Trips to the Canons 43 



horseback in one day. Magnificent panoramic 

 views of the desert and the Salton Sea are obtained, 

 and in late spring a great display of blossoming 

 mountain plants — wild lilac, yucca, manzanita, etc. 

 Time needed, twelve hours, allowing one hour's rest. 



Note — It is unwise to make this trip alone, and a 

 safe, trail-broke horse, well shod, is necessary. 



A pleasant short round-trip may be arranged by 

 taking the Gordon Trail as far as a point above 

 Andreas Canon giving a fine view of the palisade 

 cliffs and the desert, returning thence by a trail 

 which branches off to the left (south) and descends 

 to the cafion, whence there is a road to Palm 

 Springs. (See Andreas Caiion trip.) 



Hidden Spring Canon is a secluded spot in the 

 foothills of the Orocopia Mountains. This entails a 

 longish trip, the distance being about fifty miles. 

 The route is down the valley by the main road as 

 far as Mecca (thirty-eight miles), thence three 

 miles east on the Blythe road, then two miles 

 southeast following the Power-line, then north up 

 the wash into the caiion (this is a hard pull for 

 automobiles.) Splendid near outlooks over the 

 Salton Sea are obtained, and the caiion is remark- 

 able, resembling Painted Canon in formation and 

 coloring. It contains a score or so of palms, also 

 a spring of fair water, to reach which one must 

 crawl on hands and knees through a narrow pas- 

 sage-way. Owing to slow travel, this trip can best 



