Friday, January 11, 2013

Sulphur Canyon Hike In The Chiricahua Mountains

Rock With A Window
Rock Art
Granary
This week the Portal Rodeo hiking club of 14 people went to Sulpher Canyon and hiked the East side of the Chiricahua Mountains to the ancient American Indian granary. I went into the granary and took the picture looking out at the hikers and the Peloncillo Mountains this was a great view from inside. We then hiked to look at some rock art and caves it was very nice as some hikers have never been there before. We ate our lunch in the sun as it was a cooler day but very enjoyable. We hiked about 3 miles up and down the slopes so it was slow moving. We came across a game water tank that was made in 1956 that I did not know was there. To our surprise we came across a tree lizard that moved very slowly.

Guests that are staying at Mountain Valley Lodge and RV Park joined the day hikers for the 2 nd time and enjoy meeting people and learning about the diversity of the boot heel.

To view the map click this link.
Posted by DiAnn at 4:10 PM
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6 comments:

  1. Nice view out of the granary, and good to hear your guests had a good time on the hike. I spoke with the land owner down the hill and he said Mills Lane is the better access to the canyon

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  2. That is nice the neighbor suggested Mills Lane as a better access! So many good views from this area of the Boot Heel.

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  3. Is that the granary I've been to? or is this another? I learn about more and more rock art in this area. If we could only read what the ancients were saying!

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  4. Yes you have been to this granary. It sure is interesting on all this rock art we have seen, they sure told some stories.

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  5. we want to thank diann for inviting us to join their hiking club on some great hikes! the fellow hikers are great, very informitive and friendly! you dont have to be a pro hiker, this group welcomes all! thanks for making our trip worthwhile!

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  6. I am so glad you are enjoying the hikes!

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