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retracing our steps after meandering off-track for a while (eastward bound)
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low view of the columbia
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marsha spots this just before we overshoot for a second time: gorge trail #400
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typical slope angle for much of the hike
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the extreme exposure not really captured by this shot
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looking down and to the west
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semi-rockclimbing
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we scrambled over these
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simon and his 35lb-pack
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up and up
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last bit of uphill to the summit
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real summit within view, after a few false ones
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from near summit looking down columbia river to the west
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one of three other parties we encountered the entire hike, about to descend from the summit