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Rae Ray: START: Notch Lake near Devil's Tombstone
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Rae Ray: First ascent
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Rae Ray: The boys get hot and strip down to sporty shorts...i give Rick a boost
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Rae Ray: Jesus suiting up our mascot and fearless guide dog Joey
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Rae Ray: taking one of the many breathers along the trail...hard to tell from the pics (we were sweating too hard to take photos or do anything but try to breath on the serious ascents)
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Rae Ray: so psyched to make it to the top of the first mountain
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Rae Ray: happy to arrive on top (of Plateau Mountain)
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Rae Ray: view
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Rae Ray: it was a long way to climb just for a nap but oh so restful
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Rae Ray: Jesus zooms in on fall colors
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Rae Ray: lookout
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Rae Ray: forest creatures
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Rae Ray: Aron filters water for us while Rick washes poison ivy off his leg and preens for the camera
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Rae Ray: looking all hot and steamy even in the forest...go rockstar
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Rae Ray: tentful
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Rae Ray: food bag out of bear reach
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Rae Ray: at home in Mink Hollow
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Rae Ray: breakfast on a log.
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Rae Ray: a little nervous about the next descent... straight down
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Rae Ray: Jesus "mountain crusher" Martinez
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Rae Ray: family photo op mountain 2 (Sugarloaf)
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Rae Ray: view from Sugarloaf
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Rae Ray: aron
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Rae Ray: art direction for this: sit on odd tree and look mysterious...we nailed it!
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Rae Ray: that's a big beaver dam! the pond ain't bad either
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Rae Ray: burning thrown
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Rae Ray: king, queen, and canine of the mountain
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