Final approach to the saddle, the low point along the Mesa de Anguila's northern wall and easiest access route to the desert below.

Continues from “Hiking Back to Canyon Flag Camp”

Had we been able to follow our original plan, we would have awakened Saturday morning (April 3) above the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon, watching the sun rise over the distant Sierra del Carmen, or perhaps the Sierra Quemada. Instead, a lack of water on the Mesa de Anguila pushed us into visiting the canyon rim as a long dayhike. Now it was simply a matter of hiking back the way we’d come.

But first, we watched another beautiful sunrise from our campsite beneath Canyon Flag.
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