Maze Loop Trail - 4.17.2015
A photo of our GPS track for The Maze Loop in Joshua Tree National Park... 8.75 miles roundtrip, gaining 1250 feet of elevation.
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1.8 miles beyond the West Entrance to the park is a dirt parking area for The Maze Loop... room for 5 cars. This hike is not advertised very much.
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We walked less than an eighth of a mile and immediately turned onto the wrong trail... and would stay on the North Canyon Trail for more than a mile before realizing we had made the mistake.
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Marching along on the North Canyon Trail... not realizing that it was the wrong trail.
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Finally we figured out that we were on the wrong trail... and decided to go cross-country and connect with the Maze Loop Trail.
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Heading cross-country now... creating a maze of our own.
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There were some very large boulders on the cross-country portion of our loop hike.
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BarbE and tomman wondering what they have gotten themselves into.
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Going over and around very large boulders as we try to get back on route with the Maze Loop Trail... Yucca Valley is in the distance.
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Awesome rock formations.
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Rocks.
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tomman ran into a Yucca plant... and BarbE applied the first-aid.
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Rocks.
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We crossed over the little pass on the left side of the photo... and are very close to finding the Maze Loop Trail.
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Still looking for the trail.
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BarbE has found the trail... it should be smooth sailing from here to the car... of course we still have more than 5 miles of hiking to go.
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Parry's Nolina in bloom... we are near the real maze portion of the hike now at the east end of the loop.
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Hiking through the maze portion of the loop hike.
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A selfie from The Maze... ragman, tomman and BarbE.
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Looks like a window near the top of this rock pile... still 2 miles of hiking to reach the car.
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