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| It took a lot of effort to get the bear bag hung way up there. |
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| A nice little bridge to start the morning. |
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| I’d never seen such purple pine cones. |
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| Trail junction! I’m on the road to Grand Jean. |
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| As close as I got to Smith Falls. |
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| Crossing the South Fork of the Payette River. |
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| Elk Lake would be nice to camp at, but my timing wasn’t right. |
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| Fern Falls. |
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| Smoke beginning to creep into the valley. |
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| Even more smoke. |
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| So close to Grand Jean! |
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| I took the log over this stream. |
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| I wondered if someone was missing this boot… |
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| I thought Ambrose would be meeting me at the footbridge. |
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| Okay, to the left I go. |
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| Ambrose was at the trailhead. |
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| The sky remained smoke-filled at the campsite Ambrose found at Grand Jean. |