Hog Springs Canyon

 We drove down Highway 95 to Hog Spring Recreation Area to view some rock art and hike up to the small waterfall and large pool in Hog Springs Canyon.

There are a couple of rock art sites near the rest area.

 We saw wildflowers in bloom along side the highway.

 Trail leads up in an alcove to one site.

 Pictograph called the Moqui Queen.

 Sad to see bullet holes in the pictograph. This sign reminds visitors of the laws protecting these sites.









Another site is on the other side of the highway, behind a large boulder

















We had to look up to see the petroglyphs

 This one was very difficult to see

 Map of Hog Canyon. We hiked up to the water pool, and a short ways up the side canyon to the southwest.











From the west area, a bridge crosses North Wash, leading to the trail

 The trail would cross over the small stream in Hog Canyon many times

 The trail meanders up the canyon, with many interesting rock formations and wildflowers in bloom

 We saw lots of bright yellow prince's plume and


















yucca in bloom.

 Because of the recent rains, there were several small pools in the canyon

 lots of tadpoles in the small ponds

 beautiful green canyon

 we saw several birds in the trees and flying by

 the cottonwood trees are very happy here

 very large boulder

 first view of the small waterfall and deep pool a mile up the canyon

 other views of the pool

 looking down from the overhand above the pool

 view upstream from the pool

 we would see more pools up the side canyon

 lots of wildflowers and cacti in bloom

 an interesting canyon to explore

 a dry fall where we decided to turn around

 a wonderful short hike, we were able to return to the car before the rain started

some of the wildflowers we saw in bloom along the trail today: