Narrow Canyon Loop Nov 09
From the trailhead at the end of FR 152
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NARROW CANYON LOOP
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At the trailhead at the end of FR152
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We start out on the Dry Creek Trail
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Now we fork off onto social trails to eventually connect to the Vultee Arch Trail
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Our break spot in a wash at the head of a huge dry waterfall
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Our first sighting of bear scat
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More bear scat, now with more manzanita berries
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Our first big vista point
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A hedgehog cactus
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The large-stemmed species of manzanita
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Our lunch spot on a steep slope above a wash
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Ledge walking around the next hill toward Minihan's Cave
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The lookout point above the cave
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Afer a steep scramble down, the cave appears
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There is a lot of rock art in the cave, including this scorpion...
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...and the 'hands' theme found in so many other local caves
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We leave the cave down through a brushy wash
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The wash takes us tothe Vultee Trail and back
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