Jim and I went on a backpacking trip. Just before the trip, I bought a digital camera. I got to play with my new toy, and now you get to see the results.

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We spent our first night next to a nice creek
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The obligatory picture of a lizard
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The crowded parking lot at the trailhead
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Summit Springs Trailhead
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At the trailhead...
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We found this neat looking tree not far from the trailhead
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jim tree
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jim tree 2
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There was a fire burning to the north of us
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and one here not too long ago
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Reading at the top of snow mountain
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the view from the top
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jim summit
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david summit
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At the summit there's a log of people that have made the summit for the past few years. Fun reading.
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There is also a bolt marking the top. Here it is!
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berries
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We camped not too far from this meadow
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second campsite
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View from the east side of the waterfall loop trail
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Fire was a major theme for this trip
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snake
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snake closer
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A fallen tree turned this piece of the river into a beautiful fountain
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david tree waterfall
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For my mother...
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I had fun playing with my new camera
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waterfall fast
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waterfall slow
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waterfall top slow
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waterfall top fast
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The creek was nice, if a bit cold
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jim water 2
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orange flower
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still playing...
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crystals
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red plant
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Jim found a walking stick
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It was pretty big
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This was cold
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jim waterfall 2
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david waterfall
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More smoke, looking north
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View of the fire on the way back from the waterfall
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I like the way this picture came out, though I don't know why I took it
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night sky 2
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more berries
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pretty clouds
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This was our view on the hike out
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after the hike
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