Jeronimos Cabin Sep 21 9/5/21

A hike along the ridge of Mingus Mountain to include an old woodcutter's cabin and a wildlife waterhole
0001 JERONIMO'S CABIN
1 JERONIMO'S CABIN
0002 Our starting point is on the Mingus Mountain ridge.
2 Our starting point is on the Mingus Mountain ridge.
0003 First we ascend on an old jeep road to a high point on the ridge
3 First we ascend on an old jeep road to a high point on the ridge
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0005 Then we start downward toward the cabin directly below
5 Then we start downward toward the cabin directly below
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0008 Soapweed
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0009 The cabin approach becomes very steep and slippery for the last few hundred vertical feet
9 The cabin approach becomes very steep and slippery for the last few hundred vertical feet
0010 We're here! Jeronomi was a woodcutter who supplied firewood to Jermoe and Clarkdale in the 1920s.
10 We're here! Jeronomi was a woodcutter who supplied firewood to Jermoe and Clarkdale in the 1920s.
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0014 This group shot was taken by Dennis Chisholm
14 This group shot was taken by Dennis Chisholm
0015 From here, it's a level walk out...
15 From here, it's a level walk out...
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0017 ...past this Forest Service watering hole.
17 ...past this Forest Service watering hole.
0018 The spring is roofed over to prevent wallowing
18 The spring is roofed over to prevent wallowing
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0020 Smaller animals can drink here
20 Smaller animals can drink here