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 3 Hiking with the Dogies this time |
 4 Our goal, Thunder Mountain |
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 9 On the way to Thunder Mountain, we stop off at the Amithaba Stupa |
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 11 By circling three times around it, counterclockwise... |
 12 ...our wishes are propitiated |
 13 This project comes from the Buddhist community |
 14 It includes a Walk of Peace |
 15 A stupa is a reliquary for prayers and holy objects |
 16 Chimney Rock |
 17 Leaving the stupa, we make our way across the saddle between Chiney Rock and Thunder Mountain |
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 30 Here's the saddle... |
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 37 That's our target, Lizard Head |
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 39 This prickly pear pad appears to have been chewed by a javelina |
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 44 We pass an unsuccessful attempt to build a house |
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 47 A rock with lichen |
 48 Looking toward Doe Mountain |
 49 Our snack stop... |
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 55 Cockscomb and Doe Mountain |
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 59 Starting up the side of Thunder Mountain |
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 64 Now it gets steep |
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 70 There are several tricky climbing pitches |
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 77 We break out on top! |
 78 This long ridge leads to Lizard Head |
 79 Looking back at the way we came, by Chimney Rock |
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 81 We're up on the Head |
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 83 Stopping for lunch |
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 87 In the distance: Airport Mesa, Bell Rock, Courthouse, and Lee Mountain |
 88 To th left: snow-capped Mingus Mountain |
 89 Houses directly below us to the west |
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 94 Haji stands on the furthest summit |
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 104 Looking west across FR152 |
 105 The Enchantment |
 106 SWe head back down |
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 112 A desert cypress |
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 114 Back toward Chimney Rock... |
 115 ...which we now circle in the opposite direction, on the Little Sugarloaf side |
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