Steamboat Rock Mar 16
A slickrock hike on the mountain directly north of Sedona, with a side trip at the end to Wilson Canyon
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STEAMBOAT ROCK
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Starting from Midgley Bridge
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The lower slope of Steamboat
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After a short section of the Jim Thompson trail, we climb
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It does not take longto reacj open rock
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Midgley Bridge
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Spring flowers are coming out
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A smalll area of 'polygons', or tesselated pavement
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We are headed for the chocolate-colored band (Fort Apache Layer) to the right
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On top of the Layer, a small watchpoint ruin
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Tafoni weathering of sandstone
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Lunch on top of the Layer
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Tourists fly by for a closer look
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That was the way we came
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The vertical banding is desert varnish
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Heading back...
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A side trip up Wilson Canyon
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The end of the canyon offers a panoramic view
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