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rozoneill: A field of daisies gets this hike started
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rozoneill: After Lost Creek Trailhead is...?
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rozoneill: There was a whole feline herd of elegant cat's ear flowers
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rozoneill: Grass and trail was a recurring theme
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rozoneill: A triad of Siskiyou iris
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rozoneill: A cat's ear looks like it has mouse ears instead
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rozoneill: These things were nearly the dominant life form on this hike
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rozoneill: Trail through the oaks and grass on a pleasant day
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rozoneill: The lake was always a nearby presence
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rozoneill: Flounce Rock looms on the other side of the lake
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rozoneill: The trail ducked into a forest lush and sublime
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rozoneill: A pale peavine of some sort
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rozoneill: Trail through the oaken woods
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rozoneill: Green was the color of the day
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rozoneill: Trail as it passes through the greenery
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rozoneill: Rustic bridge over one of several nameless creeks
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rozoneill: The creek flows underneath the bridge
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rozoneill: There's a bunch of trees between me and the lake
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rozoneill: Just a beautiful day for a hike in the woods
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rozoneill: Vista at a small bay in the lake
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rozoneill: Clouds took away the sun as I rounded a curve into the Lost Creek arm of the lake
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rozoneill: There were some dry brushy stretches of trail, too
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rozoneill: Panorama of Lost Creek Lake
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rozoneill: Yup, I took lots of photos of the many millions of cat's ears growing all along the trail
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rozoneill: Another look at Flounce Rock on the other side of the Lost Creek arm
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rozoneill: The Lost Creek arm begins to narrow
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rozoneill: Typical trail scenery, as I contoured around the lake
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rozoneill: The forecast said mostly sunny, but there were clouds
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rozoneill: I think this is California mistmaiden (Romanzoffia californica) but not 100% sure
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rozoneill: Naked broomrape (orobanche uniflora) was hiding among the taller plants