Five of us decided to do this as a leisurely trip. We drove
part way down Tuesday night staying at the Pescadores road head turn-off. Both
the Valkass directions to the trailhead and the very good map done by Larry
Tidball were checked. Both will get you to the desired area. One change. Beyond
the rancho at 38.6 miles take the left fork. This brings you to the hunting
shack. The roads were good for almost any car. The falls at present has a cable
tied into the top (5th) bolt which allows for a pendulum across the wet spot.
One person must wade out to get the cable. The hike up the canyon is very
pretty and interesting. Robinson's write up is all that's needed however if you
do get the maps H11B55 and H11354 make sure the following corrections are made:
on H11B54 the canyon labeled CANADA LA PROVIDENCIA is really CANADA PIABLO,
CANADA EL DIABLITO is mislabeled. The entrance to CANADA DIABLO is between
margin marks 39-40 and 55-56. CANADA DIABLO exits this map between margin marks
52-53. On H11B55 the locations shown for both CERROS LA BOTELLA AZUL and
PICODEL DIABLO are both way off. The twin summits of PICO DEL DIABLO are
located in the area bounded by margin marks 30-29 and 55-56. The maps are good
but the labeling is bad. We did the peak on Friday and got back to the vehicles
at 9:00 a.m. Sunday for an easy drive home. One note of caution it appears that
a Mexican permit and a slight gift to the local rancher may avoid break in and
vandalism to the vehicles. Things were rather messed up in my van. A copy of
Larry Tidball's map is included. |