Cedar Canyon 9/18/2017




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Wit is taking a bathroom break while we are setting up our car shuttle.
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On a trail.
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This looks like some part of old European castle.
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On Chapman trail.
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The weather is nice, not hot.
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Near the Cedar Glen campground.
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Our group before we will split.
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We need to cross a ridge to get into Cedar Canyon.
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It starts with some rough rocks.
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There is a lot of nice hiking in the middle.
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Sometimes we have to get to the scree on side.
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Overall it is not bad.
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Trail, I made it to the saddle.
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Wit is coming up.
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Have some easy going up still.
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There is Baldy behind us.
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This is our high point. Thunder Mountain.
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It will be all downhill from here.
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On the ski slope.
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Top of the Big Butch.
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Did Wit step on a rattlesnake? It definitely sounded like.
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Made it thru the tricky part.
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It is a slow progress down.
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And we are all together!







Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.9 Technical: 4 Scenic: 3.8 El. 3500'