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Our first day’s hike is to and along Brins Mesa to see Angel
Falls then continuing around Cibola Mesa.
Don was here the previous day, snow and all. He’s wants us to see Angel Falls; water does
not flow over the falls very often so he wants us to see it while there is
still snow melt. After the first mile of
hiking we take off the outer layer of fleece because the sun is warm. Even with the warm sun, shaded portions of
the trail are covered with ice and snow.
The sun drenched portions are wet from melted snow. Climbing up on to the mesa reveals different
views of the rock formations. We pass by
the west end of the Fin to its snow dotted north face. As we ascend higher more snow appears along
the trail. Trickles of water are forming
in the low sections of the trail from the sun warmed snow. The final climb to see the falls is steep and
icy. We are encouraged to take our time
since a slip on the rocks can end up painful, if not worse.