{"id":18145,"date":"2023-06-18T06:49:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T13:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=18145"},"modified":"2023-06-18T06:51:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T13:51:22","slug":"submarine-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=18145","title":{"rendered":"Submarine Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was probably that one weekend<\/strong> in January when the playoffs were over and the Super bowl was upcoming. No football on the TV, so I head up to Sedona to enjoy some crisp winter air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The cowboy feeling <\/strong>that The West usually gives me was extra strong this morning as I get out onto the trail. Puddles of water are frozen, with snow clinging to the tops of the mountains. I pass by the now every so familiar peaks of the Vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I come to a crossing<\/strong> and decide to make my way over to Submarine Rock, a place I’ve not been to before. Off in the distance I see a group on top of this formation, looking like ants scouring for food at a picnic. A jeep goes before me and slowly heads down a steep pass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decide to follow suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The descent was tricky and steep<\/strong>, but it got me to the base of Submarine Rock quickly. That group that I saw before was gone. I find my way up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am alone on top of Submarine Rock, with glorious views of the Vortex from all angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I take an alternate route down<\/strong>, then try to see if I can make a full circle of the area to get back to my vehicle. That idea fails, but I do enjoy the attempt to summit and scramble even if I end up eventually taking the same trail out that I followed into the Vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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