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    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Trailhead information sign.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Birds nest in a chola cactus.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Juniper tree in the wash.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Moonrise over Grapevine Hills.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Along the flat portion of the trail.
    Dave Kiel
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    Along the flat portion of the trail.
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    One of the steep sections.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    The hardest scramble. Note the trail sign near the top.
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    Along the ridge.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Inside the rock portal of Balanced Rock.
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    11/17/2018
    The view through the Balanced Rock.
    Dave Kiel
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    Looking north down the valley along the ridge.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Looking north down the valley along the ridge.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Walking down the valley at sunset as the orange hues change.
    Dave Kiel
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    11/17/2018
    Final sunset at the trailhead looking north.

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