Each year in late winter and early spring we hike a number of lower benchland trails to find dry routes.    One of the best loop routes is not well-known, but has a number of good single and double tracks that can be combined for 2 hours of hiking. All photos by the author.    Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption. 

single track across the benchland

that day's route

one of several gullies to cross

snags on the sagebrush grassland bench

some old vehicles in gullies

silt cliffs

There are several access points to these trails.    Our preferred on is off Rose Hill Road, below the trailer park.   

More information on hiking this area can be found by clicking Trails on the menu bar, then scroll down to Lower Rose Trails.