Bear Paw Nov 16
A series of small coves on the south side of Bear Mountain
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BEAR PAW
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Climbing to the first bench on Bear Mountain...
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Then to the left along that level
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The hoodoos come into view on the left
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A short side trip up to Pac-Man Rock, with its cowboy graffito
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From the height off the ground, probably carved by a man on horseback
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Views from atop the rock
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There are sights to be seen one level down
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A naturaly incised wall
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There is almost always water in these holes, as evidenced by the black algae
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Back up to the level we came in on
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And around one more point for a good lunch stop
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On the way, a saddle we will be climbing later
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This point is end of the trail
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Looking into the saddle from the other side
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Explaining the lookout point, which commands the whole valley
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Exfoliation tiles, loosely resting on the bed strata
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Layer after layer of ancient sand as we return the same way we came
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A side trip up into the saddle
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A window on the south side
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Back down off the saddle, and continuing the return
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Coming down from the mountain
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