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Indian Creek 04/04/09 |
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Kyles Landing Trailhead |
Beginning our trek up Indian Creek |
We will do this several times today |
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....and walk on narrow ledges |
...and cross |
...and cross |
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A few trees were across the "unofficial" trail |
Our friend Philip has rejoined us |
Camera talk |
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Bob has found his sitting place |
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Char holds this tree up for us to cross under....sure! |
Pamela has too! |
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David |
A new waterfall we have never seen before |
So where is Bruce? |
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Crossing |
.....crossing |
...and up Indian Creek |
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Chris found this log a bit slippery |
..so he instructs Dana how "not" to fall off. |
Bruce needs no instructions |
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Nor does Pamela |
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Our new friends from Jonesboro...Dana and Chris |
Rick fishing with his trekking pole? |
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...and more new friends from Kearney, Missouri ...Rick and Joanie |
You either hop over or go under |
Not a good picture, but this is Copperhead Falls |
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David's "neat" lunch
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Water coming our of Arkansas Cave (Tunnel Cave) |
Nice waterfall before going to the EYE. |
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...but first lunch |
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Bill ate beside Arkansas Cave |
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Some ate below Arkansas Cave |
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Now for the fun part .... |
...climbing up |
...with a little help. |
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All eighteen of us get our turn |
We did not want to have to come back this way ... so we would look for another way out of the canyon. One of our famous "short cuts". Bad choice! |
One last look at Arkansas Cave |
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That is where we are headed, way up there! WOW! |
Ron makes it standing upright. |
That is Arkansas Cave way down there! |
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This is the ledge you have to go around to access a hole in the bluff to get to The Eye of the Needle. It is a bit "nervy" to do this. |
Waiting their turn to do the ledge. |
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Gloria makes it |
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Char hangs on tight and doesn't look down...me neither! |
This is the hole that allows you to access through the bluff |
This is another hole that gives you a great view of Arkansas Cave |
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Going through the hole to The Eye |
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Us below the Eye. Yea! We made it, now out of here. |
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Our first sighting of The Eye of the Needle |
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It was fine once we got to the top |
Heading down to the BRT and home. Next time we will go back the way we came. Forgot to mention it was a perfect day to be out hiking. The weather was great. |
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This would be our "shortcut" out, a 700 ft. elevation climb to get to a horse trail on the West side of Indian Creek. |
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