram Overlook3

Denise Sand Doug top of PalmSpring Tram — Dinner at the Top of San Jacinto

Palm Spring at Night — Palm Springs at night from the Tram, tower on left being lit up by the tram as we passed.

Ropes and Ladders

The Next day, Sandi, Doug, Zak, Denise and Lyle went to Painted canyon. We had done the Painted canyon and “Ladders” slot canyon hike last year (Glamis North Hot Springs Feb 2017) but did not attempt the “ROPES” slot canyon. It was decided to check it out this year. This year we hiked up “ROPES” slot canyon then back down “Ladders” canyon. It was very good that we had ZAK along to help the old farts.

Denise Sandi Zak Doug Ropes 2018 — Denise, Sandi, Zak and Doug at the beginning of “Ropes” slot canyon

Denise Zak Ropes 2018 — Denise and Zak, multiple levels in this canyon

Denise, Sandi Doug Ropes 2 2018 — Denise, Sandi and Doug, multiple levels with Ropes in background

Denise Sandi Doug Ropes 2018 — Denise, Sandi and Doug with Zak 1/2 way up the cliff in shadows

Denise Ropes 2018 — Denise climbing and Sandi encouraging

Sandi Zak Ropes 2018 — Sandi climbing with Zak encouraging

Lyle Doug Ropes 2018 — Waiting for our turn on the ropes

Zak Ropes 2018 — Almost out. He kept telling us he did not think we could make it.

Ropes Canyon2018

Ladders 2018 — Ladder at the bottom to climb down the final drop.

EntranceLadder Canyon — Entrance to Ladders Canyon

Doug and Zak and I rode up Bradshaw wash to show Zak the train trestle then up Amy’s wash to Amy’s cabin. Did some shooting and then back over Red Canyon to Chiriaco summit, then down the Meccacopia trail onto the Godwin Trail then to the canal and back.

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