

Starting along the Bear Canyon Trail.

Entering Bear Canyon.

The trail is popular and well-maintained, crossing over the watercourse several times.


View up at the cliffs.


Small water holes along the way.

A view back down Bear Canyon.

Along the eastern bank, view up Bear Canyon.


Seven Falls.


One of the upper falls of Seven Falls.

View back down the Seven Falls from one of the upper falls.


Onward along the Bear Canyon Trail.

More pretty water features higher up. Also, the crowds were gone past the falls.

A shot back into Bear Canyon.

Higher up, looking back again.


The trail ascends through pretty meadows.


Along some switchbacks used to gain the ridge above.

View back along the social trail that follows the ridge to the base of Thimble Peak.

Ascending to Thimble Peak.

Thimble Peak seen on the right, Bear Canyon below on the left.

Approaching Thimble Peak's base. Wrap around to the right.

On the right (northwest) side of Thimble Peak. I headed up and found the gully required to ascend the summit block.

View west as I start up the Class 2 stuff.

View north past the first bit of Class 2.

The gully I used to ascend.

Looking back down the gully.

At the top of the gully, the crux of the summit block. There was a fixed rope on my visit, but expect to pull some Class 4/5 moves if there is no rope when you come.

Thimble Peak, view down into the gully I came out of.

Summit of Thimble Peak, Sabino Canyon (right) and Bear Canyon (left).

View into Sabino Canyon.

View into Bear Canyon.



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