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rozoneill: All ready to tackle the first hike of the year!
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rozoneill: Floras Lake's outlet stream, on its way to become the New River
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rozoneill: Floras Lake reposes under a brooding gray sky
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rozoneill: Hiking along Floras Lake involves walking in soft sand
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rozoneill: It was a nice morning, mostly because it was not raining
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rozoneill: The threatening skies never really delivered on their threat
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rozoneill: A short-lived patch of blue sky hung out over the ocean
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rozoneill: The beach was under a high surf warning, and rightly so
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rozoneill: Terrain behind the beach foredunes
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rozoneill: The Oregon Coast Trail takes us into the murky woods
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rozoneill: This forest was comprised of spindly-trunked trees
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rozoneill: The trail slices through the dense salal cover
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rozoneill: Rheo ponders how to cross the flooded creek
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rozoneill: Lane found a floating footbridge to get us across
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rozoneill: Colby makes the crossing on the unsteady bridge
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rozoneill: Who knows what kind of swamp creatures lurk in the black waters
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rozoneill: Cleve makes the sketchy crossing of the flooded creek
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rozoneill: Reflection of an arboreal tuning fork
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rozoneill: Boots and shoes most definitely got wet on this hike
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rozoneill: The surrounding forest
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rozoneill: We explored various viewpoints atop the coastal cliffs
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rozoneill: What bushwhacking looks like
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rozoneill: Crossing a slippery footbridge
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rozoneill: A seasonal creek flows past the trail
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rozoneill: Our first look at Blacklock Point
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rozoneill: Beholding things greater than ourselves
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rozoneill: The Oregon coast on a stormy looking day
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rozoneill: Blacklock Point looks close but we still had some hiking to do to get there
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rozoneill: Shannon and John sidestep around some puddles
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rozoneill: It was getting harder and harder to keep boots dry