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Mortero Palms to Goat Trestle

I followed Jerry Schad's description of this walk with some minor modifications. I hiked up the shallow canyon just north of the canyon that heads west and contains the Morteros and Mortero Palms. The walking was easier as there is a distinct use trail. I returned by descending into the canyon that contains the Morteros. Schad's description is a little misleading. You have to descend the rough Goat Canyon for 500 feet in order to see Goat Trestle. The walk is a wonderful desert experience through gardens of cacti with amazing views of the desert to the east.
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The canyon heading west
The canyon heading west		 I chose the canyon just north
I chose the canyon just north		 There was quite a good use trail up the gully to the north
There was quite a good use trail up the gully to the north		 IMG_0370.JPG
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IMG_0371.JPG		 Goat Trestle
Goat Trestle		 IMG_0374.JPG
IMG_0374.JPG		 IMG_0375.JPG
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Heading back up Goat Canyon from the trestle viewpoint
Heading back up Goat Canyon from the trestle viewpoint		 IMG_0377.JPG
IMG_0377.JPG		 Cholla'd
Cholla'd		 IMG_0379.JPG
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Looking down into the start of Goat Canyon
Looking down into the start of Goat Canyon		 The view to the east
The view to the east		 Heading home
Heading home		 A lone palm
A lone palm
The first stand of Palms as you descend
The first stand of Palms as you descend		 Blackened cave and single mortero
Blackened cave and single mortero		 Mortero Palms Oasis
Mortero Palms Oasis		 Collection of morteros
Collection of morteros
Mortero Closeup
Mortero Closeup
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