{"id":6223,"date":"2022-01-12T22:59:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T14:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6223"},"modified":"2022-03-27T04:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:39:47","slug":"20220112sedona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/20220112sedona\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Sedona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth day of my 2021 Arizona trip. Like the previous day, my friend and I would spend the day hiking near Sedona. For the day, we visited Bell Rock, Boynton Canyon and Cathedral Rock.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0522.jpg\" alt=\"Fields from Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields from Bell Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The areas surrounding the town of Sedona offered so much to explore. On our second day around town, we picked more trails to hike.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints 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before 10am. Bell Rock was a rather recognizable rock formation right next to a busy highway (actually visible from our hotel in Village of Oak Creek), and for vertex believers a source of spiritual power. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(A pass or fee was required to park at the trailhead.)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0552.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen near the parking lot. A sole climber in white was at the platform where we finally reached. Beyond that, two climbers were at a higher platform after that.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0551.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0551.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen along the trail. With these photos taken against the sun, I used the best of my post-processing to recreate the texture of the rocks.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0552.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0551.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Bell Rock.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0552.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen near the parking lot. A sole climber in white was at the platform where we finally reached. Beyond that, two climbers were at a higher platform after that.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0551.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0551.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen along the trail. With these photos taken against the sun, I used the best of my post-processing to recreate the texture of the rocks.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After leaving the trailhead, we followed a designated trail halfway up Bell Rock, with views of open fields and distant buttes towards the north. That\u2019s when I started to appreciate the popularity of this trail. It\u2019s short, so far not technical, and offered great and open views with most of the buttes in the light.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0499_DSC_0515-17.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0499_DSC_0515-17.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken roughly halfway along the climb towards Bell Rock, approximately where the trail markings ended and the slope started to become technically steep.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before our visit, my friend and I knew Bell Rock could be summitted, but we didn&#8217;t know how technical that would be and weren&#8217;t planning on climbing Bell Rock. However, it always seemed to us that the views would be better if we stepped on the higher platform in front of us, so we ended up with some climbing nonetheless.<br \/>\nThere were no trail markings along the climbing route. A very vague suggestion was that, when the path straightforward became seemingly too steep, try turning east (left) for a detour where there was a less steep path upwards. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sedonahikingtrails.com\/bell-rock_trail_3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sedonahikingtrails.com\/bell-rock_trail_3.htm<\/a> had a few pictures with rough sketches of the path.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0548Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0548Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured during our descent. The green arrow marked the platform which we were about to reach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_102126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_102126.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Route to Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Climbing Route to Bell Rock<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken at roughly the same place as the two climbers in the previous photo. It\u2019s easy to see one giant \u201cbell\u201d in front and two smaller \u201cbells\u201d at the side from this location (see previous photo). After some scouting, we determined that the \u201cbell\u201d to our left could be safely accessed.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103645.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" \/><\/a><\/br>Platform<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The \u201cbell\u201d to our left, taken at similar place as previous photo. A trail on the right of this photo would lead to the top of this platform.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0524Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0524Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back\" \/><\/a><\/br>Looking Back<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two other climbers behind us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0520.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Platform\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree on Platform<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The other side \u201cbell\u201d that we didn\u2019t reach. This tree seemed to be sprouting out of nowhere from the cracks of the rocks.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0548Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_102126.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Route to Bell Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_103645.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0524Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0520.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Platform\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0548Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0548Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured during our descent. The green arrow marked the platform which we were about to reach.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_102126.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_102126.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Route to Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Climbing Route to Bell Rock<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Taken at roughly the same place as the two climbers in the previous photo. It\u2019s easy to see one giant \u201cbell\u201d in front and two smaller \u201cbells\u201d at the side from this location (see previous photo). After some scouting, we determined that the \u201cbell\u201d to our left could be safely accessed.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103645.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Platform<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The \u201cbell\u201d to our left, taken at similar place as previous photo. A trail on the right of this photo would lead to the top of this platform.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0524Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0524Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Looking Back\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Looking Back<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Two other climbers behind us.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0520.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0520.jpg\" alt=\"Tree on Platform\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree on Platform<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The other side \u201cbell\u201d that we didn\u2019t reach. This tree seemed to be sprouting out of nowhere from the cracks of the rocks.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In the end, we reached the top of a platform\/spire (p1 above). I carried a full-frame camera during the climb, so I would rate it as YDS class 2 tops. Sections of the path did require good balancing abilities though. It seemed possible to continue higher beyond where we stopped (we saw a few people did that during our descent), but we weren\u2019t in climbing gear and we ended up pretty content with where we reached.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0492.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" width=\"90%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Twisted Tree<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Sedona was known for its vortices, which was said to exert strong and unfathomable powers on creatures. Trees with twisted barks were often seen as a sign of the vortices. Except in my biologist friend\u2019s opinion, this was simply due to chirality of plant cells.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0523.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" width=\"91%\" \/><\/a><\/br>Platform<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The other side \u201cbell\u201d that\u2019s less accessible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_102856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_102856.jpg\" alt=\"Crack on Bells Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Crack on Bells Rock<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This crack was large enough to be an accessible climbing path onto Bell Rock to my friend, if he had the proper equipment.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103757.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The crack from previous photo viewed at a different angle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103832.jpg\" alt=\"Side Bell\" \/><\/a><\/br>Side Bell<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking from below.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0492.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0523.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_102856.jpg\" alt=\"Crack on Bells Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_103757.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_103832.jpg\" alt=\"Side Bell\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0492.