Wonderland of Rocks, Red Obelisk and Garretts Arch - 1.13.2019
The unpaved parking area for this unsigned trailhead is located less than a half-mile NE from the very popular Barker Dam paved parking lot.
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After hiking a short distance we arrived at the Worth Bagley ranch... aka the Wonderland Ranch.
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Hiking beyond the ranch and into the south entrance of the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Hiking into the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Rain from the night before kept us on the rocks as much as possible... passing the Shark Rock here.
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Looking over at the two Astro Domes as we hike deeper into the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Hiking past the Freak Brothers Dome.
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I'm calling it the Red Obelisk Amphitheater.
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Hiking toward the Red Obelisk.
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The back side of the Red Obelisk looks more like an unhappy elf.
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Star Dancer and Denali Girl are getting ready to scramble up some rocks.
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Star Dancer is the expert here... and Denali Girl follows.
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Nice place to eat some lunch... with a nice look into the Wonderland of Rocks.
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After I eat my lunch I'm going up there following what looks like a very convenient ramp.
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Heading up.
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Still going up.
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Most of the way up... looking down on my companions.
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Continuing up... looks like a huge gila monster up there just waiting for my arrival.
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Denali Girl took this photo of me up there in the cloud.
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Pano shot of the Wonderland of Rocks from near my high point.
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Denali Girl (lower right corner of photo) is coming up.
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Denali Girl got this photo of me calling on all of my reserves to deal with a 4 foot section of very steep rock.
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After exhaling I took this pano... the gang is at the bottom of the photo.
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Passing by Garrett's Arch.
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Relaxing in the sunshine.
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Continuing our loop hike in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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The rocks above are calling out to Star Dancer.
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Another nice spot to take a break from the day-to-day grind of life!
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Continuing on our loop hike in the Wonderland of Rocks.
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Star Dancer watches dksman coming down from above.
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Looking for the best route down to the desert floor.
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Moon over rock.
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Working our way down.
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Looking back at the pass (right) we just came threw.
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It is best to deal with some rocks by going underneath them.
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Looking back at our route.
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Still working our way down to the desert floor.
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Still working our way down to the desert floor.
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We exited the Wonderland of Rocks at the Wall Street Stamp Mill.
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Leaving the Wall Street Stamp Mill on a nice trail that will follow along the southern border of the Wonderland of Rocks for a mile or so back to our car... our loop trip was 4.2 miles, gaining 707 feet of elevation.
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