Camp Haekel 8, Dutch Henry trail hike

Went back to a place we tried to hike last week, the one where we lost the road in the wash.  This time we just parked the truck and hiked the wash to find the trail.  That worked quite well.  We also met the rancher who owns a spread from there to the Bear Creek trail a few miles south of there.  He was on a 4 wheeler because that goes through the wash so much better.  And he said it was tough going even for that rig, in one place.  Glad I parked the truck!
It was a nice hike up into some rocky hillsides that Carlene really likes.  We saw some wildlife on this trip.  Lots of birds, some reptiles, and a chipmunk.  A Red Tail Hawk, Road Runner, Gambel's Quail & even a frog!
We had the usual confusion finding our way sometimes.  These are old trails in range country where cattle use the same trails and often add their own routes in the process.  The topo app on my phone is great for finding some of these routes.  People have built small cairns along the route in many places.  Those are a great help where they exist but they are not everywhere.

This is the wash I didn't want to drive in

More cattle checking us out

A couple bulls who didn't care about us

Dutch Henry Trail

In case you wondered what was inside a Prickly Pear Cactus

These are a couple of the cairns we followed

I see a grinning fish here

Gambel's Quail