Grandmas Cave Sep 12
A cave on the rim of Oak Creek Canyon reached from the Harding Spring Trail. It's the largest cave in the Sedona area.
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GRANDMA'S CAVE Starting at Harding Spring trailhead
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The initial climb up the wall of Oak Creek Canyon fllows the route for Harding Spring
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Baby Buggy is the projecting formation across the canyon upper left
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From the top, we head some distance south along the rim
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Good views off the rim from here
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Yucca bananas. It's unusual to see them not eaten immediately by javelina
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The steep slope down to the cave, which is below the rim
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The cave entrance
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Is this Harding himself? The date appears to be 1912.
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Departing the cave, we opt for the more difficult route on the other side of the entrance
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This showy mushroom is abundant this year
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