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rozoneill: Hall Lake, at the start of the hike
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rozoneill: The combination of sand and lake was like a landscape on an alien planet
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rozoneill: A dark forest ringed most of the lake
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rozoneill: A stout footbridge spanned Hall Lake's outlet creek
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rozoneill: Dellenback Dunes, meet Hall Lake, and vise versa
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rozoneill: False lily-of-the-valley waved its white flags
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rozoneill: False lily-of-the-valley closeup
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rozoneill: Salal leaf, macro version
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rozoneill: Pathway leading straight up the dunes
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rozoneill: It's blooming season for thimbleberries
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rozoneill: Ma and Pa Goose and their three little babies
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rozoneill: Overlook of Hall Lake from atop Dellenback Dunes
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rozoneill: A dune crest wears a crown of beachgrass
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rozoneill: View to the sandy expanse of Dellenback Dunes
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rozoneill: Just a random shot of beachgrass on a dune
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rozoneill: Massive dunes invite further exploration on a day other than this one
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rozoneill: Panorama of a dunes overlook
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rozoneill: Panorama from the shore of Hall Lake
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rozoneill: The bottom of the lake disappears from sight
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rozoneill: Tall dunes rise beyond the lake
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rozoneill: Hall Lake in the morning
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rozoneill: The lake's water was crystal clear
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rozoneill: I felt dwarfed by a mountain of sand
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rozoneill: Shadows encroach on the shallow water
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rozoneill: The local vegetation thoroughly enjoyed the morning bask
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rozoneill: Salal leaf, closeup thereof
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rozoneill: Fuzzy little salal flowers dangle
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rozoneill: A salmonberry leaf takes advantage of whatever little sunlight reaches the forest floor
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rozoneill: Salal warms its hands, so to speak
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rozoneill: Hall Lake, as seen from the trail around it