The Fin Feb 15
From the Jordan trailhead above Uptown Sedona to Mormon Overlook and then the Fin.
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THE FIN
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We first make our way up onto Brins Mesa and head for Mormon Overlook
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The sandstone steps
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The window that opens up in the distance as we reach the three-quarters point
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On top of the Mesa!
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This seems to be a rescue landing zone
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At Mormon Overlook
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A view of Uptown
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Fluorescent yellow lichen
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Heading back to the Brins Mesa trail, an unusual agave
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As we head down off the Mesa, the Fin is before us
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Leaving the main trail...
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Through a cypress-forested wash
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And up onto the Fin
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A good place for lunch as we near the foot of the vertical part
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Onward along this ledge line
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The west side the Fin
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The last hikers following us
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Looking toward town along the west side, with Chimney Rock visible in the background
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Starting down off the highest ledge level, through a chute
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A narrow ledge takes us to the top of the second chute
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Boots don't fail me now...
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The second chute
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This one is relatively easy
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But now to come down a loose rockpile into the third chute
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The 'over-under tree', which is usually passed by crossing under its largest root
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THis brings us to a steep, rocky wash
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A really large juniper
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A final look back at the Fin
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