Steamboat Rock Apr 15
A classic slickrock climb on the huge bare rock behind Sedona. Includes a final side trip up Wilson Canyon for lunch.
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STEAMBOAT ROCK
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This is our goal, high on the rock near the small spire in the center
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Starting out on the Jim Thompson trail
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...Shortly into the trail, a direct rock climb of Steamboat
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Up
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Midgley Bridge and our parking area come into view as we near the top of the rock
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We climb to just under the spire, then head right
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In the process, we climb to the Fort Apache Layer
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...which is the chocolate brown layer near teh base of the right spire
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In the saddle, an overlook of Uptown Sedona
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Homeycomb weathering of the spire sandstone is visible in the center of this frame
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Looking back toward the Midgley
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A break on top of the Fort Apache, which weathers out of the surrounding sandstone
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View of the Layer across to the adjacent spires. It's the same layer we are sitting on here.
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A small ruin
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Starting down...
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Back on the Ji, Thompson, headed toward Wilson Canyon
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Lunch at the end of Wilson
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