Lost Wilson Loop Apr 15

This hike normally started on FR 252 at the Brins Mesa trailhead. Because of the poor condition of 252, we started from Jordan Road, hiked across the top of the mesa to the trailhead on 252, crossed behind the mesa and across the front of Lost Wilson by the intended trail, up onto Brins Mesa, and then back to Jordan on the public trail

1 LOST WILSON LOOP	2 First, we climb Brins Mesa from the Jordan trailhead	3	4
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9 On top, crossing the mesa. This is Brins Ridge from the side, looking across West Sedona.	10	11 Break on the high point of the mesa near the back side	12
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17	18 Down the back side of the mesa toward FR 252	19	20
21	22	23	24 At the FR 152 intersection, we turn toward Lost Wilson...
25	26	27 ...circling the back of the mesa	28
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37 The manzanita gets thicker	38	39 Lost Wilson comes into view	40
41 Through a cypress forest	42	43	44
45	46 Starting up the mountain	47	48
49	50 Older yucca go into bloom this time of year, with these stems shooting up one foot a day.	51	52 A series of steep, brushy washes leading up the side of Lost Wilson
53	54	55	56 Giant manzanita
57 After climbing out of a deep canyon in the side of Lost Wilson, we have to climb high to get around its headwall	58	59	60
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69	70	71 On this level, we can cross around the mountain	72
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77	78	79	80 Penstemon are in bloom
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85	86	87	88 Now we have passed the head of the canyon on the mountain
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101	102	103 These spires on Lost Wilson are visible only from this trail	104
105	106	107	108 The weather deteriorates...
109 Now we cross around to Brins Mesa	110 The Brins burn zone	111	112
113	114	115 A small canyon cutting into the mesa	116 We climb the backside of the mesa about midway between Mormon Overlook and the cross-mesa trail
117 Back to the public ttrail...	118 ...and return down the front of Brins Mesa. These are the windows visible near the top.	119	120
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