Here they are at the start:
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We even saw a small snake coiled up next to a tree. It looks big in the pic, but the coiled up size was about the palm of my hand.
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And, they made it! 2.5 miles and 400' elevation gain later
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Was surprised to see some water still flowing this late into the year.
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5 miles and 3 hours later, we make it back to the car. Emi's been wanting to do the hike from Idyllwild to the Palm Springs tramway (about 9 miles) so this was a good training hike.
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6 comments:
Nice place :)
I have looked at your blog and just wanted to leave a comment.
Fall greetings from Sweden.
Hello! I was just blog hopping, and this post reminds me a lot of when my mom took me and my siblings out on trips like these. They were a lot of fun, and I'm sure your kids will look back on these things fondly as well.
Warm greetings from Malaysia :)
whoa, it looks like a rattler, was it? better be careful taking those blog shots!!
I'm not sure what kind of snake that was. But don't worry, I used my zoom!
What a fun day! You and the kids always do such cool stuff.
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