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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Welcoming trailhead sign
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - The route begins in aspen forest
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - The burned trees are from the greats fires of 2017
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Wildflowers abound
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Lots of Fireweed on the lower slopes
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Many route choices
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Sweeping views early in the hike
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Ben on the trail, our summit up above
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - More interesting wildflowers
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - We met a curious local along the way
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - A good trail through the burnt-out forest
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Lots of this along the trail - must i.d., perhaps Huckleberries?
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Waterfalls along Bertha Creek
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Crossing Bertha Creek
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Larry on the straight and narrow...
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Self-heal
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - The trail to Bertha Lake switchbacks up the mountainside
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Monkey Flower
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - While temperatures were in the mid-twenties celsius, there was still some small patches of snow left
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Bertha Falls from the trail just below the lake
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Another interesting wildflower seen on the way up
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Yellow wildflowers seem to dominate just below the lake
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Beautiful wildflowers
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Views towards the prairies
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Another beautiful wildflower
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Yellow wildflowers continue as we near the lake
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Bear Grass blooms start near the lake
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - First views of Bertha Lake
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - Bertha Lake selfie - halfway there
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Bertha Peak Summit Scramble - More Bear Grass
