5th November 2007
The Maze

And finally I reached the Maze Overlook.

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Brimhall Point - in order to bring you the best views possible I jumped across the gap between these two tops, it's only 640 feet to the canyon bottom...

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The next jump seemed a litle too challenging, maybe if I hadn't hurt my knee!

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Here's a satellite view of Brimhall Point, you can actually see the rocks I jumped between and the lonely rock

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The Chocolate Drops, looking over the south fork of Horse Canyon.

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Closer to the drops, strange spire in the background.

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I haven't been able to find it on the topo map but it surely must have a name.

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Looking more to the west, there is a hiking trail from here to the canyon bottom.

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The bottom is actually quite inviting, there was a park ranger out here, he told me that the trail involves some 'hand over hand' climbing, maybe next year. He also told me that it wouldn't be a problem to drive the Tundra out here, he was in a Chevy Silverado, on the other hand I had found his spare wheel in the middle of the trail a few miles back, he didn't even know he had lost it.

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The topo map makes it quite obvious why this area is called The Maze, Brimhall Point is right at the top with the Chocolate Drops directly south of it.

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Here's a satellite view of the same area

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