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Vegetation and terrain along the Vista del Canon trail 5 to 6. 
The trail passes through extensive patches of Casa Rata and Chain-link Cholla (Cylindropuntia cholla), interspersed with Palo Adán and Torote Colorado.  Vegetation transitions to Cholla Barbona with increasing Limberbush and Palo Adán as the trail nears the canyon edge.
From Marker 6 looking down into canyon 6.
Below and across from the vista point are Ironwood, Mesquite, Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica), Tinta (Stegnosperma halimifolium), Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), Ejotón (Ebenopsis confinis), Vara Prieta (Cordia parvifolia), Torote Colorado, and Cardón.
From Marker 6 looking down into canyon6.
On the upper rim on the same side as the vista point are: Chollas, Ruellia, Jojoba, Limberbush, Boxthorn, Torote Colorado, Agave, Casa Rata, Hedgehog cactus, Vara Prieta, Palo Adán, Ejotón and Rock Hibiscus.
The above two photos are from December 2009 on our first trip to the mesa to begin the
Trail Guide Project. The set of three below are the same panorama in March 2011:
Return to the El Camino Real trail the same way you came. And continue to the Virgen de Guadalupe Shrine and the junction with the Los Corralitos trail.


However, for the adventurous, sure-of-foot hiker, starting from the southern end of the vista point (as seen in the far left photo above), there is a poorly marked trail that will lead through large lava boulders and natural depressions in the lava flow that become pools or tinajas in the rainy season. This approximately 75 yard/meter shortcut along the wide lava flow/arroyo bed will lead to Marker 9 on the Los Corralitos trail. Below are some of the plants and views on this route.
First photo in panorama from Vista point
Second photo in panorama from Vista point
Third photo in panorama from Vista point

Having passed up the arroyo a ways, now looking back towards the start near the Vista Point.

And looking at a couple of the tinajas,
each slightly above the other.
From the same vantage point, view
through the elephant trees (Bursera
microphylla) to the mission below.

Dense vegetation along the arroyo edge. Matacora and Ruellia (left foreground) and Cardón (right)

More of the lava flow and its vegetation. Incienso in foregroud, center. Matacora at edges midway. Pitaya agria midway, just left and right of center.
Continue on Los Corralitos Trail > >
Bushes and trees growing up through the lava flow.
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