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rozoneill: If it's in the North Bank, it goes uphill
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rozoneill: The green grasses belie the steepness of the trail
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rozoneill: Even poison oak was attractive on this fine spring day
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rozoneill: View from the creek valleys to the high ridges
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rozoneill: Small clouds formed over the Habitat
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rozoneill: The heart of the forest
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rozoneill: Grassy trail on a fine spring day
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rozoneill: Small clouds puffed into existence
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rozoneill: Parallel structures
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rozoneill: The trail leveled out briefly, and only briefly
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rozoneill: Oak, cloud, and blue sky just about sums up this hike
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rozoneill: Epic view of Whistlers Bend
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rozoneill: Blazing star was blazing away in the windswept grasses
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rozoneill: Good old toxicodendron diversilobum (poison oak)
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rozoneill: The poison oak colored things off trail
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rozoneill: The color of toughleaf iris contrasted with the grasses
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rozoneill: Madrone was also in the flower show
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rozoneill: Mistletoe leeches off a budding oak tree
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rozoneill: Pleasant trail through the oaks
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rozoneill: A single tree offers some shady succor
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rozoneill: A regrettable peek at the coming trail
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rozoneill: All trails in the North Bank are steep
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rozoneill: I've got some work to do
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rozoneill: Jay heads up the hill, a good social distance away
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rozoneill: Jay and I take a breather on the steep trail
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rozoneill: Jay continues the trudge
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rozoneill: Almost at the top!
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rozoneill: Ta da, made it!
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rozoneill: The view improved as we gained elevation
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rozoneill: Grassy trail under some oak trees