Mitten Ridge Mar 12
Overlooking Schnebly Hill
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MITTEN RIDGE From the Huckaby trailhead
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geoege leads, and explains
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Our objective is the formation in the distance
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First, we take the Munds Wagon Trail directly up Schnebly Hill
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A double window
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Our first break spot, still in the wash. Whose tracks?
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Starting the climb up Mitten Ridge
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Halfway up the Ridge
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On the saddle, searching for a lunch spot. The wind is starting to rise.
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Looking down the 89A route toward town
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MIdgley Bridge from the saddle
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Let's eat!
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Looking upcanyon at the Fort Apache layer
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We are now working our way around the Mitten
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Out of the shelter of the overhang, we are exposed to the wind again
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Jetta loses her har, and Yona jumps down to retrieve it
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Blowin' in the wind...
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The hat is back!
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The wind is extremely stromg now, amplified by the ridge
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