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twisted Tree<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Sedona was known for its vortices, which was said to exert strong and unfathomable powers on creatures. Trees with twisted barks were often seen as a sign of the vortices. Except in my biologist friend\u2019s opinion, this was simply due to chirality of plant cells.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0523.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0523.jpg\" alt=\"Platform\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Platform<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The other side \u201cbell\u201d that\u2019s less accessible.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_102856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_102856.jpg\" alt=\"Crack on Bells Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crack on Bells Rock<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This crack was large enough to be an accessible climbing path onto Bell Rock to my friend, if he had the proper equipment.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103757.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The crack from previous photo viewed at a different angle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103832.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103832.jpg\" alt=\"Side Bell\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Side Bell<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking from below.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0526_DSC_0547-22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0526_DSC_0547-22.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken at the end of our climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had the entire platform\/spire to us while we were enjoying the breeze and sceneries, and it\u2019s truly a bliss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0493.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0493.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0521.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Buttes<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0494.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0494.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Capitol Butte, Airport Mesa and Twin Buttes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0496.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0496.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br>Courthouse Butte<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0495.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0516.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0516.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Part of Broken Arrow Trail. Impressive variety of shapes of rocks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0497.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0497.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0498.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0498.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Airport Mesa, Capitol Butte.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0517.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Airport Mesa, Capitol Butte.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103212.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the mini summit that we reached.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0493.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0521.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0494.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0496.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0495.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0516.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0497.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0498.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_103212.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the top of spire.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0493.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0493.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Chapel of the Holy Cross\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Chapel of the Holy Cross<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0521.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twin Buttes<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0494.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0494.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Capitol Butte, Airport Mesa and Twin Buttes.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0496.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0496.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Courthouse Butte<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0495.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Northeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0516.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0516.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Hills<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Part of Broken Arrow Trail. Impressive variety of shapes of rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0497.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0497.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0498.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0498.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Airport Mesa, Capitol Butte.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0517.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Fields<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Airport Mesa, Capitol Butte.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_103212.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_103212.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the mini summit that we reached.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>With this unexpected climb, we only got back to the parking lot after more than an hour at Bell Rock. It\u2019s a pity that sights of Cathedral Rock, another iconic rock in the Sedona region, were blocked by some other mountains. Partly to make that up and partly spellbound by the scenery, I launched my drone for an aerial tour.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DJI_0106.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DJI_0106.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bell Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The south side in the sun with better light conditions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DJI_0107_DJI_0119-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DJI_0107_DJI_0119-12.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Bell Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DJI_0094_DJI_0105-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DJI_0094_DJI_0105-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bell Rock and Surrounding Buttes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Bell Rock and Surrounding Buttes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a brief video of portions of the flight:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q9SJGattEdk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Boynton_Canyon\">Boynton Canyon<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After Bell Rock, we drove across the town of Sedona towards our next stop of the day, Boynton Canyon, another popular place for hiking near Sedona.<br \/>\nIn fact, it&#8217;s so popular that by the time we arrived at the parking lot, it&#8217;s completely full. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(A pass or fee was required to park at the trailhead.)<\/span> Instead, we joined a group of other cars that used the shoulders of Boynton Pass Road as overflow parking. This added about 600m to our roundtrip distance.<br \/>\nHere&#8217;s GPS tracking:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=98412354&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Boynton_Knoll\">Boynton Knoll<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not far from the trailhead, a short spur trail was leading towards a knoll. It\u2019s also said to be home to the Boynton Canyon Vortex. We saw a few people on top of that knoll, and since unexpected climbing was the theme of our day, we climbed on top of it for panoramic views.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0593.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0593.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoll<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0590.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0590.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Wilson Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Lost Wilson Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0591.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0591.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0557.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0555.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rock<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0556.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Deep in the canyon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0558.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0559.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0559.jpg\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Doe Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_121422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_121422.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kachina Woman in the left of this photo.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0593.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0590.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Wilson Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0591.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0557.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0555.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0556.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0558.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0559.jpg\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_121422.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0593.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0593.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoll<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0590.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0590.jpg\" alt=\"Lost Wilson Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Lost Wilson Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0591.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0591.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0557.