Zig-Zagging in Gold Canyon

Springtime in the desert is simply the best. Mid-March is always so enticing to skip work & go play outside. I had some time built up, so I did just that. I took a 1/2 day and headed east to Gold Canyon. There was a newly constructed trail I wanted to check out along with some trailwork on another. What followed was 4 1/2 hours of meandering bliss.

Heading east on the Lost Goldmine trail past the K-trail split.

Towering cliffs & cholla forest along the Wilderness boundary.

First of two desert tortoises I came across.

Which one is the rock?

Cool viewing bench atop Holy Hill.

A slice of Sedona in Gold Canyon.

The Vortex sure would make a nice camping spot on a bikepacking ride!!!

The shadows begin to creep into the Superstitions.

These fellas hold your attention on the trails.

I still had to work my evening shift, so I was cut short due to time to include every trail in the network only missing out on the far eastern 2 miles of Lost Goldmine & the Quartz Ridge loop.