Oriflamme Canyon

[San Diego History Museum Canyoneers hike in Oriflamme Canyon]

March 7, 2009

entrance to Oriflamme Canyon on Highway S2 N 33 0.452 W 116 27.375

[we set out about 10:00 AM, driving up Oriflamme Canyon Rd in 4WD vehicles]

0-852-29-658 parking area in the canyon [time about 10:50]

[we first go slightly DS to an area that once held highway department
buildings]

856-638
850-610
874-587 campsite
873-570
863-530!

apparently a former building site, end of this part

after exploring the area around the old county crew site, we continue up the
canyon

858-603

going US and the stream is to our R

834-637
818-661
783-692
756-721
762-739
752-756
736-781
729-798

719-812-fence  through a gap in a fence

697-839
682-851
666-872
656-886
642-897
625-917
612-937
608-944
600-955
566-977
550-976
520-981
499-987
486-988-crossing stream crossing [not the only one!]
475-987
475-13
472-32
473-50
471-70
448-79
420-91
418-90
409-101
407-109
405-130 we rejoin the actual trail
390-157
364-175
359-187
349-199
349-206
335-224
323-227
309-227
278-255
267-273-crossing stream crossing
256-294

stream crossing

254-300
244-312
231-320
222-326
202-330
191-336
177-339
165-346
164-362
159-370
164-400
163-402
166-418
162-423
135-429
110-417
91-426
81-428
60-433
52-418
45-417
24-428
33-438
43-450
30-446
11-446
1-449
992-468
956-502
931-503
907-512

we turn around and backtrack

the falls at 59-911-30-495!

mileage at falls is 5.65

[leave falls about 1:41 PM]

return to parking area 2:49 PM 7.22 miles

[driving back to Highway S2, I take a few readings in the GPS]

0-843-29-655
867-685
880-701
934-586!

resume when turning L onto Highway S2

[junction at 0-452-27-375]

0-514-27-384
615-365
661-351
700-334
756-256
794-203
813-152
821-96
823-51
830-6
871-924
889-889
895-848
889-812
883-779
880-724
884-687
902-647
918-573! ends at stagecoach monument