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rozoneill: Too hard for horses, just right for hikers!
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rozoneill: It was a dusty slog to the rim
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rozoneill: Short and sweet to the top of Tam McArthur Rim
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rozoneill: Three Creek Lake, as we started to gain elevation
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rozoneill: North Sister rises beyond Three Creek Lake
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rozoneill: Our destination remains high and far way, darn it
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rozoneill: Some of that amazing scenery in the Tam McArthur Rim/Three Creek Lake area
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rozoneill: All Three Sisters gather for a family photo
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rozoneill: The trail heads uphill in the dust and fallen trees
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rozoneill: Amazing view to Three Creek Lake and beyond
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rozoneill: Panorama of Tam McArthur Rim and Three Creek Lake
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rozoneill: And still we hike ever on upward
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rozoneill: Lupine prettified the otherwise drab and dusty trail
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rozoneill: Marker at the wilderness boundary
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rozoneill: A seasonal pond has already dried up from the summer heat
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rozoneill: Life is rough on trees up here
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rozoneill: Trees live and dead, against a backdrop of a deep blue sky
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rozoneill: Intersection with the horse trail
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rozoneill: Tam McArthur Rim skyline
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rozoneill: The trail heads in the general direction of Broken Top
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rozoneill: The tip of Broken Top hoves into view
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rozoneill: I foresee more uphill hiking in my future
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rozoneill: Bachelor Butte, to the south of us
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rozoneill: Frothy ejecta from one of the many volcanoes surrounding us
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rozoneill: The trail finally begins to level out
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rozoneill: Hazy view toward Redmond
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rozoneill: Three Creek Butte and the valley beyond
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rozoneill: Three Creek Lake sprawls below the rim
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rozoneill: Epic view down to Little Three Creek Lake
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rozoneill: Little Three Creek Lake reposes below the imposing ramparts of Tam McArthur Rim