Mark's Scenic Arizona

Black Mesa Loop = January 02, 2011

The brisk weather meant plenty of ice on the trail

As you'll see I can never get enough of Four Peaks

The first ice we encountered
Looks like topo on ice
More icy topo
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Another clear pool of ice
First 'open water' on the hike
More topo ice
Frozen in the ice
First Water Creek
Raised ice
Rocks under the ice
Dirt slowly sinking through the softening ice
Four Peaks peeking through
Four Peaks close-up
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Superstition Mountains
Ice in the mud flat
Four Peaks
Four Peaks
Massacre Falls is dead center in photo
Four Peaks
One lightning-struck Saguaro
Black Mesa
Weaver's Needle in background
Black Top Mesa on the left
Water trickling through the rocks
Upper First Water Creek
Another shot of Black Top Mesa
Superstition ridgeline in the background
Is it ice or a thin sheet of water flowing
Dead Woman's Cave almost 'dead' center
A great spot for a video
Thick ice
Frozen trickle
This piece of ice was 3/4 inch thick

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