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Kings Bluff Falls Downunder 02/20/10 |
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At Pedestal Rock Trailhead |
Heading for Kings Bluff Falls (A little snow and lots of mud!) |
Dee and Chris at Kings Bluff |
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Letting everyone catch up before be head "downunder" |
Almost ready |
We go down ...... under! |
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Our first waterfall along the way |
We would be going up and down quite a bit |
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Some of the bluffs under Kings Bluff Falls |
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We would cross the creek a bunch of times |
The rocks and creek bottom was very slick |
Dee checking out Chris |
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Gloria and Chuck in deep discussion |
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Another small waterfall |
We would cross anyway we could |
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Sometimes we just had to get our feet wet |
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Carol |
More water features |
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We found a bouncing tree to rest on |
Max takes a "horsey" ride |
We all take out turn to sit |
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Luna takes to the water |
Luna helps Gloria cross |
No one helped Dale |
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Bill |
Chris |
Another crossing |
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....and another |
...but now time for lunch after a long and steep climb |
Hat on a stick! |
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Lunch on a log .... we like logs! ... and lunch! |
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Dee |
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Chuck got a bad bite of something? |
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It is nice to have your wife along to take care of you! |
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Ah! |
Dale |
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Look what we found! |
An amazing natural bridge pedestal |
Danny on top of newly discovered pedestal |
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Looking down on pedestal |
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Dale under the natural bridge pedestal |
....and a crack in the bluff for us to be able to get on top |
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This is another in the same area, both pointing in the same direction, both point towards the natural bridge pedestal!!!! |
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Chuck |
Is this an Indian sign tree? |
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Yuko |
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Looking at the "Famous Pedestal" from across the way |
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A funny looking tree |
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Notice the tree is bent to go around the rock above |
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A newly discovered pedestal around the bluffs at Pedestal Rock |
Now we are at the "Famous Pedestal" |
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Us |
It was hard getting us up to go again. It has been a long tough hike. |
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The "Famous Pedestal" |
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Dee and Chis |
Time to visit |
...and still more time |
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Us inside |
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Bluffs under the Pedestal Rock area |
Danny inside one of the caves |
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Chuck |
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No one! |
Chuck ... and the "Good Sign" |
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Inside |
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Yuko |
Carol |
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Gary and Ron on top |
Back at the trailhead |
It was a good day to be out hiking. |
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A good bushwhack "downunder" with |
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some new discoveries. |
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