If you like brown, this is the place to hike.\n\nDid the Gateway Loop.  Counter clockwise.  The first mile felt like it took forever.  And I questioned only having one bottle of water for me and the wife.  I was starting to think about sucking cactus juice.  But once we got to the Gateway Saddle it was smooth sailing, cooler, greener, and less arid.\n\nA good 3.6 mile hike that will take about 3 hours if you walk it at a decent clip.