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View of our route, courtesy of Google Earth, looking north-west. We started in Hill Canyon, at the upper-right. We hiked both loops in the clockwise direction.
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Hill Canyon Trail
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Looking north-east from the Hill Canyon Trail
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Starting on the Hawk Canyon Trail
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Poison oak is sprouting from the middle of the trail :-(
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What's THIS doing here?
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Climbing the Peninsula Trail to the Western Plateau.
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The start of the Hawk Canyon Rim Trail
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The newly named Elliott Peak is in the distance, and our route will take us most of the way to its top.
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Taking a break at the Hawk Canyon overlook
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On the Western Plateau Trail, heading for Elliott Peak
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The rest of these photos were taken on the Outlaw Trail on the southern flank of Elliott Peak
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This is the top of a yucca plant where the flower will form.
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