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Day 3: The Crux and the Cobra.

	Packing camp in the morning. (light from the east.)		An interesting pile of sand stone.
	Another view on the layers.		Sean.
	Elizabeth.		Joe.
	Marie.		First views of the Crux.
	Closer view. We have to cross the lower ledge.		Approaching the crux.
	Resting before the crux.		Anticipating the crux.
	The crux. Really not that bad.		Sean hooking up a pack.
	Carries it down.		Pack hand off.
	I pull it across.		Back to the ledge and unhook.
	Store them up high.		Elizabeth on the hand line.
	Inspectng the crux.		Across. Sending the teather back.
			A view of the drop off below the ledge.
	Marie at the crux.		Marie crossing the crux.
	From there we worked around a corner and up ledges to exit the canyon.		Across this ledge then up the treed ramp beyond.
	This is the verticle prow with crack described in the guide book.		Mostly easy walking on good ledges.
	A few steeper steps up.		The ramp from the bottom.
	Marie.		Elizabeth.
	Joe.		Marie.
	Some old crypto soil.		Another ledge.
	Leading to final exit up this ramp and wall. Not nearly as steep as it looks.		OK, we are on top and looking north into the Colorado.
	Interesting lichen.		Marie ahead. Bit of an old trail to follow.
	One of very many balanced rocks.		The terrain ahead. We'll be walking over the furthest rise near center.
	A view of "The Block". In 2000 Steve and I did a route which crossed most of that.		Second lunch.
	Photo from the rise. Coloado crosses photo, Midway canyon on right. Small side canyon in mid ground.		The Cobra - on obvious landmark in middle Midway Canyon. We camped on the slick rock left of the Cobra.
	Walking washes when we can.		Group.
	Group.		Working our way down benches.
	The benches you have to descend. Often involves walking all the way to a benche's far end to get down.		I think this is a good approximation of our route down the benches. The final section is a 4th class gully.

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