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Near the top of the hill above Beecher Canyon I pass by a few junipers growing in limestone-like soil

5209-beecher-canyon.jpg Just a few more boulder piles to climb before I'm completely up out of Beecher CanyonThumbnailsJust when I least expect it, I pass a small pool of water here way above Beecher CanyonJust a few more boulder piles to climb before I'm completely up out of Beecher CanyonThumbnailsJust when I least expect it, I pass a small pool of water here way above Beecher CanyonJust a few more boulder piles to climb before I'm completely up out of Beecher CanyonThumbnailsJust when I least expect it, I pass a small pool of water here way above Beecher CanyonJust a few more boulder piles to climb before I'm completely up out of Beecher CanyonThumbnailsJust when I least expect it, I pass a small pool of water here way above Beecher CanyonJust a few more boulder piles to climb before I'm completely up out of Beecher CanyonThumbnailsJust when I least expect it, I pass a small pool of water here way above Beecher Canyon

It's still uphill, but after the ultra-steep climbs behind me, it feels like the terrain is leveling out.