We had the opportunity to take a nice 8km, 2-hour hike in the Badlands with our friend Ken Klink and his dog Midge. It was a 5-minute drive from the Rancho Casa Blanca RV Park where we were staying. We hiked to the top of one of the mountains and had a great view of the Valley.
East Indio Badlands Trail opened in 2020 to the public. It offers a spectacular loop through classic Badland topography, formed by thousands of years of erosion and the San Andreas Fault. We hiked through slot canyons, through the shadows of tectonic uptilts, and along a prominent ridge with 360 views from the Salton Sea to San Gorgonio Mountain.
Badlands means a barren area in which soft rock strata are eroded into varied fantastic forms. There you go – a bit of trivia!