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PICTURES 2005 |
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Hike Up Mt. Nebo 01/01/05 |
Hitting the road UP! |
Reaching the Summit |
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Thunder Canyon 01/08/05 |
Our first obstacle |
....our second! |
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Thunder Canyon Falls |
It was a narrow path we trod |
Being on flat ground was nice! |
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White Rock Mt. 01/22/05 |
Building a bridge |
A nice "rock stop" |
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Alan enjoying his lunch |
White Rock Creek Falls |
Where we've been and going |
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Tea Table Rock 01/29/05 |
Us on Turtle Rock |
Edd French's Buiilding Site |
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Alan & Steve on Tea Table Rock |
Latin Inscription |
Indian Head Carving |
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Penhook Hollow 02/05/05 |
The Harris's at "The Dig" |
Bill and Dale at the "Small Falls" |
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An unusual "Tree some" |
Enjoying the day at "Big Falls" |
It was uphill coming and uphill going out, how come? |
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Paradise Falls 02/12/05 |
Along the bushwhack somewhere |
Upper Falls |
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Just before Paradise |
Now this is Paradise |
Those that made it downunder |
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Compton Trailhead |
On our way to Fishtrap Falls 02/18/05 |
Flower's Cabin (aka Wild Vic's) |
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After our "shortcut: we rested |
Fishtrap Falls |
Lunch and Hemmed-in Hollow in the distance |
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Sam's Throne 02/26/05 |
"Climbing the Wall" |
Out of the cave! |
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Climbing with a little help from our rope |
Nice view from the top of Sam's Throne |
Us with Sam's Throne in the background |
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Cove Lake Loop 03/06/05 |
On top with a view |
One of the many bridges |
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Reception line for someone? |
A picture of us |
....another picture of us. |
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Oark Tour 03/12/05 |
On the road to High Bank |
Below High Bank Twin Falls |
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Two "Swinging" Ladies |
Lunch at Oark Cafe est. 1890 |
Catching Doris and Sue coming out of Elmo's Pool Hall |
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Lost Valley 03/19/05 |
Up through the bridge |
Some have to be pushed to go! |
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Looking out of Eden Falls Cave |
Armadillo Falls |
Lower Eden Falls |
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Cedar Creek 03/26/05 |
Another Glory Hole |
Bridge over Troubled Water |
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Cascade |
Our friends from Memphis |
Most of us! |
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What Sign? |
Natural Bridge 04/02/05 |
Bluff wall formations, neat huh? |
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Hurricane Creek |
Lunch and Bob and Norma Senyard joining us |
Gloria enjoying the day in Hurricane Creek Wilderness |
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Haw Creek/Pam's Grotto 04/09/05 |
Below Pam's Grotto |
Haw Creek Falls |
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At the Lookout |
Buzzard's Roost 04/16/05 |
The Arch |
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Some of the sites below the Roost |
"Roosting" |
Follow Sue! |
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Round Top 04/23/05 |
"Spiderwort" Trail |
Follow the signs to the Top |
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We went UP |
We went DOWN |
A view from the top |
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Whitaker Bushwhack 05/07/05 |
Whitaker Creek and Lunch on the Buffalo |
Below Thousand Kisses Falls |
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Whitaker Creek |
The "Ladder" Trail ....UP |
Hawksbill Crag ....we made it! |
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Buffalo River Canoe Trip 05/14/05 |
Pruitt to Hasty |
We found the secret...be the first on the river! |
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Twin Falls 05/21/05 |
Along the way .... |
Which way to the falls? |
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A few obstacles |
Tristan and his Saturday bath |
At the falls...but not much water! |
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Picnic Guest 05/24/05 |
Hikers don't eat desserts? |
A packed pavilion |
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OHT Maintenance 05/28/05 Last Hike |
Plenty of work to do |
Cucumber Magnolia and Famous Rock |
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See you in October for our Eighth Season - Have a great summer. |
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Mt. Nebo Rim Trail Oct. 1, 2005 |
A "long" line of hikers |
Around the Rim Trail |
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We have all colors of shirts |
Mountain Views |
A perfect day to be out hiking |
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Pedestal Rock/Kings Bluff 10/08/05 |
Bluffs and the "Famous" pedestal |
A nice pedestal...there are many more. |
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Robert Daniel joins us as our youngest hiker |
TAKAHIK and two we have to watch closely |
Silhouette in one of the caves |
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Cove Lake Loop 10/15/05 |
What we should do |
One of the many bridges |
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Hiking to the top |
Bridges of "Logan County" |
Head count at the end of our hike |
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Forty-Five ready for Hawksbill Crag 10/22/05 |
Hawksbill Crag |
Cloudland Deck |
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Dr. Chester |
Cloudland Entrance / Singing on the porch |
Fall has arrived! |
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Buck Branch |
OHT Maintenance 10/29/05 |
Plenty to do as Tom found out |
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A little fire to warm our spirits |
Famous Rock and Us |
Find 12 hikers in this picture |
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Slot Rock/Lick Creek 11/05/05 |
Slot Rock |
Swinging Bridge |
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Hudson Shelter/Owens Mt. Scenic Area 11/12/05 |
Up to the Shelter |
Inside Hudson Shelter |
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Owens Mt. Bluffs 11/12/05 |
Access to top |
Some of the many pictographs |
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Making it to the top via the tunnel |
Owens Mt. and rock layers |
Owens Mt. protected area |
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Keefe Falls and More 11/19/05 |
Friends from Guatemala |
Below Keefe Falls |
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Keefe Falls |
TAKAHIK required training |
Lunch at Six Finger Falls |
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A new look at Fuzzybutt Falls |
Up and out and home again |
A last look at Falling Waters Creek |
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Cedar Creek 12/03/05 |
Bridge Over "No" Waters |
Cedar Falls Overlook |
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Down the trail to Rock House Cave |
Discovering a new pictograph? |
Entrance to Rock House Cave |
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Tim Ernst (Ernst Slide Show 12/05/05) |
Pam Ernst |
........and Amber |
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The house was full |
Tim previewing show |
and plenty of goodies for sale |
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Longpool Falls and Beyond 12/10.05 |
Yes that's snow! 21 Degrees worth! |
Checking out the fossils |
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Some very nice examples |
Dr. Vic Vere our Geologist |
Find a new cave |
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Dr. Vic explaining the rock formations and some "looks like" Aramaic writing |
A little fire to enjoy lunch beside, it felt gooood! |
Home after a great day |
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Mocassin Gap Christmas Hike 12/17/05 |
Hitting the trail in search of a tree |
Standing over Stave Falls |
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We found our tree... BEFORE |
AFTER |
Our first Ozark Christmas Tree and The Hale's |
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Hike Up Mt. Nebo 12/31/05 |
Slow down and watch those share turns |
Our destination and those that made it |
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Kids like to hike too |
...and then we were rewarded for our efforts |
Bob and Virginia fed us well, Happy New Years |
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See you next year |