WOW... !!!!

A BIG HORN SHEEP skull, with horns intact was found by one of the El Dorado gang, and placed on the dune buggy for size relationship.

Giant Barrel Cactus and David K

In the next valley north of Parral, 'jide' spotted blue palms on a ridge. On our hike to investigate was this big barrel cactus.

JIDE'S DISCOVERY

This cliff was almost a mile from the road (between Berrendo and Parral)... the yellow coloring was very unusual.

JIDE AND THE EXOTIC CLIFF

The mineralized stained (dry) waterfall, the yellow moss covered rocks and soil were quite a sight... Add a few blue palms and you have another magic Baja location!

VIEW NORTH FROM JIDE'S CLIFF

The GPS at the tallest palm is: 30°32.86', 115°06.00', elev. 2,412'. We could see far north into Valle Chico from here.

After our 'exotic cliff' visit, we went north to Carricitos and turned west on a very faint track (30°35.59', 115°07.00') hoping to drive into El Carrizo Canyon. We were just getting into the canyon when a fence ended the road 2.8 miles from Carricitos. We hiked a short ways, spotted a lone blue palm, and elected to return here another time to hike further. From Carricitos, going north to the road for Agua Caliente Canyon (at Plan Nacional Agrario/ Agua Caliente) is 5.6 fast miles. Then, turn west 2.0 miles to the canyon and 2.7 more miles to the end of the road, deep in the canyon. The hike to the hot springs is 1.1 miles and takes just over a half hour. Stay to the right side of the canyon the entire way.