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rozoneill: Cooper Creek Reservoir on a beautiful summer afternoon
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rozoneill: The path at the start of my hike
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rozoneill: Queen Anne's lace was in bloom all over the place
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rozoneill: Reflection on the lake's waters
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rozoneill: Literally, a watercolor painting
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rozoneill: A small trail crest in the woods
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rozoneill: I'm surrounded by trees and that's a good thing
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rozoneill: View straight up to the crown of the forest
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rozoneill: A still unripe fruit on a trailside plant
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rozoneill: Path (and bike trail) through the forest
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rozoneill: View across the green waters of Cooper Creek Reservoir
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rozoneill: Surrounded by trees, and I love it!
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rozoneill: The grass had dried with summer's advent
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rozoneill: Ripe blackberries bring all hiking to a sudden stop
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rozoneill: The trail went round this marshy arm of the lake
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rozoneill: A young madrone drew the short straw and was assigned to watch duty
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rozoneill: A dry and dusty vibe to the trail
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rozoneill: The marshy end of an arm of the lake
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rozoneill: The dry grass of summer catch the fading light
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rozoneill: The trail zigs and zags through a dense thicket
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rozoneill: Trail through the ever encroaching brush
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rozoneill: Some logging and forest thinning had taken place here
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rozoneill: Blue sky over a clear cut
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rozoneill: A walk in the woods is like the best thing ever
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rozoneill: A bee really digs into a thistle
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rozoneill: An interaction between bumblebee and thistle
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rozoneill: Monterey centaury made a pink appearance here and there
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rozoneill: At one point this grass seed head became a spider home
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rozoneill: The dappled afternoon light of summer
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rozoneill: An aquatic plant community thrives in a shallow arm of the lake