Cockscomb and Doe Mountain Jan 17
A hike from The Aerie, a new housing development between Cockscomb and Doe Mountain, to both mesas.
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COCKSCOMB & DOE MOUNTAIN
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First, across to Cockscomb
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There has been a lot of rain this week, so it's muddy in spots
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Stepping carefully on a loose rock
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Looking back across the Aerie development to Doe Mountain
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The first spire on top of Cockscomb
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TheSinagua probably used this as a lookout point
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Up to the highest level
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From the flat top, a view across Doe Mountain
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The tree is slowly pushing this loose rock downslope
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This is as far as we can go without technical climbing
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Plenty of moss this winter
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This point is favored by photographers and mystics
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Back down off Cockscomb...
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...And across to Doe Mountain
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Climbing Doe....
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On top of a flat mesa, and then around it...
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This is the first time we have seen ferns growing in this area
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Down the front side of Doe
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