Harding Spring Cookstove Sep 09
The car shuttle version of the steep trail up the east eall of Oak Creek Canyon
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HARDING SPRING TRAIL
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At the trailhead, we hear an elk bugling
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Starting point: a campground midway up Oak Creek Canyon. We arrange a car shuttle to the place where we will come out
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We steeply climb the Harding Spring trail up the wall of Oak Creek Canyon
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We emerge onto the Canyon rim at a good place for our snack
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We proceed another mile along the rim to the top of Cookstove Canyon
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This is a good place for lunch
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We descend the very steep Cookstove Trail back to the road
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The landmark Oak Creek water fountain on the road. A family refills its water bottles.
