For hikers reluctant to set forth on a hike without promise of a view at the end, the prize destination for most White Rock area hikes is a view of the Rio Grande flowing through White Rock Canyon.
At the Potrillo Canyon Trail overlook, where I hiked Monday, when I look straight across White Rock Canyon, first photo below, and see the wide, steep stream bed in the rugged canyon on the other side, I seem to remember long ago taking a pack trail down the side of that canyon. It was a very rough trail and I don't remember how far we went or the exact path. The hike was led by Bonnie Griffiths who led a group of us women on many satisfying adventure hikes. This was pre-GPS units and Bonnie would look at a topo map, pick out an interesting place and go there to enact ground truth. At one point, we hiked 3 days a week and even allowed an honorary man in our group!
The Caja del Rio plateau, spawned by long ago volcanos, is a vast and interesting place with tons of trails and dirt roads to explore. Wouldn't it be neat if someone offered a series of group hikes to explore the Caja?
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| Rio Grande from Potrillo Canyon Trail overlook; Water Canyon is right foreground; unnamed draw (Thirty-One Draw?) across river |
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| also from Potrillo Canyon Trail overlook; looking across Rio Grande and White Rock Canyon at Caja del Rio |
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