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a really bad self portrait.
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not quite sure which view of rocks this is, but after stumbling to the end of the "trail" I came upon what looked like a clearing and it was - at least on the other side of these rocks.
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And yes, in the rain, I was smart enough not to climb to the other side. I'll save that for a sunny day!
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the water was flowing nicely on that day in May.
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And so the walk begins.
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an ice cream cone for the road.
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flowers in bloom
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a grand view to take one's mind off of the steps to come.
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the first 1/5 down.
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every journey begins with a single step.
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halfway home!
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another mile marker passed
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looking back on the past.
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about 1/3 of the way up to the top - damn the humidity!
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Home stretch!
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rock piles
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236 to go!
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about 2/3 of the way to the top.
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mossy walls make a good pit stop.
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36 to go! The 4 digit milestone!!
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the rains from the week create a creek on the steps.
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dang! what a view!!!
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king of the mountain
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abandoned building at the top - home of the world's last Soundgarden memorial.
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hot and sweaty messes!
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moss spreading and growing
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mountain laurel blooming
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hotter and sweatier messes.
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the view below - way below!!!
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climbing up the short cut - we went down the stairs by the abandoned building (the right way).
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the rockpile about to be explored
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the only moving life (a toad) that we got on camera. The snake that slithered quickly away from me - not so much, but he was a big guy.
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rock log
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the acorns were everywhere on the trail at the top.
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the only wildflower that we saw all day (at least on the trail)
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somewhere beneath there, there were rattlers. I heard at least 2 of them. for as much as I'd like to see one in the wild, I don't want to have one spring up and whack a dork on the rocks.
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obstacle boulder
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more obstacle boulders
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to think - I was lost below this part of the trail in the fall - fortunately, I didn't make that mistake again - even if we got off the trail again.
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walking through moss covered paths.
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the descent
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1/3 of the way to the bottom.
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the descent begins
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