Starting at the Soldier Pass trailhead, a loop up to Brins Mesa via the Arch, across the mesa and down the front side, and then across the front of the Mitten via Cibola Pass to the starting point
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3 An obigatory stop at Devil's Kitchen to see how far this hanging block is from falling into the sinkhole
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5 Evantually its fate will be that of the 'Grand Piano'
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9 The Seven Pools. Abalone-like sets of scour ponds along a crack also occur elsewhere in this area
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12 Climbing toward Brtins Mesa
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22 At the Arch
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25 The Arch is now fully separated from the canyon wall
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33 One rock showing a bit of fossil beach
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35 Smaller arches-in-being
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40 A javelina den
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45 On top of the mesa! Now it's a flat hike for some time.
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49 Traces of the Brins Mesa burn of 8 years ago
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59 Down the front side of the mesa, facing the Jordan Road trailhead
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63 Up to the Mitten ridge by stages
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82 Down from the ridge and tothe Cibola Pass trail
