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rozoneill: Got a lively crew on this hike!
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rozoneill: Canada thistle invades Oregon
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rozoneill: Brad and Coreena set sail
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rozoneill: The open road beckons
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rozoneill: Some of the local flora
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rozoneill: I'm guessing this is a Monterey centaury
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rozoneill: We began by hiking up Blacktail Basin
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rozoneill: If only all hiking was as easy as this
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rozoneill: A bug enjoys an oxeye daisy
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rozoneill: The day could never decide to be sunny or cloudy
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rozoneill: It was easy walking down in Blacktail Basin
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rozoneill: The trail gently weaves through the vegetation
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rozoneill: Oxeye daisies populated the meadows
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rozoneill: And now the uphill begins
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rozoneill: The trail overlooked Blacktail Basin as it gained elevation
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rozoneill: Electric fencing (for cattle) discouraged off-trail exploration
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rozoneill: The views improved as we gained elevation
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rozoneill: Elegant brodiaea, looking elegant indeed
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rozoneill: View to the power line ridge
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rozoneill: Grassy trail on the hike up
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rozoneill: We are just about at the ridge crest
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rozoneill: Great view on a blustery day
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rozoneill: Brad reaches the high point
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rozoneill: Epic view of the rolling hills of the Habitat
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rozoneill: Up we go as the day felt like it might get stormy
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rozoneill: Elegant brodiaea was scattered throughout the low grass
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rozoneill: Brad scatters some of the local fauna
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rozoneill: View above Jackson Creek's drainage
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rozoneill: Panorama from North Boundary Ridge
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rozoneill: Why we hike, Reason # 1,000,083