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29 July 2006: We got a late start hiking in the Trinity Alps.
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Smoke from some distant fires made for an unusual atmosphere.
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Our first night was in a "just fits" campsite.
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Not elegant, but it worked.
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Lots of water in the North Fork of Coffee Creek.
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Lilium pardalinum.....
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...called Leopard Lily.
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Aquilegia formosa (Western Columbine).
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This is the summer retreat of Walter & Agnes Hodges....
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...quite an extensive get-away built in the 1920s.
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Water from the spring.
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This zenophilic butterfly seemed delighted at our visit.
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Digitalis pupurea (foxglove) have naturalized along streambanks
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We left Coffee Creek for the Granite Creek Trail.
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Pyrola picta (White-veined Wintergreen).
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Cheery backpacker.
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Schuler's Gulch was a good water source.
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