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It's only a quarter mile up to the Wild Horse Mesa plateau, but it's a steep 300 feet elevation gain

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02545-to-wild-horse-mesa.jpg I cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsI climb up onto Wild Horse Mesa and revel in the views toward Beecher Canyon and Providence MountainsI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsI climb up onto Wild Horse Mesa and revel in the views toward Beecher Canyon and Providence MountainsI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsI climb up onto Wild Horse Mesa and revel in the views toward Beecher Canyon and Providence MountainsI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsI climb up onto Wild Horse Mesa and revel in the views toward Beecher Canyon and Providence MountainsI cross the juniper-studded drainage that is Beecher Canyon's "headwaters" and begin the climb up to Wild Horse MesaThumbnailsI climb up onto Wild Horse Mesa and revel in the views toward Beecher Canyon and Providence Mountains

Loose rock halfway up the hill makes for a slippery hike at times. I get a bit worried that I may need to alter my route, but the the ground turns out to be much firmer near the plateau.