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rozoneill: Hi ho, it's up the hill we go!
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rozoneill: When the going gets tough...
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rozoneill: At least the steep hiking gave us views of the surrounding farmlands
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rozoneill: Hills like this get me seriously considering a new hobby
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rozoneill: So frickin' steep...sigh
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rozoneill: Grassy view to a neighboring ridge
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rozoneill: A rainy April and May had the grass growing exuberantly
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rozoneill: Birds are lucky they can fly instead of having to walk uphill
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rozoneill: As we climbed, we enjoyed nice views of Middle Ridge
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rozoneill: Panorama of Middle Ridge on the other side of Blacktail Basin
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rozoneill: We could peer down into Blacktail Basin
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rozoneill: The Habitat was cloaked in greenery on this day
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rozoneill: A fiddleneck starts to bloom
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rozoneill: Down, then up, and repeat ad infinitum
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rozoneill: A great view down into Soggy Bottom
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rozoneill: Popcorn flower whitened up the grass here and there
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rozoneill: Grassy path, as it crested a knoll
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rozoneill: Scott Mountain just touched the clouds
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rozoneill: Uphill without end, or so it seemed
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rozoneill: Douglas' Iris and some of that morning rain
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rozoneill: Two of a kind, iris-style
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rozoneill: The raindrops almost made poison oak look pretty
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rozoneill: Douglas' Iris was putting on a vibrant show
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rozoneill: Changing forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor)
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rozoneill: I sense leg muscle pain in my future
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rozoneill: Layers of ridges and valleys
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rozoneill: Birds frolic on a fence post
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rozoneill: Maybe, just maybe, the steep grade is easing somewhat
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rozoneill: Finally, North Boundary Ridge is within sight
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rozoneill: A hole in the cloud fabric gave us hope of not getting rain upon