Abineau - Bear Jaw Oct 14
This is a loop of three trails starting after a short connector from the trailhead on the west side of San Francisco Peaks
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ABINEAU - BEAR JAW
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At this point we take Abineau Trail
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We encounter traces of an avalanche
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The Abineau detours at this point...
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...up a steep hill, on a precariously rocky detour
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THE avalanche path...
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We emeerge fron the trees to great views
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The highest point on our hike at 10,200' and our lunch stop
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The avalanche path is even more obvious up here
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Turning aspen. There are a lot fewer aspen on this side of the mountain.
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Next , we take Waterline Road. This will circle the whole mountain and join the road from Lockett MEadow to the Inner Basin pumphouse.
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A pressure relief station on the waterline that runs along this road
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After about two miles we leave the road to take the Bear Jaw trail
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Aover 100 years ago, lonely Basque sheepherders carved these aspen
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This is a rich area of sheepherder designs
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We have now arrived back at the atarting connector
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From here, a short walk out
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