Fossil Canyon 1/30/2017




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Parking under the Sunrise Powerlink.
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Exploring some side canyons.
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Tight slot canyon.
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Newer been here.
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Nice drop.
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New age Indians lived here.
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Above the Fossil Canyon. We need to get down there.
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Here is a way down.
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Colorful canyon sides.
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Different shades of?
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There is a gate.
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Topping the cairn.
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Made it to 1830. We can have lunch here.
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Keep the balance.
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That is 1830 we just were on.
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Our main group is splitting. They will go down, we are going up.
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This will be interesting.
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Climbing the ridge.
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Made it up. Somebody was here before, no first ascent.
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Holes in the rock.
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Reunited with our second group.
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Tourmaline rock.
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Walking on lava.
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Lots of boulders.
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Drops inside canyon.
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Mosaic walkway.
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All together.



Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.6 Technical: 4 Scenic: 3.9 El. 3000'