South Wilson Dec 16
Climbing the South Wilson Trail from Midgley Bridge to First Bench, and then back the same way.
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SOUTH WILSON
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On a cloudy day shortly after new snow, we head up from the Midgley Trailhead
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Our target is already in sight: up to First Bench, then up the crag to the right to the top of the mesa
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There is already some meltwater
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Up into the snowline, looking back at Steamboat
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First Bench is at the top of this saddle
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Loking back at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon
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Bobcat tracks, all in one place in the snow
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This distinctive lava bomb has been ejected from a vent on the oter side of this hill
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The final climb up to the mesa
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On First Bench, and time for a snack break
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Mt Humphreys
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We find that the trail to the summit is iced over, so we turn back
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...And back at Sedona
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A natural metate-like depression in a rock
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A rare sighting of an F-22 Osprey!
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The Osprey against a stormy sky
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Midgley Bridge
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Home again