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0557.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0555.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0555.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rock<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0556.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0556.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Deep in the canyon.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0558.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0559.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0559.jpg\" alt=\"Doe Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Doe Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_121422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_121422.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Kachina Woman in the left of this photo.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0560_DSC_0584-25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0560_DSC_0584-25.jpg\" alt=\"View from Boynton Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Boynton Knoll<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0594Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0594Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoll<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Southwestern side as seen from the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0592Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0592Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoll<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen from the east. The small rock balanced perfectly on the right, providing a way for people to climb onto the top of the knoll.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0588.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoll<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Seen from the north where it only took a few steps to climb on top of it. I found it easiest to start from the western (right of this photo) side.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0585.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0585.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><\/br>Knoll<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seen from the north where it only took a few steps to climb on top of it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_122650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_122650.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>View to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I was on top of the knoll. \u201cKachina Woman\u201d was a spire-shaped rock in front.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0595.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0595.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kachina Woman<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another nearby spire that\u2019s obviously harder to climb on top of.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kachina Woman<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another nearby spire that\u2019s obviously harder to climb on top of.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0594Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0592Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0588.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0585.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_122650.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0595.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Boynton Knoll and Kachina Woman<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0594Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0594Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoll<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Southwestern side as seen from the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0592Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0592Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoll<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As seen from the east. The small rock balanced perfectly on the right, providing a way for people to climb onto the top of the knoll.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0588.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0588.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoll<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Seen from the north where it only took a few steps to climb on top of it. I found it easiest to start from the western (right of this photo) side.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0585.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0585.jpg\" alt=\"Knoll\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Knoll<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seen from the north where it only took a few steps to climb on top of it.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_122650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_122650.jpg\" alt=\"View to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I was on top of the knoll. \u201cKachina Woman\u201d was a spire-shaped rock in front.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0595.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0595.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0717.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0717.jpg\" alt=\"Kachina Woman\" \/><\/a><\/br>Kachina Woman<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another nearby spire that\u2019s obviously harder to climb on top of.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After that, we continued to follow the trail deeper into Boynton Canyon. The first (and last) 2km of the trail was along the perimeter of Enchantment Resort, a gated private property, otherwise the trailhead would be set at the end of that property and shaved 4km of roundtrip distance.<br \/>\nBut while the trail was passing Enchantment Resort, it&#8217;s at higher elevation than the canyon floor, offering great views of distant rugged mountains deep inside the canyon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0601.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The imposing sight of these distant rugged rocks in distinctive layers was certainly a highlight of the hike.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0709.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was taken later in the day where most of the rocks were in shadows.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0698.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0698.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0713.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Hill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0601.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0698.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0713.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0601.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0601.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The imposing sight of these distant rugged rocks in distinctive layers was certainly a highlight of the hike.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0709.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0709.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This was taken later in the day where most of the rocks were in shadows.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0698.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0698.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0713.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0713.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Hill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Apart from the distant hills, the rock formations near Boynton Canyon were also a sight to behold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0597.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0597.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0598.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Tower\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rock Tower<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0599.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0599.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0603.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0600.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0602.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0682.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0682.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0605.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0604.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boulder<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0711.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0716.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0716.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0718.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-8\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0597.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0598.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Tower\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0599.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0603.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0600.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0602.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0682.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0605.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0604.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0711.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0716.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-8, #splide-thumb-8 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos around Boynton Canyon.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0597.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0597.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0598.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0598.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Tower<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0599.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0599.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0603.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0600.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0600.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0602.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0602.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0682.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0682.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0702.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0702.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0605.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0605.