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crossing the first stream on the canyon creek trail, an oh-so minor nuisance compared to what lays ahead han cools off her toe-fingers in the shade canyon creek tributary at dusk ms. jennifer models a 1.3 L ultralight titanium cooking pot, SRP $53.95
jennifer takes an evening dip in the frigid lower canyon creek lake. brrrr! taking a mist break at upper canyon creek falls rock, water, and log invigorated by her ice swim, jennifer does some boulder modeling
workin' it! leopard lily and afternoon sky on the canyon creek trail rehydration, dusk spring cleaning seems to have overlooked this creek intersecting the canyon lakes trail
jennifer immitates one of my all-time favorite <a href='http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~zeitlerb/cats/lloyd/slides/_MG_0658.html'>lloyd pictures</a> a nearly full moon rises from the sawtooth range at sunset reflection of sheer cliffs bounding upper canyon creek lake, midnight and so it begins... our off-trail route to smith lake climbed for several hours through manzanita and other sharp brush. needless to say, jennifer and han were enjoying every minute of it.
han considers what lies ahead during a short break from scrambling over car-sized boulders miscellaneous sports bra debris after 5 hours of bushwacking biv·ou·ac <i>n.</i> A temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area.

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