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| The view from the trailhead parking lot |
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| Gaining elevation |
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| Looking back at the road. You can see the curve to the right, then it curves to the left behind the mountain - the trailhead is just on the other side. |
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| There's a road runner on the rocks behind the tall tufts of grass(?) near the center. We saw several on the hike, but they weren't very cooperative for pictures. meep meep! |
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| Nearing a plateau... |
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| ...nope, not yet. More climbing. |
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| A couple more scrambles up and down rocks and we're near the end |
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| It's a long way down |
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| Beautiful view |
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| Huge rock formations |
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| Todd and I and the German girl. We said hello and exchanged pleasantries. She was wearing a black(!) long sleeved shirt but I felt bad for her because she was pale and didn't appear to have put any sunscreen on the backs of her legs. I think she was going to have some regrets later. I didn't take any chances and am ghostly white due to a slathering of SPF 100 sunscreen. |
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| It's time to head back |
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| Uphill both ways |
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| Go Todd! |
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| There's the road again, and beyond it our campground |
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| Looking back and up as we descend. The trail comes up beside that rock and continues on behind it. |
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| Looking at the same spot from lower down |
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| And lower still |
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| Ah, nature |
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| I dream of rain I dream of gardens in the desert sand Desert Rose by Sting |
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