We had made our way from lush greenery in the central Colorado mountains to the western part of the state, to the desert. There is a road called Rim Rock Drive and this is such a cool location to drive through. It's not free, it costs 20 dollars to drive it. 23 miles of winding road on the many canyon edges you can see there. In this post I'm not going to get into the canyons we saw there but will show you a trail that is the first thing after entering the Rim Rock Drive road.
The trail is called a Devil's Kitchen trail. It's not a very long one, about 3 km there and back but is a moderate difficulty. The trail starts out as the gravel path leading to the cliffs.
During the walk, you can see many cool-looking plants, among them several species of cacti that happened to be blooming at the time.
We had to make our way up the hill to reach the destination of this trail that is named Devil's Kitchen. Don't ask, I don't know why it's named like this. Some rock climbers were there climbing on the vertical walls.
There you can find several natural rock pillars and balanced rocks.
The coolest place in Devil's Kitchen was this. A place surrounded by these amazing-looking natural rock formations. This is the place you would want to get em Instagram shots taken 😅
We did a bit more climbing in this natural structure to get better views of the surrounding areas.
One hell of a place this pine tree decided to start growing out of.
Having thoroughly explored the place and enjoyed the views, it was time to start going back. We were unfortunate enough that the moment we left, it started raining. Of course, we didn't have any rain gear or anything. It was 32C outside so I really wouldn't have wanted to wear any jacket anyway. I don't know how often it rains there, it's a damn desert after all but we got wet. Judging by the clouds the rain was not going to last very long. We found some random small cliff to hide under and wait out the remainder of the rain.
It was for sure an interesting trail, full of cool cliffs and rocks that were worth seeing. There are so many trails on the Rim Rock Drive but this is the only one we actually hiked. You can easily spend a couple of days in this area but we only had less than half a day to explore all of this. There are also so many beautiful canyons that I will start to show you very soon.
I'm glad you took the rim road, it is such a fun ride. Glad you enjoyed this hike. The Rockies and surrounding areas are so wild, it's really just an elevated desert -- The American Frontier.
Yeah, it really was. Have you driven there? Due to its elevation, it also snows there during the wintertime.
Yes, during a summer trip with my mother. We also spent time at the Black Canyon in Gunnison, CO.
Oh, cool! I went there too! The post coming up at some point 😀
Wow❤️ que lugar tan increíble 🙌🏻
Incredible place to see indeed.
Unique rock formations, cacti in bloom, and unexpected rain added to the adventure. The natural beauty is captivating.
For sure. Had to skip some other places to visit this one but no regrets.
Yay, so glad you got to explore some the the United States southwest and its great geology!
I'm glad too that I got to go, it was such a cool place to explore and I had never been in the deserts of the USA 😀.
I almost asked why it is named "The devil's kitchen" but I remembered you asked me not to ask☺️
However, I love the views...the rocks are really amazing
I can see the true beauty of nature here
Yeah haha. I wish I knew the answer myself, the place is really cool!
Very beautiful place. Hope you have enjoyed alot there.
It is yeah.
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What an incredible place, it must be very impressive to see and enjoy that landscape, the cactus flowers are beautiful and stand out for their color in that background, it must be very difficult to climb but it is an adventure to remember.
They say that they are really more beautiful, as you can see, there are huge stones, there are also mountains, so there are so many natural views. Again and again heart like to visit this place.