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| The bog in the morning. |
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| A little water across the trail. |
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| The junction! Not far to Lodgepole Creek from here. |
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| Next year, we’ll check out Upper Ramey Meadows. |
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| Bear grass near the trail. |
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| The fallen logs are a legacy of an old fire, but the young trees are growing up fast. |
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| More bear grass above Lodgepole Creek. |
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| I know better this year than to stop at this trickle. |
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| This branch of Lodgepole Creek is where it’s at. |
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| Ambrose adjusting his pack. It’s just five miles to Chamberlain Air Strip from here. |
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| These purple flowers had a strong perfumey scent. |
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| I’m fairly certain this is a trail junction, leading down to Lower Lodgepole Meadow that I couldn’t find last year. |
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| I wish those trees would hurry up and grow tall enough to cast some shade. |
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| This bird and I startled each other on the trail. |
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| But she hung around long enough for a good portrait. |
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| I chose this ashy site for lunch because of the shade. |
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| Ambrose caught up to my eventually. |
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| We can just about see the air strip from here. |
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| In the distance here, the naked eye can just make out a bump on top of a distant mountain. That bump is the lookout atop Sheepeater Mountain. |
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| Come on, clouds, shelter me from the sun! |
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| We’re getting so close! |
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| Down off the ridge. |
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| Almost to the bridge! |
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| Chamberlain Creek! |
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| One last haul up the slope to our campsite for the day. |
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| Even Ambrose made it in plenty of time – before 2pm. |
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| We lazed around all afternoon napping (Ambrose) and reading (me), but I did pitch the tent eventually. |
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| No planes at the air strip today. |