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After a 1/4 mile on the dirt road, I begin heading cross-country through the partially burned desert forest

02403-wildflowers.jpg After Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hikeAfter Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hikeAfter Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hikeAfter Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hikeAfter Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hikeAfter Chicken Water Spring, I look for an uphill wash on my left that will take me up to Wild Horse Canyon RoadThumbnailsAcross the road from the water tap, I ponder the wiew of the Eagle Rocks, which will be the first stop on today's hike

A bit of colour speckles the floor in this area: paper-bag bush (light yellow), desert marigold (bright yellow) and desert four o'clocks (magenta).