Day 11- Lower Rainbow CanyonPosted on March 15th, 2010

(above) The narrows before the 20 foot dry fall of Rainbow Canyon

On Monday morning, I set out on my first ever hike that started at Panamint Springs Resort. After parking there and using their great internet service, I set out to the north and hiked all the way through Lower Rainbow Canyon. I stopped at the base of the 20 foot dry fall (comprised of huge boulders), which is the same place I had reached after hiking down Middle Rainbow Canyon (although I stopped at the top of the 20 foot dry fall). I tested out climbing it a bit and I could see why the hiker who tried to down climb it got hurt, so I wouldn’t recommend trying it. I think if I had pushed to make it, I would have gotten hurt, too.

HIKING MILEAGE UPDATE

Day 6- Upper & Middle Rainbow Canyon (4 miles), Day 7- Grave Canyon S Fork (15 miles), Day 8- Mill Canyon (13 miles), Day 9- Tunnel Bridge Canyon (8 miles), Day 10- Tuber BM & Tuber Cyn (8 miles), Day 11- Lower Rainbow (10 miles)

Total to date for Spring 2010 Trip– 116 miles

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