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INDEX
Mt. Nebo Hike Up 1/1/03
Longpool Falls 1/11/03
Buzzard's Roost 1/18/03
Boen Gulf Access 1/25/03
Keefe Falls 2/1/02
Tea Table 2/15/03
Lost Valley 2/22/03
Glory Hole & Beyond 3/1/03
Hideout Hollow/McFerrin Point 3/8/03
Penhook Hollow 3/15/03
Stack Rock Homestead/Dry Creek Falls 3/22/03
Graves Canyon 3/29/03
Tim Ernst 4/3/03
Cedar Creek Trail 4/5/03
Twins Falls (A New Way) 4/19/03
Dogwood Falls 4/26/03
OHT Maintenance 5/3/03
Canoe Trip 5/10/03
Pedestal Rock/Kings Bluff 5/17/03
Picnic 5/24/03
Mt. Nebo Rim Trail 10/4/03
Round Top Scenic Trail 10/11/03
Cove Lake Loop 10/18/03
Hawksbill Crag/Bluegrass 10/28/03
Devil's Den 11/1/03
Pack Rat Hollow 11/8/03
OHT Maintenance 11/15/03
Thunder Canyon 11/22/03
Sam's Throne 12/6/03
Kings Bluff Downunder 12/20/03
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MT. NEBO HIKE UP 1/1/03
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| Getting ready to climb the mountain | Heading UP! | We all made
it and now time to head back down. HAPPY NEW YEARS |
LONGPOOL FALLS 1/11/03
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| Longpool Campground | Hiking over to Longpool Falls | Finding rest in a grotto |
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 No water today |
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| A nice pedestal | Kyle found a good place to sit | |
BUZZARD'S ROOST 1/18/03
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| Buzzard's Roost Trailhead | Dale on The Arch | US on Buzzard's Roost |
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| View from inside the cave | One of the caves | Back on a snow covered trail |
BOEN GULF ACCESS 1/18/03
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| Boen Gulf Access Trailhead | Another one of Rich's lunches! | Below a frozen waterfall |
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| The ground was also ice covered....!!! | A neat rock formation and cave | A frozen Magnolia Falls |
KEEFE FALLS 2/1/03
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 Below Keefe Falls |
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 Six Fingers Falls and NO water here either! |
| Keefe Falls.....NO water today! | Fuzzy Butt Falls and Dale | |
TEA TABLE ROCK 2/15/03
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| To Tea Table in the fog | Overlooking Home Valley Falls | |
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 Tea Table Rocks |
| The Dome Rock | Danny on The Dome Rock | |
LOST VALLEY/ELK WATCH 2/22/03
 Lost Valley Trailhead |
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| The hollow Beech Tree | The Natural Bridge and waterfall | |
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| Eden Falls | Eden Falls Cave | Elk in Boxley Valley |
GLORY HOLE & BEYOND 3/1/03
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 Standing about the Glory Hole |
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 Looking down into the Glory Hole |
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 Several grottos down in Dismal Creek |
| Looking up at the Glory Hole | ||
HIDEOUT HOLLOW/MCFERRIN POINT 3/8/03
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| Hideout Hollow Trailhead | You had to duck to get to the falls | Not only duck, but scramble down the bluff line |
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 Bill on McFerrin Point |
| Hideout Hollow Falls | McFerrin Point | |
PENHOOK HOLLOW 3/15/03
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| Penhook Hollow | Up and down the trail | Reaching the creek below the falls |
 Before we did more exploring we had lunch |
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| Mitchell looking for his girls | Penhook Hollow Falls | |
STACK ROCK HOMESTEAD 3/22/03
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| OHT to Stack Rock Homesteand and Dry Creek | What's left of the old homestead | Several creeks to cross to get to Dry Creek |
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 Dry Creek Falls (Later to be called Punch Bowl Falls) |
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| Dry Creek | Some of the bluffs along Dry Creek |
GRAVES CANYON 3/29/03
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| Graves Canyon Parking Area | It appears we will have a little water today! | Bill and Gerry at Graves Creek |
 There would be several steep hills to climb |
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| Waterfall above Graves Falls |
Forever Falls | |
| TIM ERNST SLIDE SHOW 4/3/03 (ARK WILDERNESS & ARK
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| Tim Ernst signing books | A mad rush to buy | Williamson Hall at Ark Tech | Tim talking to Terry Boyd |
CEDAR CREEK TRAIL 4/5/03
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| Cedar Creek Trailhead at the Pioneer Cabin | Following the "Wildflower Bunch" | Looking down on Cedar Creek |
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| Crossing on one of the bridges | Turtle Rocks | Entrance to Rockhouse Cave |
TWIN FALLS (A NEW WAY) 4/19/03
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| Entering Private Property | Dee finds an old car | Hiking up and over the mountain |
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| Making our way to Twin Falls | .....and there it is! | Twin Falls |
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| Looking up at Twin Falls | Yes it rained on our way back out !!!! |
