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Hikers entering the La Madre Mountain Wilderness Area (view NW) |
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Hikers at the base of the hills (view NW) |
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Hikers starting up the hillside (view N) |
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Hikers passing trail junction on the left (view NW) |
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Side trail loops around Calico Basin (view W) |
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Hikers climbing steep hillside (view N) |
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Hikers climbing steep hillside (view N) |
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Hikers climbing steep hillside (view N) |
![Kraft Mountain Loop](photos-gw/SX280_05712a.jpg)
Looking back into Calico Basin (view SW) |
![Kraft Mountain Loop](photos-gw/SX280_05713a.jpg)
Hikers climbing steep hillside (view N) |
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Hikers climbing steep hillside (view N) |
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Hikers at the saddle (view N) |
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Saddle (view N) |
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Looking Back: hikers on the saddle (view S) |
![Kraft Mountain Loop](photos-gw/SX280_05718a.jpg)
Hikers descending towards Gateway Wash (view N) |
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Hikers descending towards Gateway Wash (view N) |
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Hikers descending towards Gateway Wash (view N) |
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Hikers descending towards Gateway Wash (view N) |
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Hikers descending trail towards Gateway Wash (view NW) |
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Approaching Gateway Wash trail junction (view NW) |
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Hikers passing Kraft Mountain Loop trail junction (view NW) |
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Kraft Mountain Loop trail junction (view NE) |
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Descending towards Gateway Wash (view NE) |
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Approaching side trail left (view NE) |
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Side trail left (view NW) |
![Kraft Mountain Loop](photos-gw/S120_13852a.jpg)
Descending towards Gateway Wash (view NE) |
![Kraft Mountain Loop](photos-gw/D80B_00926a.jpg)
Approaching Gateway Canyon (view NE) |
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Overlooking Gateway Canyon (view NE) |
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Hiker dropping into Gateway Canyon (view NE) |
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8-year-old hiker scrambling down into Gateway Canyon (view S) |
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Hiker after scrambling down into Gateway Canyon (view SW) |
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Hikers starting down Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Initially, Gateway Canyon is open (view SE) |
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Wild patterns in the sandstone |
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Wild patterns in the sandstone |
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Hikers approaching pour-over (view SE) |
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Top of pour-over (view SE) |
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Bypass pour-over under oak tree on the right (view SE) |
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Bypass pour-over under oak tree on the right (view E) |
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Looking back at hiker bypassing the Bypass pour-over (view NW) |
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Looking back at another pour-over (view NW) |
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Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Hikers approaching another pour-over (view SE) |
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Top of another pour-over (view SE) |
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Looking back at hikers bypassing pour-over on north side (view NW) |
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Rock and water hazards in Gateway Cyn (view NW) |
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Rock and water hazards in Gateway Cyn (view NW) |
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Hikers in Gateway Canyon (view E) |
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Hikers exiting Gateway Canyon Wash to the right (view E) |
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Use-trail on south side of Gateway Canyon Wash (view SE) |
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Use-trail on south side of Gateway Canyon Wash (view SE) |
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Exiting Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Hikers above wash exiting Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Exiting Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Just outside Gateway Canyon (view SE) |
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Bending around the toe of Kraft Mtn (view S) |
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Use-trail passing the toe of Kraft Mountain (view S) |
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Climbers on first enormous boulder (view S) |
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Box canyon (view NE) |
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Agave roasting pit (sign: area closed; thoughtless climbers ignore) |
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Use-trail passing the toe of Kraft Mountain (view S) |
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Hikers exiting the wilderness area (view SW) |
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Hikers on the south side of Kraft Mountain (view SW) |
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Landmark in the distance: galvanized water tanks on roof (view SW) |
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Close-up: galvanized water tanks on roof (view S) |
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Returning across desert flats (view W) |
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Returning across desert flats (view W) |
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Hiker between fence and boulders (view W) |
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Hiker passing the end of the fence (view W) |
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Trail passing deep gully (water tanks in background; view S) |
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Hiker just past gully (view S towards trailhead parking) |
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Hikers approaching trailhead parking area (view S) |
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End of the trail: hikers at trailhead parking area (view W) |