Mark's Scenic Arizona

Starting in the dark

First stop up from Carney Spring

Rogil's group

Ditto

Almost a square rock cut

Looking Southeast from summit above Carney Spring

Looking North

Looking Northeast

Looking East toward the ridgeline - our goal

Looking South

Weaver's Needle

Another view of Weaver's Needle

Looking down on Gold Canyon area

Brave souls heading up to sign the logbook

And there they are at the summit

Same shot zoomed out - can you see them still?

Here they are

Our fearless leader

Looking West Northwest

Almost flat as a table

Descending single file

Skirting the West wall

Canyon view

Looking back on our trail

On the way down again

On another saddle

Valley of the Sun, albeit a bit hazy at the moment

Again looking back where we came from

Doesn't look as steep or deep as it was

Another canyon view

Looking back

Lined up almost parallel to the old Century plant

More haze

Weaver's Needle again

Taking a short break

Looking East onto the East Valley

Not there yet?

Plenty of scree

Don't push that rock cairn over!

Like ants coming over the rocks

Still hazy

Looking Northeast toward Four Peaks

Take two

Plenty of vegetation here

Weaver's Needle once more

Looks almost like twins in the center

Still not there yet??

Definitely on the ridgeline

East Valley again

Imagine this picture

Then add this above it

Sharp spire

Lunch break

That's where we came from?

Still a ways to go

Like a double-layer cake?

Deep V gorge

Climbing again

Looking back on the descent

Admiring the view

Another gorge

A picture just doesn't capture the steepness

Same here

Aahhh, some flat gorund

Looking back again

Is that a trace of blue sky on the left?

Flatiron - and yes, that blue sky is one the way

Plenty of moss on the rocks

Looks like a hand pressing a marshmallow

Finally heading down Siphon Draw

Descending

Blue sky above Apache Junction

I just came down from there?? I can sure feel it

Looking back up the trail

Blue sky over the Goldfields

Impressive

Perfect hiking day, overcast when strenuous, ending in sunshine!

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