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722 National Outdoor Leadership School Rocky Mtn Gear shop
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722 Departure from Lander in 102-degree heat to Absaroka Wilderness WY, Michael, Jen, Martha, Sarah, Jessica, Iris, Sara, Harrison, Dave & Melissa
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723 3000 ft in 8 miles, Kitty Creek trail to Paradise Valley meadow, Howell Mtn in distance
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723 Bear bag hang at horse camp across marshy meadow, Melissa, Martha & Jen
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724 Other group heading north
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724 Descent from Howell Mtn 10,964 ft back to camp for dehydrated Dave with Michael & Jen
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724 Spires to se
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724 Our overnight meadow at Flora Lk & Yellowstone wildfire in distance
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725 Camped along rain-swollen Fishhawk Creek
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725 Group river crossing technique
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725 Harrison & Martha crossing Fishhawk Creek, slippery, big rocks & deep holes
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726 Mtns to west our leaders had planned to descend on our 2nd day, until Dave got dehydrated
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726 Fishhawk Meadows, where we met other group waiting, drying gear
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726 Lost, tired & fogged-in at 6:30PM, on way to Battlement Mtn summit across ravine
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727 Met up briefly with other group before summit
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727 Battlement Mtn saddle on 2nd day's attempt
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727 Summit at 11,813 ft with Martha, Sarah, Michael & Jen
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727 Map reading on summit
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727 Hiking around rock spires & down loose scree on descent into Rampart Creek valley
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728 Long climb up Overlook Mtn from creek, but more grassy than rocks
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728 The valley from whence we came
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728 Mtn goats preceded us over Rampart Pass 11,689 ft summit
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728 First switchbacks but loose scree with several slipping with cuts
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728 Cascades coming down from glacier
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728 We may be just bones if we don't make it to our resupply (Iris, Dave & Harrison summited at dusk to meet up with horsepackers for our resupply by 4PM)
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728 Open Creek Trail
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728 Open Creek meadow
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728 Jessica overcoming obstacle in spite of blisters from first day
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728 Melissa & Jessica were left behind at Rampart Creek so Iris & guys could go for resupply
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729 Waiting in x marked meadow for resupply 24 hrs late, drying gear