DOGWOOD FALLS 4/26/03
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| Arriving at Dogwood Falls Trailhead | Below Dogwood Falls | It will be a tough climb out |
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| Dogwood Falls but no dogwoods! | Looking down on the falls | This was our "tough" climb out! |
OHT MAINTENANCE 5/3/03
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| A "dog day" afternoon | Us at Chancel Spur and the OHT | Bob's blurred, but he didn't get wet! |
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these two dogs on the trail... Dale found the owners a few days later. |
Us at the famous rock | A hardy maintence bunch! |
BUFFALO RIVER CANOE TRIP (STEEL CREEK TO KYLES) 5/10/03
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| Steel Creek on the Buffalo | This is how we spent most of the day! | Hard Rock Cafe |
 One of our "cross dressers" |
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PEDDESTAL ROCK / KINGS BLUFF 5/17/03
PICNIC 5/24/03
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| Visitors Center | US | Some of our decorations |
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| Ralph Donnangelo our guide | Our picnic area | One of the exhibits |
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| Our last sunset this season.....it was a good one! |
MT. NEBO RIM TRAIL 10/4/03
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| At Mt. Nebo Rim Trail | Heading down the mountain along the rocky trail | Some of our lovely ladies |
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| Lunch at Sunset Point | We hope he is just resting! |
ROUND TOP SCENIC TRAIL 10/11/03
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| Round Top Trailhead | Heading up the mountain | Exploring the bluffs |
 Exploring a crack |
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 Around the mountain |
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 Someone had an easy trip up |
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| Now up the stairs to the top |
COVE LAKE LOOP 10/18/03
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| Cove Lake Trailhead | A nice view of Cove Lake | Some would take the upper loop |
 These took the upper loop |
 A view from the top |
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| Across one of the bridges | ||
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 Nice shirt! |
 Lunch in the sunshine....it was a very nice day. |
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HAWKSBILL CRAG / BLUEGRASS 10/25/03
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| Our first stop at Fallsville | Heading to the crag | |
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| Hawksbill Crag | Time on the Crag | Carolyn and Don |
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| Cloudland backporch | Exiting Cloudland | Arriving at Dr. Chester's |
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| Bluegrass on the porch | Doris and Sue enjoying the day | It was another great day. |
DEVIL'S DEN 11/1/03
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| Devil's Den Visitors Center | Damien our leader | Damien telling some of the history of Devil's Den |
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| Under a grotto | ||
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| Devil's Den Spillway | ||
PACK RAT HOLLOW 11/8/03
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| Haw Creek Campground | Hiking up the OHT | Crossing Gee Creek |
 I don't think we found Pack Rat Hollow? |
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| Back across Gee Creek and some Fungi | Dee | |
OHT MAINTENANCE 11/15/03
 OHT at Chancel |
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| Bob Edwards | Bill Hemmer | |
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| Danny Hale | Us at the Famous Rock out of the rain! | Fungi |
THUNDER CANYON 11/22/03
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| Loading up...... | ....and crossing the Buffalo River | Erbie Trailhead |
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| We crossed several creeks anyway we could | We finally "caught" Mary Ann | Entering the "Slot" |
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| Lunch in the canyon | ||
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| Thunder Canyon Falls | Sue | |
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| If you cross them coming in... you have to cross them going out! |
Someone did some scooting! | Our ride back across the river |
SAM'S THRONE 12/6/03
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| Sam's Throne Scenic Area | Sue enjoying the ride | Lots of neat bluffs |
 Heading up to the top of Sam's Throne |
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| This is where to access the top... | ...with a rope for a little added security | |
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| On top of Sam's Throne | ||
KINGS BLUFF DOWNUNDER 12/20/03
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| Pedestal Rock Trailhead | Kings Bluff Falls | |
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| TAKAHIK Cave | Inside Our Cave | |
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| Now back up and on top | The Famous Pedestal | Looking out one of the caves |
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| Alan in silhouette | ||