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0604.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0604.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0703.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0703.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0707.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0707.jpg\" alt=\"Boulder\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boulder<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0711.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0711.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0712.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0712.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0715.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0715.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0716.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0716.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0718.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0718.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving Enchantment Resort the trail was following Boynton Canyon, and was relatively flat and easy to tackle.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_160318_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_160318_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving Enchantment Resort the trail was following Boynton Canyon, and was relatively flat and easy to tackle.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0706.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving Enchantment Resort the trail was following Boynton Canyon, and was relatively flat and easy to tackle.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0609.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Deeper in the canyon in shaded areas, there were patches of snow along the trail. My friend and I definitely felt the coldness when walking past them.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0607.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/a><\/br>Riverbed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail was following a dried creek for the most part after Enchantment Resort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/a><\/br>Riverbed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Father west and shaded by Bear Mountain, there was more snow along the trail.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0692.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0692.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Branches\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twisted Branches<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some twisted branches near the entrance of Boynton Subway, maybe due to the vortexes power?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-9\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_160318_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0706.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0609.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0607.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0692.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Branches\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-9, #splide-thumb-9 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0704.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0704.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_160318_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_160318_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0706.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0706.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">After leaving Enchantment Resort the trail was following Boynton Canyon, and was relatively flat and easy to tackle.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0609.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0609.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Deeper in the canyon in shaded areas, there were patches of snow along the trail. My friend and I definitely felt the coldness when walking past them.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0607.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Riverbed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The trail was following a dried creek for the most part after Enchantment Resort.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0673.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0673.jpg\" alt=\"Riverbed\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Riverbed<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Father west and shaded by Bear Mountain, there was more snow along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0692.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0692.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Branches\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twisted Branches<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Some twisted branches near the entrance of Boynton Subway, maybe due to the vortexes power?<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>About 3.9km from trailhead (including the detour towards Boynton Knoll), the trail forked into two branches, one continuing towards End of Trail Vista, the other towards Boynton Subway. We were hoping to visit the more interesting Subway first, but the intersection wasn&#8217;t marked (and we were overconfident about the trail&#8217;s popularity that we didn&#8217;t prepare offline maps), so we ended up missing that intersection, and headed towards End of Trail Vista first.<br \/>\nThe section of Boynton Canyon past that intersection was shaded by the soaring Bear Mountain towards the south, and thus very cold with patches of snow on the ground. My friend and I were wearing single layer, and we sure regret not bringing extra clothes with us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0611.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_142945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_142945.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_143038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_143038.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_143159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_143159.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0616.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0672.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0672.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0675.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0676.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0649.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0650.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0666.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0666.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-10\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0611.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_142945.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_143038.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_143159.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0616.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0672.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0676.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0649.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0650.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0666.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-10, #splide-thumb-10 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0611.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0611.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_142945.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_142945.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_143038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_143038.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_143159.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_143159.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">As the trail headed deeper into canyon, pine trees that were used to harsher environments took the place of more leafy plants and bushes earlier.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0616.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0616.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0672.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0672.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0675.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0675.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0676.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Then farther west, snow began to decorate the landscape that\u2019s shaded by Bear Mountain to the south.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0649.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0649.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0650.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0650.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0666.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0666.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Approaching the end, the trail started to pick up elevation gain and became rockier. To my friend and I, we had to give ourselves a rush, as a means to stay warm.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As we approached End of Trail Vista, my friend (with some hunting experience!) spotted a family of deer not far from the trail. They sure weren&#8217;t afraid of the bitterness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0619Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0619Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"60%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0620Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0620Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"60%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0622Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0622Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"60%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0624Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0624Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"75%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0626Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0626Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"55%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0627Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0627Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0631Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0631Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"75%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0639Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0639Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"60%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0640Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0640Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" width=\"60%\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0645.