Udink
10-12-2008, 07:06 PM
After hiking to Hurst Bridge (http://bogley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14357), I set off toward Straight Wash and hiked to the pools in lower Eardley Canyon. The hike follows the bottom of Straight Wash the entire way and was pretty easy. There was a lot of water in the bottom of Eardley from last week's rainstorms. My total round-trip hiking distance was 4.3 miles and it took me about 2.5 hours (including stops for a lot of pictures).
Full photo album is here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/HurstBridgeLowerEardleyPools
Google Earth .KML file is here:
http://castlecountry.org/geo/LowerEardleyPools.kml
Standing water in Straight Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4gv5q0I/AAAAAAAACVc/gbtgNQ1MBS4/s800/IMG_5319.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0NLr0e_4vScMzyvo9G_P7g)
Straight Wash
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4lALt2I/AAAAAAAACVk/DBekj4OE4cc/s800/IMG_5324.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TJrT7UTBqo2JsyY5dNAo1w)
The start of the horseshoe bend in Straight Wash. I skipped this section and took the shortcut.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ40OYDWI/AAAAAAAACVs/um79hgdkz2I/s800/IMG_5334.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LQ89PHOAjeSl9v4NJw7uiQ)
The shortcut goes up this wash and crosses a saddle on the right
http://lh4.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4yI7WRI/AAAAAAAACV0/iGtq1EXAf7s/s800/IMG_5335.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DJGYAyC_5k0FlwqNxpMs6Q)
The entrance to lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKCzjmZ1I/AAAAAAAACWE/432ETwfHHD8/s800/IMG_5349.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-aj7Gh_4A_rLSZNwIKzKRw)
A pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDMJF9eI/AAAAAAAACWM/uWBQY9c13-g/s800/IMG_5354.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QhClViREdwj9cbH1RflWqA)
A pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDRGatNI/AAAAAAAACWU/k7Rzw6yd6Uc/s800/IMG_5360.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Maz_vub9P1JHcSZ9Hg9kZg)
The big pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDShPg-I/AAAAAAAACWc/Myhzhv4oFWE/s800/IMG_5377.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vhhTlbpCcxT2WJkgj3LvQg)
Closeup of the big pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDfGf-xI/AAAAAAAACWk/fIVXYmydGwY/s800/IMG_5381.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9-V0hjJVo7N5Xank6sARwg)
View north between the inner and outer San Rafael Reef in Straight Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKKKqbjtI/AAAAAAAACWs/N03EGkCGEOs/s800/IMG_5388.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UNQQPZdbpicqsnmWqPPl1A)
A shot of my mug at the trailhead to lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKKKxUfxI/AAAAAAAACW0/9915akuGDKQ/s800/IMG_5414.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GThnLF46TVT0Z9ePBMZecg)
Full photo album is here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/HurstBridgeLowerEardleyPools
Google Earth .KML file is here:
http://castlecountry.org/geo/LowerEardleyPools.kml
Standing water in Straight Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4gv5q0I/AAAAAAAACVc/gbtgNQ1MBS4/s800/IMG_5319.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0NLr0e_4vScMzyvo9G_P7g)
Straight Wash
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4lALt2I/AAAAAAAACVk/DBekj4OE4cc/s800/IMG_5324.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TJrT7UTBqo2JsyY5dNAo1w)
The start of the horseshoe bend in Straight Wash. I skipped this section and took the shortcut.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ40OYDWI/AAAAAAAACVs/um79hgdkz2I/s800/IMG_5334.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LQ89PHOAjeSl9v4NJw7uiQ)
The shortcut goes up this wash and crosses a saddle on the right
http://lh4.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGJ4yI7WRI/AAAAAAAACV0/iGtq1EXAf7s/s800/IMG_5335.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DJGYAyC_5k0FlwqNxpMs6Q)
The entrance to lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKCzjmZ1I/AAAAAAAACWE/432ETwfHHD8/s800/IMG_5349.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-aj7Gh_4A_rLSZNwIKzKRw)
A pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDMJF9eI/AAAAAAAACWM/uWBQY9c13-g/s800/IMG_5354.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QhClViREdwj9cbH1RflWqA)
A pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDRGatNI/AAAAAAAACWU/k7Rzw6yd6Uc/s800/IMG_5360.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Maz_vub9P1JHcSZ9Hg9kZg)
The big pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDShPg-I/AAAAAAAACWc/Myhzhv4oFWE/s800/IMG_5377.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vhhTlbpCcxT2WJkgj3LvQg)
Closeup of the big pool in lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKDfGf-xI/AAAAAAAACWk/fIVXYmydGwY/s800/IMG_5381.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9-V0hjJVo7N5Xank6sARwg)
View north between the inner and outer San Rafael Reef in Straight Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKKKqbjtI/AAAAAAAACWs/N03EGkCGEOs/s800/IMG_5388.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UNQQPZdbpicqsnmWqPPl1A)
A shot of my mug at the trailhead to lower Eardley Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SPGKKKxUfxI/AAAAAAAACW0/9915akuGDKQ/s800/IMG_5414.jpg (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GThnLF46TVT0Z9ePBMZecg)