5.17 Bear Mountain, Sedona
Bear Mountain, bare of bears, particularly the brown bears without wishing to denigrate black bears or in fact, any other colors of this specie. Destination--Bear mountain (Notice editor has a new red pen) One of our earlier starts--a different Sedona look Not Bryce--Sedona has its own hoodoos (Click on pictures for perspective) After a Shabbos , during which our minds were stimulated by an incredible Torah portion and our bodies rested after a strenuous week, we set off on this climb of over 2,000 feet. It has an emotional aspect for us. We undertook the hike once before in December 2009. We remember it well for two reasons. It is a truly spectacular hike enabling a person to see all the mountains, monoliths, valleys and town from a single spot. Without doubt, it is one of our finest hikes. On the ‘spotty’ trail, we covered red rocks, slate, sandstone, small and great, gray rocks, slabs, checkerboard rocks—the types of material were endless. There are three false peaks be...