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0646.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Deer<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-11\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0619Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0620Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0622Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0624Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0626Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0627Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0631Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0639Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0640Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0645.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0646.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-11, #splide-thumb-11 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the deer that we encountered.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0619Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0619Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0620Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0620Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0622Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0622Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0624Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0624Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0626Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0626Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0627Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0627Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0631Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0631Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0639Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0639Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0640Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0640Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0645.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0645.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0646.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0646.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0647.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0647.jpg\" alt=\"Deer\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Deer<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"End_of_Trail_Vista\">End of Trail Vista<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Finally, we reached the end of Boynton Canyon Trail, which was higher in elevation than the canyon floor. That provided reprieve from the bitter temperature lower down the canyon, together with an opportunity to appreciate the majestic towering canyon walls in front of us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0653.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0653.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_140742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_140742.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boynton Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0663.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0663.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_135802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_135802.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0662.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0662.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_140747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_140747.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boynton Canyon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0651.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0651.jpg\" alt=\"Crack in Canyon\" width=\"55%\"\/><\/a><\/br>Crack in Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With a small waterfall in the middle.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-12\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0653.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_140742.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0663.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_135802.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0662.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_140747.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0651.jpg\" alt=\"Crack in Canyon\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-12, #splide-thumb-12 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the end of Boynton Canyon Trail.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0653.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0653.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_140742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_140742.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0663.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0663.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_135802.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_135802.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0662.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0662.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon Wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_140747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_140747.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0651.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0651.jpg\" alt=\"Crack in Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Crack in Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">With a small waterfall in the middle.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0654_DSC_0661-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0654_DSC_0661-8.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had hoped that the \u201cEnd of Trail Vista\u201d would be on the brink of the canyon with better views, unfortunately that\u2019s not the case. In addition, while stationary our bodies quickly cooled down. So after spending only about 10 minutes at End of Trail Vista and with the arrival of another group of hikers, we started our descent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0679Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0679Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Bifurcating Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Bifurcating Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend suggested this could be the creation of Tom the cat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Luckily, my friend got some cellular coverage (Verizon) in the canyon, so we were able to pinpoint an exact location of the spur towards Boynton Subway. It turned out to be marked by a rather uniquely looking tree.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0681.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0681.jpg\" alt=\"Mosaic Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mosaic Tree<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">When I first passed this tree, I was rather intrigued by its bark in mosaic shapes. Only later I found out that this tree served as the most obvious mark of the spur trail towards Boynton Subway, which would otherwise be unmarked.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0694.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The spur trail to Boynton Subway. Coming from west Boynton Canyon, we were so glad that parts of this spur trail were in the sun, bringing us some much-needed warmth.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0683.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree next to Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twisted Tree next to Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Power of vortexes!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_155533_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_155533_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Four trunks sharing one base. And it had got the mosaic bark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0700.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading back to trailhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading back to trailhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-13\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0683.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree next to Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_155533_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0700.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-13, #splide-thumb-13 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0694.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0694.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The spur trail to Boynton Subway. Coming from west Boynton Canyon, we were so glad that parts of this spur trail were in the sun, bringing us some much-needed warmth.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0683.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Tree next to Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twisted Tree next to Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Power of vortexes!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_155533_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_155533_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Tree\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tree<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Four trunks sharing one base. And it had got the mosaic bark.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0700.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0700.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading back to trailhead.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0701.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0701.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Heading back to trailhead.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0684.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_0684.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Entrance to Boynton Subway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_153210_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220112_153210_MP.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Entrance to Boynton Subway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Entrance to Boynton Subway<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A steep slope that turned out to be an obstacle for some visitors. It\u2019s recommended to keep to the south (left of these photos) side of the slope where the surface of rocks would form some sort of stairs.