China Ranch is a family owned and operated small farm, It is an Oasis in the forbidding Mojave Deset near Southern Death Valley. Date palms and abundant wildlife, all hidden away in some of the most spectacular scenery the desert has to offer.China Ranch offers several interpretive self-guided nature walks.
Linda and I hiked the Crack Trail, a 4 mile round trip, that is the longest but possibly the most rewarding of the hikes. It involves a 350 foot drop/gain over its course. This trail contains an historical saloon building, an ore loading site, T&T railroad grade, an Amargosa river crossing, all leading to the crack, a narrow twisting slot canyon eroded into the igneous rhyolite rock. The canyon is eventually blocked by two boulder strewn vertical dry falls, ten to fifteen feet high.
We enjoyed the hike to the canyon. We took the oportunity to enjoy or lunch at the mouth of the canyon, with a view of the Amargosa River. The hike concludes at the China Ranch Bakery. Later that evening we enjoyed some datenut bread that Linda purchased before we left.
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