To get to Santa Elena Canyon you need to ford a small creek. Before the creek is this view:
The creek is just below the bushes:
Diane crossing the creek:
The steps to get to the trail:
Then you go through some woods for a short while and come out below the trail going up. Here we are looking at the trail going up:
View from the trail:
A view towards the canyon as we go up:
Finally at the top we see the trail heading on:
Some wildflowers by the trail:
Getting closer to the canyon, it is very shaded close to mid-day due to the tall walls:
Some fall colors:
The other end of the canyon is visible:
The end of the trail:
Heading back to the car here are the views:
Back over the creek:
Back to the car.