West Fork, off Oak Creek Canyon, after a week of precipitation left two feet of snowfall in the canyon. Kneedeep snow made for heavy going but incomparable beauty.
1 WEST FORK WINTER WONDERLAND
2 Morning sun at the start of the trail
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7 The chicken coops mark the start of the trail into the Fork
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11 The first crossing: Can we make it over an icy log?
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28 Second crossing: Yak-Traks are holding on the ice
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41 Third crossing: This is as far as we go
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76 This huge icicle has built up from a seep on the canyon wall
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78 Evern a tree with few lower branches can keep its vicinity clear
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82 Heading out of the Fork
83 Near Vista Point, at the top of Oak Creek Canyon
