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rozoneill: Trail sign at the start
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rozoneill: At the intersection with the PCT
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rozoneill: Uphill for the next 5 miles of hiking
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rozoneill: A couple of PCT through-hikers pass me by
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rozoneill: Panorama of Mount Washington and Hayrick Butte, left to right
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rozoneill: Most of this hike was in a burn zone
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rozoneill: Trail through the remnants of a forest
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rozoneill: A chill wind kept things cool in the morning
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rozoneill: A sign marks the wilderness boundary
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rozoneill: Gooseberries thrived in the open sunlight
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rozoneill: Trail in the beargrass and young trees
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rozoneill: Dead trees reach for the sky
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rozoneill: Bumblebees were busy harvesting
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rozoneill: While uphill, the grade was gentle for the next 5 miles
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rozoneill: View to Mount Washington, with the Three Sisters looming behind
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rozoneill: Orange agoseris was spotted here and there
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rozoneill: Three-Fingered Jack makes an appearance
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rozoneill: The Pacific Crest Trail on a glorious summer day
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rozoneill: Grassy meadows where there once was a forest
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rozoneill: The trail contoured around a rocky ridge
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rozoneill: A rocky knob marks the junction with the Santiam Lake Trail
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rozoneill: Amazing how vegetation grows in and on a rockpile
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rozoneill: View to one of several rocky knobs
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rozoneill: Sign at a trail intersection
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rozoneill: Skyrocket launches in the grass
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rozoneill: Typical scenery seen on this hike
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rozoneill: The PCT steadily angled uphill
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rozoneill: Ghost forest
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rozoneill: White trees against a blue sky
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rozoneill: Asters were still blooming in late summer