Three Canyons Jan 14
Starting from the first Verde Valley School Rd trailhead
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THREE CANYONS
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We strta directly up slope on the Seven Sisters side, but not to the Highline Trail
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...but to a ledge level below iyt
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Proceeding north below the Highline
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Overlooking Little Park
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The swest side of Castle Rock
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Climbing a narriw wash
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Yellow-green lichen
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We climb into a deep canyon
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This pool has a deep scour pit at the far end
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Desert varnish
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There is no hiking route out of the top end of this canyon
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Heading across to Silver Canyon
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We are now directly above Little Park
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Potsherds we found near the trail
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Our return is through a series of narrow slots
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A dead javelina
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Although we are by this point adjacent to the Vilage, it still feels like wilderness
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Mayan Maiden
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The pioneer irrigation dam, later superseded by drilled wells.
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Is this figure ancient or modern? This does not look like Sinagua technique.
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Finally, Castle Rock in the distance
