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SYLAMORE CREEK / FOLK FESTIVAL 04/21/07 |
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Once again, NOT for hiking! |
So we decide to shuttle using ONE vehicle |
...and I think it is going to work, yea! |
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At Blanchard Trailhead |
and Finally, we are off and hiking |
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4.7 miles to go |
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Blanchard to Allison |
Several bridges along the way |
...and some neat bluffs |
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The water felt good to our feet |
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Wouldn't it be easier to go under? |
A little bit of erosion on the trail |
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Searching for a place to eat lunch |
And there is was |
It was good to just sit down |
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Some chose to eat in the woods |
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Where is Hunter? Dee had his yogurt. |
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Brenda |
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A nice bluff to eat on |
Judy behind the limbs |
It must have been an exhausting hike so far? |
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...or could it just be the warm sunshine? |
A very nice day, indeed. |
..but off we must go |
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A shallow creek crossing |
Danny |
Brenda |
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Cool water on "hot" feet |
Some strange rock formations? |
...and yet another |
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Brandy and Dustin |
and Brandy and Dustin |
We should have eaten lunch here |
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Dee and Chris |
What could Cheyenne be looking for? |
Ah, frogs someday |
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Selina takes a break |
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Not sure what Dustin and Brandy thought about all these "old" folks? |
Judy (Dry) |
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Wildflower on solid rock! |
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Looked like a concrete slab out here in the middle of nowhere |
The beginning of some neat bluffs and grottos |
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Out of the sun |
...under a hugh grotto |
Dee and Chris |
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Pam |
Cheyenne after a little shower |
Dorothy |
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Along the trail to Allison |
The bluffs were quite impressive |
...as you can see |
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The water felt cool, on a hot day like today |
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Pam checking the water out |
This fall ought to be in one of Tim Ernst' books |
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..so get ready for a big creek crossing |
Preparing ourselves for the crossing |
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On our way down to Sylamore Creek |
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It looked cool |
Pam did recover |
What a nice little family |
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Things seemed to be going all right, so far. |
but, Judy had other ideas |
and she sprang up like lightening, but wet all over! |
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Unless it is your spouse |
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It is not nice to point |
Debora |
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Brenda and Karen thinking it over |
Knee deep so far |
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No big deal! |
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We all made it across |
so, now to find our vehicles |
and we make it all safe and sound, and some a little wet! |
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Dee is changing her clothes behind the blanket |
and Chris takes a little peek! |
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Packing up and ready for supper and the Folk Festival |
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Arriving in Mt. View |
The Court House grounds were busy |
Music everywhere |
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How about a motorized "ice chest"? |
...and cloggers |
...and Dee and Chris |
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Instruments of all kinds |
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..even a few saws |
...but it was time to eat supper now |
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We met Darwin and Connie and their friends at the restaurant |
Carol and Debora |
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Now, what do I want to eat? |
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Our new friend Sheila, from Alaska |
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Bill and Gerry |
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And this is Sheila "resting" |
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Bob thinks something is funny. Could it be Connie standing next to him? |
..and so, after a fine hike and a great meal.... |
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We have to say. good bye. It was a great day. |
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