Tecolote in Box Canyon LbNA #30411
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Add Location| Owner: | wandaandpete  |
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| Plant date: | Mar 25, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Borrego Springs |
| County: | San Diego |
| State: | California |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Team A.D.D |
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| Last found: | Mar 21, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Feb 26, 2021 |
184. TECOLOTE IN BOX CANYON
Another short walk to an overlook and the Box Canyon once used by several historic desert trails.
Found on 8 March 2009
This quarter mile round trip desert walk, also best done during the cooler winter months, is just about another 3 miles south on S-2 from the turn-off for Blair Valley, or a bit over 9 miles south from route 78 at "Scissors Crossing". Once you have found the parking area on the east side of the road head over to the lookout and read about Box Canyon and the path of the historic Mormon Battalion. Turn left (North) and make your way carefully along the trail with some built-in steps to next level of the canyon below. Cross over the gully, noting the "dramatic drain" to the right, where water once swirled steeply down the well polished rock (keep a very tight rein on children in this area please)! Continue up the other side on the rocks about 24 steps southeast to a cedar tree. Then go about 6 steps south along one of the old historic roads, and look behind a small whitish rock chunk that is between two large white rounded pegmatite rocks to find a tiny "owl in a box" (a bit of folk art based on a yarn picture I once did in elementary school).
Continuing down the dirt trail you may see a brown wooden stake marking the Mormon Battalion route, which you may follow about 3/4 of a mile to the main road or you may head back the way you came.
Another short walk to an overlook and the Box Canyon once used by several historic desert trails.
Found on 8 March 2009
This quarter mile round trip desert walk, also best done during the cooler winter months, is just about another 3 miles south on S-2 from the turn-off for Blair Valley, or a bit over 9 miles south from route 78 at "Scissors Crossing". Once you have found the parking area on the east side of the road head over to the lookout and read about Box Canyon and the path of the historic Mormon Battalion. Turn left (North) and make your way carefully along the trail with some built-in steps to next level of the canyon below. Cross over the gully, noting the "dramatic drain" to the right, where water once swirled steeply down the well polished rock (keep a very tight rein on children in this area please)! Continue up the other side on the rocks about 24 steps southeast to a cedar tree. Then go about 6 steps south along one of the old historic roads, and look behind a small whitish rock chunk that is between two large white rounded pegmatite rocks to find a tiny "owl in a box" (a bit of folk art based on a yarn picture I once did in elementary school).
Continuing down the dirt trail you may see a brown wooden stake marking the Mormon Battalion route, which you may follow about 3/4 of a mile to the main road or you may head back the way you came.