Bandelier Falls Trail

We were told that the round trip would take about 2 hours. The trip to the Upper Falls was 1.5 miles from the parking lot. To the lower falls it was another mile and about 2 miles to the Rio Grande river, but this last leg was discouraged because of the bad smell. Several cows had died on the lower trail. One returning hiker told me, "It's not bad if you hold your breath."
The trail was narrow and rugged and included a makeshift bridge of slippery rocks and branches. We gave ourselves a merit badge for getting across.
It's a 700 ft descent from the parking lot to trail's end and you can really feel it on the way back.