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rozoneill: Fountain at Belknap Hot Springs resort, where the hike started from
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rozoneill: Slow shot of the fountain
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rozoneill: Maple leaves congregate on a bridge railing
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rozoneill: And now commences the "real trail" part of the hike
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rozoneill: A vine maple leaf shows off its autumn color
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rozoneill: The McKenzie makes its first appearance of the day
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rozoneill: There was a very brief roadside walk
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rozoneill: A leaf is either red, green, or all of the above
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rozoneill: Bigleaf maple's fall colors run from yellow to brown
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rozoneill: Dogwood, mildly interested in the fall colors
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rozoneill: Moss covered all stationary objects
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rozoneill: The difference between old and new trees, illustrated
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rozoneill: The McKenzie just looks cold
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rozoneill: The trail cuts through an autumnal forest
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rozoneill: Morning dew on leaves was very much a thing
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rozoneill: It was a damp and sodden forest in the early morning
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rozoneill: A whole lot of leafery between two trees
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rozoneill: The trail winds its way through the rampant greenery
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rozoneill: Simply and sublimely beautiful
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rozoneill: A thimbleberry leaf tentatively begins to turn
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rozoneill: A rustic bridge spans an unnamed creek
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rozoneill: A small creek trickles through the forest
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rozoneill: A small creek flows under the footbridge
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rozoneill: On its way to the McKenzie River
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rozoneill: Small mushrooms spouted in beds of moss
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rozoneill: Finally! Sunlight makes it down to the trail
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rozoneill: A one-holed leaf gets some of that morning sun
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rozoneill: Sunlight glistens on the vegetation
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rozoneill: From across the crowded forest, their leaves met
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rozoneill: The mottled light on colored leaves was eminently beautiful