Hiking up Cathedral Rock in Sedona on May 8, 2014

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We got a late start so we had to start a couple of miles from the closest trailhead where the parking lot was full.
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The first couple of miles was mostly gently sloped, with Cathedral Rock getting ever closer
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We're almost at the base, so now we go around to the other side
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There's lots to see along the way!
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This is where we start some serious uphill!
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The trail goes along that crack up there. It was easier than it looked from below
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Looking down at people climbing up the crack
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The last approach
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The end of the (official) trail
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Some people continue further and higher
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The view from the End of the Trail
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The view from the End of the Trail
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The view from the End of the Trail
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The people who went further came back down this line of black rocks
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The houses across the way must have a great view!
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On the way back down
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The contour trail back to at the base of Cathedral Rock that will get us back to where we started