Adventures in the Desert

Not being a desert person, I was skeptical, but I had an excellent tour guide who took me to an amazing slot canyon over Butte Pass down Highway 78 just north of Ocotillo Wells. We walked through a canyon that I sometimes had to squeeze through. Beautiful. Then we turned off 78 onto Split Mountain Road, drove a few miles to a dry wash, jumped on a motorcycle and rode up the wash a few miles to the Wind Caves. This is where the aliens landed, I'm sure of it! Sandstone cliffs full of intricately carved tunnels and enclosures, lit with the warm afternoon glow that only the desert can offer. I'm hooked.