Our final hike of the trip was in Death Valley on the way home, to the secluded Kaleidoscope Canyon in the southern part of the park. The approach to the canyon is a long slog up an alluvial dry wash. This two mile hike is nothing to write home about in terms of views. In a good flower year it could be quite beautiful, but this year it was just a long walk. I was beginning to wonder about the sanity of this hike when we finally reached the mouth of the canyon. And for the next mile it just kept getting better and better. What started out as one of the more disappointing hiking efforts I'd done, quickly became a favorite. This is one spectacular canyon.