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Boynton_Subway\">Boynton Subway<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>About 10 minutes on the spur trail we reached the entrance of Boynton Subway. It would take some scrambling (YDS class 2 tops) to reach the top of it, after which one would find a giant slit in the rocks with two ledges on its sides, in a shape that resembled a subway platform (photo below).<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_152844_MP.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_152844_MP.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Subway<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: x-small;text-align: left\">The 35-150mm lens that I had was too long for the Boynton Subway, so I captured this with my cell phone at 26mm equivalent.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, it seemed that one of the ledges would lead to more areas for exploration (slideshow below). It involved some exposure, but that\u2019s easily manageable by us.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_152951Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_152951Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway Entrance\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boynton Subway Entrance<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back at the end of this entrance slope, the shape of the cave resembled a subway tunnel, and the ledges on both sides resembled subway platforms. The south side of the ledge (blue arrow) would lead to more areas of exploration.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145707Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145707Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Boynton Subway<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ledge on the south side continued around the mountain (blue arrow). The lower-right hand side of this photo was a small incline that shouldn\u2019t post dangers if treated properly.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145930Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145930Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How the ledge continued after wrapping around the mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145949Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145949Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Rocks of Sedona seen from an alcove along the way. The ledge continued from left to right since the previous photo.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150112Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150112Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ledge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ledge<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ledge continued from the alcove in the previous photo and wrapped around the mountains. My friend and I weren&#8217;t sure what the pile of bricks in the left foreground was for.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0687Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0687Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove with Brick Wall\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove with Brick Wall<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Same alcove as the one in the previous photo. Its interior didn\u2019t seem spacious enough for residential use.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150155.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another smaller one.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-14\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_152951Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway Entrance\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_145707Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_145930Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ledge\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_145949Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_150112Q9.jpg\" alt=\"-\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0687Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove with Brick Wall\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_150155.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-14, #splide-thumb-14 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_152951Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_152951Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Subway Entrance<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back at the end of this entrance slope, the shape of the cave resembled a subway tunnel, and the ledges on both sides resembled subway platforms. The south side of the ledge (blue arrow) would lead to more areas of exploration.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145707Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145707Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Boynton Subway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Boynton Subway<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ledge on the south side continued around the mountain (blue arrow). The lower-right hand side of this photo was a small incline that shouldn\u2019t post dangers if treated properly.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145930Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145930Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ledge<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">How the ledge continued after wrapping around the mountain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_145949Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_145949Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Rocks of Sedona seen from an alcove along the way. The ledge continued from left to right since the previous photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150112Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150112Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Ledge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ledge<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The ledge continued from the alcove in the previous photo and wrapped around the mountains. My friend and I weren&#8217;t sure what the pile of bricks in the left foreground was for.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0687Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0687Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove with Brick Wall\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove with Brick Wall<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Same alcove as the one in the previous photo. Its interior didn\u2019t seem spacious enough for residential use.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150155.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150155.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another smaller one.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150309.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220112_150309.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Gap\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_151336.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_20220112_151336.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Narrow Gap\" \/><\/a><\/br>Narrow Gap<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">At the end of the previous slideshow, my friend found this narrow gap of rocks and was feeling adventurous. The previous climb up Boynton Subway probably didn&#8217;t satisfy him, anyways, unexpected climbing was the theme of the day. It\u2019s rather steep, and since I wasn\u2019t in full climbing gear (like earlier today at Bell Rocks) and the views on top weren\u2019t that much better, I wasn\u2019t having a great time.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here were the views beyond the end of subway platform, but not necessarily up the narrow slit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0689.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0689.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150142.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_151208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_151208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0690.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0686.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0686.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured at the entrance of Boynton Subway.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-15\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0689.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_150142.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_20220112_151208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0690.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0686.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-15, #splide-thumb-15 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0689.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0689.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_150142.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_150142.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/IMG_20220112_151208.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220112_151208.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0690.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0690.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0686.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0686.jpg\" alt=\"Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Creek<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Captured at the entrance of Boynton Subway.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After this climbing excursion, we headed back towards the trailhead. It&#8217;s about 4:30pm by the time we reached our car, an hour from sunset. Just like yesterday, we wanted to watch the sunset somewhere scenic, and my friend and I decided on Cathedral Rock for that. <\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Cathedral_Rock\">Cathedral Rock<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Cathedral Rock shared many similarities with the Bell Rock that we visited this morning. It&#8217;s a short trail or climb that offered spectacular views, and thus popular with visitors. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Both required a pass or fee for parking.)<\/span> Due to its rock formation, the trail to Cathedral Rock actually ended up at a saddle point. So unlike Bell Rock, the views varied along the trail and it felt like a new world with refreshing sights emerging beyond the horizon as one reached the end of its trail.