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Loy Canyon Day Hike Sedona October 26, 2019 by Ted Tenny |
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 Trailblazers at Loy Canyon Trailhead. [photo by Lin] |
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Eighteen enlightened Trailblazers bounced their way to Loy Canyon Trailhead on a rocky road, then set out to hike the Loy Canyon Trail. We divided into two groups: those who were going to the top, led by Len Chao Yen, and those who were going to turn around earlier, led by Ted Tenny. The first group took off like rockets. The second group was supposed to wait for Ted, but they got impatient and left without him. So Ted started the hike in the sweep position. Just as well. Jim and Ted went a little way beyond the cliff dwellings, then decided to turn around and walk back to the trailhead. There we waited for the other “short” hikers. They and Carl eventually came back. Then Jim and I joined them for pizza in Cottonwood. Ted → More pictures, by Debbie.→ More pictures, by Carl. → More pictures, by Lin. |
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 Loy Butte |
 Hollow log by the trail. |
 Desert varnish. |
| Autumn colors cheer us: |
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 Arch, high above Loy Canyon. |
 A handprint? No, just cracks in the rocks. |
 That must have been some rock slide! |
 The cliff dwelling is under a rock ledge. |
 Someone had to carry water up to the cliff dwelling. |
 Not all the rocks are red. [photo by Wendy] |
 Layers of different minerals were deposited at different times. |
 “Short” hikers feast on pizza at Bocce. [photo by Wendy] |
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Supplemental Report by Lin Chao |
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Thanks Ted for leading the beautiful hike! It was an awesome day. We 12 people (there are 18 people, but only 12 of us did the longer hike: Lin, Carl, Carol, Neil, Ramona, Vicki, Ralph, Ken, Chris E, Chris, Debbie, Bettye) hiked 10.2 miles in 5 hours and 30 minutes. We had great time! The trail was pretty, the autumn leaves were bonus for this trip. Since we missed the fall colors in West Fork on October 12 hike, I was just happy to see the autumn scenery on this trail. We went to Plaza Bonita for later lunch and we celebrated Carol’s birthday at a restaurant. The food was good and the smile from Carol’s face was priceless. Lin |
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 Bright leaves. [photo by Wendy] |
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 Red rocks, desert varnish, and shadows. [photo by Joe] |
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 Mimi finds an interesting cave. [photo by Joe] |
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 Let’s all enjoy the cave. [photo by Lin] |
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 Ramona, Neil, Ken, Vicki. [photo by Carol] |
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 The brightest autumn colors. [photo by Lin] |
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 Fall colors everywhere! [photo by Lin] |
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 Fall colors everywhere! [photo by Ralph] |
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 What is it going to turn into? [photo by Lin] |
 The Great Stone Turtle has his eye on you. [Lin] |
 We’re getting high (topographically). [photo by Lin] |
 On trail, but definitely in the high country. [photo by Carol] |
 The rocks have a wavy pattern. [photo by Lin] |
| A few flowers were out. [photos by Lin] |
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 These berries are red, bur are they edible? [photo by Wendy] |
 The Hancock Ranch is next to Loy Butte. [photo by Lin] |
 “Long” hikers enjoy the repast at Plaza Bonita. [photo by Lin] |
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updated October 28, 2019