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rozoneill: It felt good to get out on trail after a month off
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rozoneill: Despite the sunlight, it was cold, just above freezing
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rozoneill: An oak leaf basks in the weak sunlight
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rozoneill: Texture on a fuzzy plant
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rozoneill: Parts of the trail was railed, probably to prevent shortcutting
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rozoneill: Texture on a oak tree
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rozoneill: Window to a twiggy world
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rozoneill: A sentinel demands I pay the toll before I continue on
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rozoneill: A tree with a case of the wiggles
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rozoneill: A mostly ineffectual sun hides behind the trees
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rozoneill: First view of the Rogue River valley
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rozoneill: Some more of that trailside railing
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rozoneill: The route went through intermittent open areas
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rozoneill: Scratchy vegetation just off-trail
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rozoneill: View from a switchback on the trail
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rozoneill: A pleasant walk on a chilly morning
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rozoneill: A tall tree looms over us little hikers
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rozoneill: Oaks were a thing on this hike
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rozoneill: Straight shot through the trees
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rozoneill: Occasionally, the trail entered deeply shaded conifer forests
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rozoneill: Trail and rail
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rozoneill: First look at the Rogue River below
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rozoneill: A small piece of the Rogue River
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rozoneill: Oregon sunshine proclaims this to be spring
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rozoneill: View of river and highway
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rozoneill: View down to the Cole M. Rivers Fish Hatchery complex
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rozoneill: Earthen path through the woods
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rozoneill: About to enter a protracted open area
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rozoneill: The sign points the way onto a gravel road
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rozoneill: Where road and trail diverge