The river actually looks like a river for the first time in quite a while.
Almost Sierra-esque scenery.
We had something like 10 water crossings for the day. Some of them were in fairly swift current and at least knee deep. This is definitely the best part of the…
More beautiful river scenery.
Another crossing. We're probably nowhere near the "real" trail at this point, but the wandering and water crossings are a lot more fun!
Not bad for SoCal.
I can see why this is such a popular trail. Now if only they would get rid of the bungee jumpers...
Dad taking in the river view.
And Dad's picture of me taking in the view.
Another crossing.
Dad's picture of me crossing.
At this point, we got off trail again. I'm pretty sure I made the exact same mistake last time I was here and had to navigate through this same forest of Yucca.
Our detour included some sketchy "trail".
And a little bit of exposure.
And some additional water crossings.
Here's a video of one such crossing.
And yet another crossing. I think the "real" trail has only three crossings each way. How boring.
Who would want to pass this up?
Because of all our wandering, we didn't end-up with enough time to make it to the Bridge. But we definitely got to enjoy the best of the trail before it starts…
A quick lunch on the way back.