A Four Mile Hike on the Echo Canyon Loop Trail at the Chiricahua National Monument

Join me on this four mile hike of the Echo Canyon Loop trail at the Chiricahua National Monument. It is a combination of three trails, Echo Canyon, Hailstone and Ed Riggs Trails. The route winds through spectacular rock formations including the Grottoes and Wallstreet to the densely wooded Echo Park. Hailstone Trail is fairly level, and due to its southern exposure, hotter and dryer. You will see more desert plants: yuccas, agaves, prickly pear and hedgehog cactus. Ed Riggs Trail takes you back to the trailhead among large pine trees. At the end, I will be sworn in as a Chiricahua National Monument junior ranger.