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Arriving at Dismal Hollow Trailhead |
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Heading down into Dismal Hollow |
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Made it to the creek...not an easy
trek! |
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Still ice in the valley |
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More ice hanging |
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Chris has gotten himself in a pickle? |
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Maybe he can squeeze through there? |
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Nice waterfall but no water today |
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Next we would head to the top of the
bluffs |
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On top, now what?
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Our view of the other side bluffs |
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US on TOP |
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Survey Monument in the middle of
nowhere |
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Bear....Sign |
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Honey Tree or trapped coon? |
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Another view across the way |
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Time for our first lunch break |
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Takagnome was getting hungry |
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Mother, daughter, so sweet.
Like the shirts. |
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First time I have seen Bill "laugh"
all day. |
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Flint has spotted something? |
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Arriving at the bottom of the Bear
Crack |
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Rodger heads up first |
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Yukowaits her turn |
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Before long, everyone arrives on top
It was a tight squeeze! |
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On top of the Bear Crack |
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US on Top of the BEAR CRACK |
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Time to head out |
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Didn't see any wild hogs today, but
did find
this rock wall???? In the middle of nowhere! |
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Exploring the bottom of the bluffs
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Found several waterfalls along the way |
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Who are those folks way down there? |
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Quite a wicked tree? |
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Found part of a dutch oven? |
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There were so many grottos we lost
count |
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Time to rest a bit and re-coop some
of our entergy!
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One big mighty rock |
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The mighty rock |
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Our first rock shelter....
pretty nice inside.... |
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It has two entrances |
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...and another shelter just down the
bluff line |
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Bill explaining the rock formations |
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We might have gas out here? |
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This is one of the largest
grotto/shelters
I believe I have ever seen. |
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It was hugh! |
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Brittany was quite a trooper today.
(Amazing little girl) |
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Black mineral deposits on the side of
this bluff. |
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Cindy jumping on Chris's back? |
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Time to take another break before
we head up our last hill..... |
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Angela, put your tongue back in your
mouth! |
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Too tired to take any pictures on our
way up
the steep hill until we got to the road. |
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Come on Brittany and Angela, you can
make it? |
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Ah, a road! No more briars and downed
trees,
just flat and smooth all the way to our
vehicles. |
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It was a good day, amazing place.
Dismal Hollow, hope to see you again. But
not anytime soon!!!!! |