Snowshoeing the Hoodoos, Dec 29

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A view of the Hoodoo rock formations from below.

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Snow shoe up to the hoodoos. The final climb is reasonable steep.

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A view of the mountains across Wolf Creek from near the Hoodoos.

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David is leading us into the Hoodoos. That's Sue in the white hat.

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Doing some climbing around the rock formations.

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More mountain views

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Starting our descent into the bowl

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Sue is starting down into the bowl of the Hoodoos area.

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A look up to the head of the Hoodoo valley.

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One of the pinnacles

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Time for a snack and a little rest before we make our way back to the cars. Did I mention what a gorgeous winter day it was?

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Sue snowshoeing into the forest on the way out.

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And here Sue is descending through the deep snow. Easier to keep control out of the track.

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Snowshoeing through the woods.

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We're lined up not just for the view, but to plan our strategy for descending a particularly steep slope.

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One way is to just sit down!

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Another nice section of forest before we reach the cars.

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On our way home, we stopped for these Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, near Treasure Falls