This "wrong way" hike of Mitten begins with a direct climb up to the outrun end of the Hangover Trail via Munds Wagon Trail from the Huckaby trailhead, then up Hangover to the Mitten saddle and directly back through the slot below the saddle.
1 HANGOVER SLOT Starting up the Munds Wagon trail
2 An overcast day, with rain predicted by early afternoon
3 Views of Uptown Sedona as we climb
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5 The public trail runs up a wash an crosses the road several times
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10 This is what we're about to climb
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13 Already seeing the first spring flowers
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19 We climb the ledgy area toward Hangover Trail
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22 As we join Hangover, the weather turns darker
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41 After Hangover, we emerge into the large drainage bowl facing Midgely Bridge
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43 Mitten, from the saddle
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47 Because there's already a rumble of thunder, we don't stay.
48 Down the other side of the saddle, but directly doqwn, rather than on the main trail
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54 From the end of this point, a steep slot opens up to our left
