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| KINGS BLUFF FALLS DOWNUNDER 2/20/10 | 
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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!  | 
		
		
		 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  | 
		
		
		 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.  |