Location: 33.534050, -111.422699
Take Boulder Canyon Trail (FR 103) to the S through desert brush and cacti; steep canyon walls rise above Canyon Lake's dark waters to the NW
CLT002
Location: 33.527740, -111.419701
Bear R @ Y and leave Boulder Canyon Trail; follow La Barge Creek's bed for 1.3 mi. to intersection with Boulder Canyon
CLT003
Location: 33.525349, -111.418900
Head SE for a moderately difficult but brief drop down into rocky canyon bottom strewn with seasonal pools
CLT004
Location: 33.523430, -111.417198
Scramble across smooth, multicolored cobble and Beetle-sized boulders; pass several sand and gravel bars
CLT005
Location: 33.521450, -111.415298
Continue SE along La Barge Creek; a minor drainage enters from the E
CLT006
Location: 33.516739, -111.412201
Pass a sandy campsite on L, a small alcove under a slight rock overhang
CLT007
Location: 33.515339, -111.411201
Bear R @ creek confl uence, leaving La Barge Creek; head S into Boulder Canyon for a quiet canyon walk
CLT008
Location: 33.509022, -111.411797
Canyon curves SE
CLT009
Location: 33.503559, -111.405296
Bear R; head S through low trees and bushes; pass another campsite (wide, sandy area with scattered log benches); numerous paths cross the trail
CLT010
Location: 33.499271, -111.406197
Battleship Mtn., a pale, cliff-ringed mesa, dominates E skyline; saguaros and palo verde blanket hills; return to trailhead