The Cassidy Arch Trail starts at the Grand Wash. Cassidy Arch is a must hike for visitors.
During our hike we found this hollowed out rock and thought what a great place for a picture.
The trail starts from the wash and travels 3.3 miles out and back.
Here the spur trail marker. This trail was named after Butch Cassidy, who reportedly had a hide out here, the trail is custom made for a bank robber trying to avoid the law.
You start out with your boots in the sand and then quickly make a surprise breakout onto cliff switchbacks.
This shows the trail beginning up the switchbacks.
Some of the trail is close to the edge as seen in this photo.
You gaze down the wash and road from a vantage point shared by big horn sheep and the elusive mountain lion. We saw neither of the two during our hike.
Finally, near the arch, the trail disappears and becomes just a rolling route over barren slick rock.
Then the arch instantly appears in full view.
From this photo, we are still .5 miles to the arch.
We finally arrive at the arch.
Here I am, but wait.....
Click on this photo and that's stupid me out on top of the arch. They did say it was safe to walk across the arch. I think!
This shows the 2.4 mile dirt road that you have to drive to get to the parking lot where the hike begins.
O.K. use your imagination. This looks like the face of a gorilla with the nose, eyes and mouth angled to the side. Maybe in need more water....
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