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Compton Trailhead
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Ready for our adventure
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...and off we go
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Spring would welcome us
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Our first glimpse of
Hemmed-In Hollow
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This part is ALL
downhill
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Peggy can walk and take
pictures too!
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Our first waterfall
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...but where is
Hemmed-In Hollow Falls
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Ah, there it is, and
water too
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We made it to the
bottom, now what?
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How about lunch?
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What a splendid place
for lunch
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Pat thinks so
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...and so does Steve
and Becky
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Karen just wants to
eat!
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There were more than
just us to enjoy the falls
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I hope Bob has
sunscreen with him
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We all made it the
falls
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....so what next?
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How about the Buffalo?
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Nobody told us we would
be doing this
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...a little cold and a
little rocky!
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It was slow going
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No one offered us a
ride in their canoe
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...so you just have to
make the best of it
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...and finally all have
crossed!
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No, there's Bob
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...and Steve
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....and now finally
Becky
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...and there's
California Point, so we have to be going in the right direction?
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I know this had to be
the trail, there's the sign
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...but yet another
obstacle, Sneed Creek
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...but does that slow
Karen down, no way!
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...nor the rest of us
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...but what now, Trail
Closed? Has that ever stopped us? NO!
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...and there is our
other destination
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I hope someone is home
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...but there doesn't
seem to be
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Jessie checks upstairs
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No sign of Granny
Henderson
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Karen can't find anyone
either
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...so we'll just rest a
bit
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..and enjoy the scenery
from the porch
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...but off we have to
go
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A primitive trail, that
must be the way to go
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...so we'll see, if it
leads to the Goats Bluff
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...and yes it did
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Little bitty canoes on
the Buffalo
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.. and what a view of
those little bitty canoes
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How nice, nature's
chair
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If Doug can get through
this hole, we all can!
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Ah, the Goats Bluff
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He did, so we will try
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This at times was a
little scary
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If it looks like the
ledge is sloping, IT IS!
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Proof that I was there
too (Danny)
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It helps to sit a spell
to get your "bluff legs"
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Two hundred feet down,
if you fall
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What in the world is
that? OH! It's karaoke Char!
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...and Bill and Gerry
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A nice stalactite
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Hugging the inside
edge, is wise!
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Teresa and Tony on the
"edge"
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Peggy enjoying her
victory on the bluff
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One last look at the
mighty Buffalo
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Now on to our next
destination
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Remember the downhill
coming in?
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Well, you know the
saying...
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It was high fives,
clapping and yelling as we reached the top!
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If you go DOWN....
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...you gotta go UP!
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It was good just to sit
down
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...and rest!
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After eight miles,
rocky trails, waterfalls, river and creek crossings, narrow bluffs and
an uphill climb, we all made it. Now we were tired and hungry. The
Ozark Cafe would be our last destination. A very fine day indeed.
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