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| GREENHOUSE TRAIL TO WINN FALLS | |
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| A vigorous 3-mile, 1500' climb (7.5 miles roundtrip) took us to Winn Falls Overlook, a year-round 400' waterfall, tallest in the Canyon | |
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| Winn Falls cascades over the brink in the "V" of the mountain. The Overlook is atop the cliff on the right. | |
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| Passing over a creek and through a mixed forest of oaks, pines, firs and bright yellow holly | |
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| Hurdling fallen trees, remnants of the devastating 1994 fire | |
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| Winn Falls, flanked by palisades, cascades more than 400' over the brink | |
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| Hills, valleys and sky islands to the east | |
HORSESHOE PASS A moderately strenous 10-mile hike took us 2400' to the top of Horseshoe Saddle at 7200'. |
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| Lower trail passes serene pools of South Cave Creek | Great view of aptly named Toupee Mountain |
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| Taking a break at Big Red, a large rhyolite formation | |
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| Above the timber line -- the views get better the higher we climb | |
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| Jaw-dropping views across Cave Creek Canyon toward Silver Peak | |
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| Pointing to Horseshoe Saddle, 7210', our destination | |
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| An odd tree -- the bark looks like alligator juniper but the leaves are manzanita-like | |
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| Two of more than 28 lizard species found in the canyon | |
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| A close-up view of pockmarked Toupee Mountain | |
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| It's snack time | |
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| A closeup of flat-top mountain, the counterpart to Toupee Mtn, from across the canyon | |
| BARFOOT LOOKOUT | |
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| A short peak-bagging hike to the Barfoot Fire Lookout near Rustler Park | |
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| Looking north at the Nippers | |
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| Looking west toward Willcox Playa and Chiracahua Nat'l Monument -- can you see the reclining silhouette of Cochise? | |
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| The boarded-up and battered lookout at 8823' | |
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| Barfoot Campground lies right below the Lookout | |
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| Looking southeast toward Silver Peak | |
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| Two spiny lizards basking on a rock | |
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