Faulkner Side Canyons - Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument

 We did this pleasant hike using yet another pair of side branches of Faulkner Canyon.  This time we chose a couple on the west side, most of which are less dramatic than those on the east. The one we walked going out was  nicely scenic with intriguing rock formations.
The other was open and monotonous, and ended up being kind of trudge in the thick sand as we headed back on yet another warm winter day. The first canyon would make nice loop with the Upper Faulkner Box Canyon which is just one canyon further south, and was also where we had a shady picnic between the walls of its narrowest reaches.