Sidestep Canyon, Blue Wonder Slot, Twisted Hoodoo, Pareidolia

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Sidestep Canyon as we start the descent into it.

   

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Janet, Elke, and Dave on the fun descent of Sidestep Canyon.

   

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The entrance to the Blue Wonder slot.

   

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The first climbing step. Note how blue the walls are deep in the canyon; hence the name Blue Wonder.

   

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Stan looking up at the crux pitch. The rope was used only for hauling the packs as a couple sections of the slot cannot easily be done with packs on. Photo by Elke Dratch.

   

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Dave at the top of the crux. This is a wonderfully photogenic spot. The photographer has to step over the opening from the easy terrain to the right.

   

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Looking back from past the crux. The blue color appears in the depths as a reflection of the sky.

   

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The formations in this canyon change every year. This year the highlight was this gathering of the Little People. An example of pareidolia!

   

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Looking back at Blue Wonder (looker’s right) and the narrow fork (left), which I did in May 2020.

   

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Twisted Hoodoo, in the White Rocks area not very far from where we exited Sidestep.

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