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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Thanks for the replies. Are Fresno Creek and Madrid Falls marked on the USGS maps?
The Mesa de Anguila also looks good. Is Bruja Canyon accessible from the west? Many sources (including the official Mesa de Anguila handout from the NPS) mention that access from the east requires climbing skills. (Or is it access to the mesa from the canyon that requires climbing?) In January I could make a 2 1/2 day trip to the canyon from Lajitas, one day in, one day out, half a day for exploring, and still carry all my water. What's it like camping on the mesa?
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Fresno Creek and Madrid Falls are both on the USGS map. refer to this
LINK for more information. also, check in my user profile there for a link to my website, it has pictures of my trip up the creek (big bend ranch SP, march 2006)
Bruja Canyon is full of large boulders, house sized that is. the climbing the NPS talks about is concerning access to Bruja Canyon, then up the canyon onto the Mesa is another mile or so of 3rd class bouldering. Bruja Canyon technically is accessible, but if you are alrady in Lajitas, it would be much much faster to use the NPS trails already in place. i haven't personaly camped on the mesa, but it's going to be primitive badlands style camping, ie. no trees, only small schrubs, and lots of typical abusive desert plant life. i'm not sure if there are designated spots or if there is only zone camping