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rozoneill: The hike began under a looming wall of basalt
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rozoneill: The trail wasted no time in heading uphill through the junipers
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rozoneill: The view of Crooked River improved as the trail gained elevation
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rozoneill: The edge of a massive plateau
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rozoneill: You can just see the tip of Chimney Rock to the right
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rozoneill: Nothing but blue sky above the trail
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rozoneill: Common yarrow was a common sight
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rozoneill: A raft of common yarrow flowers
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rozoneill: Probably a threadleaf fleabane
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rozoneill: Not sure what kind of flower this is
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rozoneill: Blue Mountain prairie-clover
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rozoneill: The weathered texture of a juniper tree
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rozoneill: Maybe a diffuse daisy
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rozoneill: Rimrock loomed over the trail
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rozoneill: A fly decides to hang out on a common yarrow bunch
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rozoneill: Purple sage lives up to its name
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rozoneill: Yup, going to be on top of that before long
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rozoneill: Trail, as it climbs steadily in the juniper and rocks
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rozoneill: A squat tower of rock rises next to the trail
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rozoneill: A tuft of yellow desert daisies
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rozoneill: I must scale those castle walls
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rozoneill: A rock wart on an otherwise bare hillside
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rozoneill: The path steepens...
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rozoneill: An ornate checkered beetle quite comfortable on common yarrow
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rozoneill: The path continues up a dry draw
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rozoneill: A juniper has the wherewithal to grow in solid rock
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rozoneill: Basalt makes interesting formations as it cools
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rozoneill: Had to do some research to find out this is a dusty maiden (chaenactis douglasii)
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rozoneill: Ever upward goes the trail
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rozoneill: Rocky bowl at a dry waterfall