A hike on two adjacent peaks on Sedona's west side: up Cockscomb, then across Aerie to DoeMountain, and then down the public fromt side of Doe and across on the Aerie Trail back to the starting point.
1 COCKSCOMB AND DOE MOUNTAIN
2 From the Aerie development, we head for Cockscomb
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4 Approaching one end of Cockscomb
5 Ha;fway up, we canalready see Chimney Rock
6 Houses at The Aerie
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8 Almost up...
9 The first spire at the top
10 Now we can see along the rest of the 'spine' of spires
11 A small lookout point, authenticity uncertain
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13 Up to the top of the spine
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21 This isolated block seems to be about to fall
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25 A good break spot., with views across the Verde Valley
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28 Down from Cockscomb...
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32 ...as we head toward Doe Mountain
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36 Clinbing the rear face of Doe
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40 Resting at an intermediate point
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52 The final slots up to the top of the mesa
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67 Looking toward Courthouse and Bell Rock
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71 We round the east side of the mesa toward the public trail
