Garfield Canyon- Caballo Mountains
On our way we went, through several bends, using the little used road on the benches at times. A bushy tailed gray fox climbed up the cliffs.Views opened up to a tempting side canyon, and the rocky peaks that rose high above it. We had our picnic where cliffs plunged into the creek bed at just the right angle to provide deep and welcome shade where the temps were easily 10 or more degrees cooler. We saw a black metal sign for the "Olskool" 4x4 trail and as we continued on, some wooden stakes cemented in the hillside that may have been mining claim markers. The canyon got smaller and now seemed to cut through rocks that had been altered extensively by secondary processes. A few more bends and we called it a day and turned back.
This is the second hike we've done investigating the several arroyos that cut through the southern end of the Caballos. The first one was in Green Canyon that we did a couple of years ago. In the future, Mcleod and Broadhurst arroyos await exploration. Unfortunately the sun's path through the sky seemed to be perfectly aligned with the canyon which made the return trip equally as hot as the walk in, but we made it back, almost out of water, but in good shape.
NOTE: This was a nice hike but the road that accesses it is strictly high clearance 4 wheel drive.
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