Meadow Valley Wash Linear Park
Caliente Field Office BLM ( map link ) I was off for a day in the city, mostly library time and a stop at the BLM field office. I'd also found a few feet of trail to follow in a loop about the city. First, on the way in, I had to stop and find a geocache hidden in 2001 , partly because it is so old. (I don't think much of the current craze to "refresh the gameboard". Let the old ones remain.) Then it was off to the park, then, since there was plenty of time, I poked around the local cemeteries. Newman Canyon There is quite a big area to park beside the highway here, but no trail to get up high where the geocache is. They've given it a high terrain rating because of loose rocks and steep slopes and they aren't kidding. I found a way along some very minor ridging that did look like it gets walked from time to time. The view at the top was quite rewarding. I'd spotted this canyon from the top of Grey Dome, but it's more interesting to see closer...