Large -- Medium Looking down on Hermit valley and the Hermit Trail, from about 500 feet up a cliff heading toward the Cathedral Stairs. |
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Large -- Medium It rained on us all night, but it snowed 2" on the rim. |
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Large -- Medium Sweet spires viewed from the Cathedral Stairs. The Cathedral Stairs were a section of painful elevation gain, as one might surmise from the name. |
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Large -- Medium The trail that we took earlier that morning zigzags up the side of the canyon. |
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Large -- Medium Dave on the totall cliff trail. |
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Large -- Medium The trail goes right on the cliff -- I couldn't believe you could get through there! |
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Large -- Medium Dave at our lunch stop, just before the Santa Maria spring. |
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Large -- Medium I made it out! Here's the trailhead sign to prove it. |
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Large -- Medium That uphill sucked. |
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Large -- Medium Dave made it out, too, and so did Jani, Rachel, and Ross. |