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DISMAL HOLLOW 02/17/07 |
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Ready for another TAKAHIK adventure |
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...so we head down into Dismal Hollow |
...and it was not as easy as we thought |
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But the ice formations were beautiful |
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Joshua and David |
...and that high energy kid...Cheyenne! |
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Looking out of the grotto |
...and the grotto from outside |
Lots of neat shelters |
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and dangerous icicles |
...and frozen waterfalls |
and ice covered pathways |
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Our first big waterfall |
..and it was a nice one! |
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Some of the bluff lines from below |
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Looking for a way to the bottom |
..and we find a way, so here we go? |
... and we make it to the bottom |
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Looking upstream at the falls |
This is the waterfall from below |
You had to be there to see it's whole beauty |
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A wide angle view |
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...and looking downstream |
At the bottom of this cliff is a "frozen hiker" |
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Tristan |
....will try.... |
...anything! |
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More water art |
Looking back to where we had just come |
..and looking forward to where we would go |
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...but first, getting there is half the fun |
Cheyenne loves this kind of hiking |
... not sure if mom likes it that well? |
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Some nice water and tree art |
Mitchell looking for a dry crossing |
We have everyone out looking for a crossing |
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Sometimes we have to do the best we can |
...to get across |
...and we have to work together |
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But look what you get to see on the other side |
...and yet another crossing |
...and a boost or two to get there |
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So we find a "not so windy" place to eat lunch |
Joshua is cold, so guess what? |
David just makes the best of it |
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Our next adventure will be getting out of here! |
... and of course |
..you guessed it, another creek to cross |
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Cheyenne in a hollow Beech Tree |
..but where does she get all that energy? |
Ah! That's the secret. |
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..but first one last look at Dismal Hollow |
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An orange pin flag, someone has been here before. |
We find our way up and out |
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We did find the Bear Crack, as Tim Ernst had described |
..but some chose to enjoy the sunshine and a rest |
Climbing up and out was quite a feat in itself!!!! |
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We decided to take a shortcut back |
Even the road we found was UPHILL! |
..but we made it back to our vehicles, where we found Vic |
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and Terrance fast asleep in the jeep. |
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Don't know where this sign came from, we would not surely |
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TRESPASS??? |
