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rozoneill: And so it begins...
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rozoneill: Calypso orchids were dancing across the forest floor
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rozoneill: The rolled up interior of a skunk cabbage
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rozoneill: A fern frond on the unique side
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rozoneill: Columbia windflower was ever present along the trail
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rozoneill: Western starflower, in all its natural elegance
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rozoneill: Low-growing Yellowleaf iris thrived in the grassier parts of the path
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rozoneill: Ground-hugging yellowleaf iris
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rozoneill: Wild strawberry gets the berry making started
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rozoneill: Most of this section of the North Umpqua Trail is heavily forested
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rozoneill: Tall trees populate a slope above the trail
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rozoneill: Vanilla leaf waves its distinctive feathery pumes
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rozoneill: The crowd went wild, waving their pom-poms in a show of support
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rozoneill: A mushroom forces its way into our world
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rozoneill: A small seasonal creek approaches the trail
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rozoneill: False Solomon's seal contributes to the floral offerings of this hike
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rozoneill: A small creek runs over the trail
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rozoneill: Nature's attempt at a Zen garden
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rozoneill: The canopy was bright with vine maple leaves
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rozoneill: Star-flowered Solomon's seal
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rozoneill: Woodland phox, close up
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rozoneill: Paintbrush upheld the orange end of the color spectrum
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rozoneill: An arnica of some sort, a little rough around the edges
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rozoneill: Missy photographs a flower while Flynn could care less
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rozoneill: Columbia windflower bloomed by the thousands
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rozoneill: The North Umpqua Trail heads towards Medicine Creek
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rozoneill: The fuzzy-headed elegant cat's ear flower
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rozoneill: A trio of woodland phox
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rozoneill: Rocks and trees abounded on this hike
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rozoneill: Trees stand on top of a rocky head