Surprise Canyon Apr 10
A side trail from Loy Canyon
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SURPRISE CANYON
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Starting from the Loy Canyon trailhead
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We take the public trail up Loy
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Past the Hancock Ranch
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We trun off the public trail and cross a side wash
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Up on the walls, we reach an alcove of rock art
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The snake was venerated because it was reputed to move easily b etween the surface world and the 'unnderworld
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We continue up the canyon
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We climb up a ridge between Surprise and Loy Canyons...
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Looking back at Surprise Canyon
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...and over at Loy Canyon
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This is the way we return
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Mingus Mountain has had snow all winter, a rarity
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In Loy Canyon, we pass another, small Sinagua habitation. This could have been just one family.
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