Romero Pass, Romero Canyon Trail

2014 April Arriving at Romero Pass: Richard was coming up from the other side of the Santa Catalina Mountains - I only had to wait a few minutes for him to appear! Charles Miles. 4/5/2014.

Arriving at Romero Pass took about 2 hours and 40 minutes of hard effort on the Romero Canyon Trail - it only took another 3 or 4 minutes for my friend Richard to appear on the West Fork trail. This was our meeting spot for today - he started at Molino Basin and was about 13 miles into an east/west crossing of the Santa Catalina Mountains.

The pass was too windy/chilly to be a nice spot for a break - so after refilling bottles we headed down - eventually taking a break along the canyon - green plants and flowing water!

2014 April A break in Romero Canyon: The flowing water was wonderful! Charles Miles. 4/5/2014.

Alison was also hiking up from Catalina State Park - her small blue figure was hard to spot against the huge walls of the canyon!

2014 April Alison and Romero Canyon: Our first siting of Alison as we came down - if you look very carefully you can see the tiny figure of Alison (in blue) against the huge canyon walls! Charles Miles. 4/5/2014.

Down, down, down the canyon - beautiful sections of canyon abound above Romero Pools -

2014 April Alison and Richard Running Down. Charles Miles. 4/5/2014.

we had all seen other people during the day but until Romero Pools we didn't see anyone on the descent, after Romero Pools there were quite a few groups headed down - a lovely day to enjoy the trail!

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On the Landscape of the Santa Catalina Mountains

Romero Pass, Romero Canyon Trail - 2014/4/5

Created by Charles Miles on 4/6/2014.