Soldier Pass Oct 08
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SOLDIERS PASS LOOP
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This time, our route is looping through Brins Mesa and Cibola
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This blocl
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Our first stop: Devil's Kitchen sinkhole. This bllock could cave in anytime.
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Seven Sacred Pools
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Climbing toward Brins Mesa
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The Soldiers Pass caves
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Yes - that's Bell Rock we can see from here
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The final pitch up to the Mesa
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A water stop just below the top
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Brins Mesa, our highest point for the day. Trails fork here for Dry Creek Road.
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Crossing the edge of the fire devastation
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The Fin, seen from the back
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We start down the Cibola side
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A twisted Arizona cypress
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Cibola Mitten
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We take a shortcut trail around the Cibola trailhead
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A panorama from the top of the 'Toadstool' on the shortcut
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We're now on the front side of Cibola Mitten
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Rejoining the main trail back to Soldier Pass trailhead
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Cypress bark of many colors
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Back at the Sinkhole
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