IMG_20180314_182117 At the tinajas

E, R, and Ray on Cinco Tinajas trail. Cinco Tinajas trail leads to five "tinajas", or watering holes, after which it is named. According to the Wikipedia, they are "surface pockets (depressions) formed in bedrock". We found only two of them, perhaps three; the others might have gone dry since they were first discovered by explorers in the 19th century.


The trail is about a couple of hours drive down the main park road, and a teeth-rattling drive it is, because the road is unpaved. Even so, it is smoother than all the other park roads, many of which are only accessible by an offroad vehicle.