<\/p>\n<p>We only reached the trailhead at 5pm, about half an hour before the official sunset. With mountains towards the west at higher elevation, the sun would set earlier than that. Since I didn&#8217;t want to miss the sunset, once off the car I raced all the way up the rock. The steep 1km one-way trail involved some scrambling sections for most people, but didn&#8217;t present any technical difficulties to me. Despite I carried a full frame camera, I managed the trail with minimal use of hands (so I would rate that as YDS class 2 tops). And in a mere 20 minutes, I arrived at the end of the trail with heavy panting and a golden horizon in front of me.<\/p>\n<p>But the highlight of sunset from Cathedral Rock should be the mountains to the west, bathing in the warm and soft colors at sunset.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0720.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Glowing under the setting sun.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0729.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">10 minutes later the sun had set below the opposite mountains, so these rocks took on a milder appearance.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0730.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/a><\/br>Twin Buttes<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chapel of Holy Cross visible below the mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br>East Twin Butte<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0735.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0735.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br>Courthouse Butte<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0736.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">6 more minutes later things started to get dark.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0742.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">8 more minutes later, the remaining of the rocks\u2019 colors were beginning to fade to darkness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0741Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0741Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Spire\" \/><\/a><\/br>Spire<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Weirdly that I couldn\u2019t find its name online.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-16\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0720.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0729.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0730.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0735.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0736.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0742.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0741Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Spire\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-16, #splide-thumb-16 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0720.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0720.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Glowing under the setting sun.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0729.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0729.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">10 minutes later the sun had set below the opposite mountains, so these rocks took on a milder appearance.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0730.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0730.jpg\" alt=\"Twin Buttes\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Twin Buttes<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Chapel of Holy Cross visible below the mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0737.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0737.jpg\" alt=\"East Twin Butte\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>East Twin Butte<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0735.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0735.jpg\" alt=\"Courthouse Butte\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Courthouse Butte<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0736.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0736.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0738.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0738.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">6 more minutes later things started to get dark.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0742.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0742.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the East\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the East<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">8 more minutes later, the remaining of the rocks\u2019 colors were beginning to fade to darkness.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0741Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0741Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Spire\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Spire<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Weirdly that I couldn\u2019t find its name online.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>In comparison, the views towards the west weren&#8217;t as broad, and didn\u2019t come with enough iconic red rocks as the eastern side of Cathedral Rock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0721.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0721.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0722.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/a><\/br>Setting Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0739.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0739.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape after Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape after Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0740.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0740.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape after Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape after Sunset<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-17\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0721.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0722.jpg\" alt=\"Setting Sun\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0739.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape after Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0740.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape after Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-17, #splide-thumb-17 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div 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Due to the rock formation funneling the wind through, wind was strong at Cathedral Rock, and after sunset it was getting cold pretty quickly. So at around 7:45pm, we started our descent.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s when we found that halfway up Cathedral Rock, the views were actually broader, with Airport Mesa and Capitol Butte also in sight. Heading downhill, we watched these mountains rested in tranquility under the dark blue sky as night fell. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0750.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0751.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The southern part.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0755.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0755.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The northern part.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0753.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0753.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks after Sunset\" \/><\/a><\/br>Red Rocks after Sunset<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0757.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Northeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0758.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0758.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Villages before Airport Mesa. Capitol Butte and Brins Butte in the background.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0760.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0760.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail to Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during our descent when it&#8217;s almost dark. A sign of its steepness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-18\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0750.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0751.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0755.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0753.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks after Sunset\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0757.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0758.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_0760.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-18, #splide-thumb-18 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0750.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0750.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountain to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0754.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0754.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0751.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0751.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The southern part.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0755.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0755.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The northern part.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0753.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0753.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rocks after Sunset\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Red Rocks after Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0757.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0757.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Northeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0758.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0758.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Villages before Airport Mesa. Capitol Butte and Brins Butte in the background.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/DSC_0760.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/12\/thumbnails\/DSC_0760.jpg\" alt=\"Trail to Cathedral Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail to Cathedral Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taken during our descent when it&#8217;s almost dark. A sign of its steepness.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we got back to the trailhead parking lot at 6:10pm. After that, we drove back to the hotel and concluded the day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth day of my 2021 Arizona trip. Like the previous day, my friend and I would spend the day hiking near Sedona. 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