1 Our guide claimed this wide flat gravel path was the start of the trail.
2 She lied; this narrow, STEEP path was the start.
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4 Standard arty pic.
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7 End of the ugliest part of the trek (the up and down bits).
8 It's still so cold there that ice not directly exposed to the sun is still frozen, even thoug the air was very very warm.
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10 Here's some unusual bark.
11 A fallen tree with the bark stripped away by all manner of critters, big and small.
12 A minor tributary of the river we're going to take.
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18 Man, only 1.6 kliks? Seemed WAY longer.
No, 1.6 miles .. OK, feeling better
19 Finally, at the rafts.
20 Fetching in her black rubber Wellies.
21 Another crew heading off.
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25 The fellow on the right was from Hungary; a good guy but VERY concerned about bears. All he wanted to know was if they could swim and how well could they swim.
