Our Winter has been extremely dry to date so I decided to take advantage of the warmer weather and explore Penitente Canyon Recreation Area. Neat area to go sauntering, but it's huge so I'll have to come back later and explore other trails. The trails are easy to follow and Trail Confidence Markers are placed at the intersection of trail crossings. My hike has 963.6 feet of elevation gain. There are numerous trails throughout the area, some of which are loops and others that are linear sections.