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Kayla with pack to be loaded on mules.
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Ethan (the packer) and Kayla (my guide) getting ready.
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They gave me Tex, an older, experienced horse
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Our campsite was above the confluence of Golden Creek (l) with the creek from the 4th recess (r).
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My Big Agnes solo tent, ready for rain.
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We got our water from rushing Golden Creek.
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Tall Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana, LODGEPOLE PINE
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Penstemon newberryi, MOUNTAIN PRIDE
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We got our water from rushing Golden Creek
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Ledum glandulosum, WESTERN LABRADOR TEA
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Phyllodoce breweri, MOUNTAIN HEATHER
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Heterotextus alpinus, ALPINE JELLY CONES
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Platanthera sparsiflora, GREEN REIN ORCHID
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Geranium richardsonii, RICHARDSON'S GERANIUM
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Golden Creek tributaries.
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Lonicera involucrata, TWINBERRY
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Calyptridium monospermum, PUSSYPAWS
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Lomatium utriculatum, SPRING GOLD
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Vaccinium caespitosum, DWARF BILBERRY
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Hyles lineata, WHITE-LINED SPHINX MOTH
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Neolentinus ponderosus, GIANT SAWTOOTH?
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Antennaria rosea, PUSSYTOES
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Sheryl and Annette have just met up with Ron after his night away
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Dichelonyx backi, GREEN PINE CHAFER
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Ramaria rasilispora var. scatesiana, YELLOW CORAL.
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Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana, LODGEPOLE PINE, cone patterns
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Phyllodoce breweri, MOUNTAIN HEATHER.
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Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana, LODGEPOLE PINE
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Salix sp. WILLOW
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Viola macloskeyi, MACLOSKEY'S VIOLET.
