A Hike To Darwin Falls
- A photo progression of the approach to the falls
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Parking at the main trail head for the canyon.
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The view of Darwin Canyon from the trail head.
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On the approach down Darwin Canyon, the dry soil develops into a moist, mud path which begins to reveal water.
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The growing creek begins to host reeds and other riparian vegetation
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The creek and plutonic rock in Darwin Canyon make the trail tight, the mud can make things slippery.
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Plutonic rock walls hem in Darwin Canyon and the trail. Trees appear.
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Darwin Creek and surrounding riparian greenery defy their location in Death Valley NP.
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The first glimpse of the lower falls from the trail. Note the ferns.
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