Day 1: Riding east up Schnebly Hill to I-17 and beyond, around Submarine Rock and in the Dry Creek / Boynton Canyon area in early October, 2013

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Route of my ride (pink line) as visualized in Google Earth, starting near Cottonwood (off the bottom), looking north-east. The Schnebly Hill road is at the top, Submarine Rock is center-right, and Dry Canyon/Boynton Canyon are to the left.
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A closer look at Schnebly Hill (left) and the trail to Submarine Rock (lower right).
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On the way up Schnebly Hill
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A closer look
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On the plateau at the top of Schnebly Hill
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Lots of yellow wildflowers here!
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The road here is kinda rocky
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Looking down from the top of Schnebly Hill, with Sedona in the distance
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A panoramic view from the top of Schnebly Hill.
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A close-up view of some airy pink plant that was growing here
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The Sedona airport in the distance from the top of Schnebly Hill
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More views from the top of Schnebly Hill
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Continuing on the road from the top of Schnebly Hill towards I-17
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The dam seems to be breached in the middle
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Lots of rocks just lying around here
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A fire came through here a few years ago
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The road is pretty good here
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This road looks like it gets a lot of use
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On the way down I stopped at the Schnebly Hill Vista
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This geocache I found is a giant bison tube, the biggest I've ever seen!
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Schnebly Hill Road is pretty rocky!
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You see lots of these around!
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This is in the Dry Creek area, north-west of Sedona
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