Disclaimer: I'm a midwesterner born and breed. My idea of "hiking" involves a flat pathway along a forest preserve. With that in mind...
I had an amazingly outlandish idea that we were going to handle Echo Canyon. We drive 30-ish minutes only to see that it's closed 'til mid Jan '14. Perhaps the fates spared us as we took to Cholla Trail. We parked along Invergordon and made our way up. I'm ashamed to say that we arrived the same time as a father and his ten-ish year-old daughter... and they out-paced us. Cholla Trail was a moderately difficult hike with some narrow spots. I'm amazed at the folks who I saw running. Also saw a bunch of folks with some fresh cuts and scraps.
Had breathtaking views of the sunset on our way back.
Definitely recommend!