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Well, I probably could climb down that way, in front of me, but I decide to check my maps first

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3083-sleeping-beauty.jpg I take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to exploreI take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to exploreI take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to exploreI take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to exploreI take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to exploreI take a half-hour break on this saddle in the Sleeping Beauty mountains, eat an energy bar, and suck back more waterThumbnailsI take note of small tufts growing in the rocks as I walk down this Sleeping Beauty canyon that I didn't plan to explore

I'm not sure why, but I decide to try descending via a canyon on the west side of the Sleeping Beauty hills instead of down the hill in front of me. The unknown sometimes has a certain attraction.