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Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
A huge old ponderosa tree with a lightning scar.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
Cathedral Rock looming above the trees.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
A frozen waterfall near the trail.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
A trickling creek frozen solid.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
Echo Cliffs rising opposite Cathedral Rock.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
For a while you wonder how the trail will reach the top of Cathedral Rock.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
Eventually the trail switchbacks toward the backside of the formation.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
End of the steep climb to the top.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
View from the top of Cathedral Rock.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
Excellent view of Mount Charleston and the canyon below.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/21/2018
Panorama of the mountains and the desert beyond.