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Angel Falls Day Hike Sedona April 26, 2008 by Eileen Root |
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 Sixteen intrepid Trailblazers tame the red rock wilderness. |
 Desert varnish marks the top of Angel Falls. |
Angel Falls! An enticing name for a hike that is just one of many scenic hikes in the Sedona area. And because of that, the club had a lot of enthusiastic hikers sign up for this one. |
 Who would have thought of putting up a stone bookshelf? |
The day was beautiful and sunny, a little warm but easy to handle. |
 Wilson Mountain towers over the falls on the east. |
 Hmmm. Those rocks look mighty steep. |
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I had tried this trail some 15+ years before but my girlfriends and I had gotten turned around and by the time we found the trail it was too late in the day to keep going. |
 Jenni explores the upper reaches of the falls. |
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Ted said he would be glad to lend guidance if I would “lead” the hike, so with his expert help, we were soon hiking on the right trail and down a creek bed on our way to Angel Falls. |
 Enough climbing. We’ve found the perfect picnic spot. |
 It’s downstream on the way back — mostly. |
We encountered water in the creek and were hoping to find water at the falls, but it was not to be. But the beautiful red rock formations were still enough to keep us in awe of Mother Nature! We had lunch sitting on the rock below Angel Falls. |
 Canyoneering, Sedona style. |
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We began our trek back with guidance from Bob’s GPS (handy little gadgets to have!) to find the trail that veers off from the creek. |
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| The spires of Wilson Mountain and the Barrelhouse are inspiring sights. | |
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| Springtime in the red rock country! | |
 Heading on down. It seems that we’ve been this way before. |
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Another beautiful day in sunny Arizona, hiking another scenic trail with a wonderful group of hikers! Who could ask for more? Photos by Ted Tenny and by Eileen Root. |
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Supplemental Report by Ted Tenny |
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Eileen Root was our hike leader to Angel Falls, but as navigator I showed everyone the way. There’s a new trail from the Brins Mesa Trail over to Mormon Canyon. It isn’t easy to find the way back down, so I marked it with a cairn and then overlooked it. We had to backtrack a short distance. Anyway, some of the pictures turned out. |
 Flowers cheer us in Mormon Canyon. [photo by Ted] |
 Getting there is half the fun. [photo by Ted] |
 It can’t be much farther. [photo by Ted] |
 Eileen shows us how it’s done. [photo by Ted] |
 This is red rock country! [photo by Ted] |
 Desert varnish. [photo by Ted] |
 Starting back down. [photo by Ted] |
 Wilson Mountain Barrelhouse. [photo by Ted] |
 When we can see the Fin, we’re almost down. [photo by Ted] |
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