Courthouse Loop Jan 09
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COURTHOUSE LOOP
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Forming up at the Bell Rock trailhead
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As we start on the Big Park Loop, Courthouse looms in the background
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Here we turn east onto the Courthouse Loop
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Our first water break
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We reach the large wash at the eastern edge of the loop
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There's some water left...
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...so time to pause for reflection
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Also, time for a snack break
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One last look back on the wash...
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...Then it's time to continue around the Courthouse
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Looking farther east, to Rabbit Ears
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The Bun, at the northernmost edge of the Loop
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A panoramic view
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Just a little snow remains, in shadows, leaving mud on the trail
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Cathedral Rock, with a Mormon tea bush in the foreground
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The Cockscomb and Dow Mountain
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Heading for Bell Rock
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Our last break...
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...and we're back
