Cave Knoll
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Dawn on the Kolob Terrace Road.
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Spendlove Knoll even looks good in this light!
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Josh and Andy start up Cave Knoll's interesting north ridge, aka Hoodoo Ridge.
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Unsettled weather makes for some great scenery.
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We have good views of Pine Valley Peak in the distance.
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The peak on the left with the big white top is South Guardian Angel. The West Temple is in the center. The summit of Cave Knoll is on the right.
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Appropriately named Hoodoo Ridge is over half a mile long and sculpted of beautiful slickrock.
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Minor routefinding is required to find a path around the hoodoos.
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We lose elevation to get around some hoodoos.
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Andy on Hoodoo Ridge.
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Great light this morning!
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Another shot of Andy on my favorite section of Hoodoo Ridge.
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Red Butte is the pointy peak on the left. Spendlove Knoll is at the center.
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Andy oozes down from a fin of hoodoos.
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Josh between a pair of hoodoos.
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Near the summit we find perhaps the coolest water filled pothole I've ever seen! Wild that its way up here on this ridge!
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Plenty of plant life, didn't see any fish or frogs though.
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Looking back down Hoodoo Ridge toward Spendlove Knoll.
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Andy & Josh nearing the summit.
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What an amazing slickrock playground!
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Incredible view west from Cave Knoll: South Guardian Angel, The West Temple, Mount Kinesava, Tabernacle Dome.