Three Dog Hike Feb 14
A private-party hike through Sterling to Many Hands, with dogs
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STERLING PASS VULTEE ARCH
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The first part is the steepest, up to the pass to the right of center
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Zoe is along on this trip
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The lower part of the canyon has not birned in historic times
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Now we clinb into the Bris Mesa burn area
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Our second dog of the day is Maggy
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The view window near the top
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Resting at the top of the pass
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The third dog: Parker
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Heading down the forested westerm side of the pass
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We meet another lone hiker, from Colorado
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many Hands Cave
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None of us have seen this artifact before
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This pit may have started as a metate that was deepened into a storage pit
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Time for lunch!
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Climbing to Vultee Arch
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Back up the forested side of the pass
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Back on top
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Active moss growing at a seep
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New life comes to a burned-out tree
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A final rest while we wait for everyone to gather
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As we leave the trail, another family is just starting up
