A rain hike at Circle X Ranch on Sunday, Jan 6, 2008

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Waterfall #2
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From the same place, we could see waterfall #3 further away.
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Waterfall #2 closer up
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The white bark of the sycamore trees stands out in the valley
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Dennis pointed out this bark covered with fungus off the edge of the trail
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The stream in the valley...
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...that Dennis picks his way across
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When we got to the grotto, there were a couple of other people there ahead of us
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Climbing down carefully on the slippery rocks
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This waterfall was about 10 feet from top to bottom
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Climbing down the boulders
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The creek pours into this hole
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It's about 50 feet down to the next pool
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Starting back up the slippery rocks
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Automatic exposure of this waterfall...
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...but using a faster shutter speed stops the motion.
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Dennis climbing back up
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Looking straight down that waterfall
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The leaves caught on the trees tell us that the water was a couple of feet higher, probably yesterday
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This hillside is covered with bright green baby ferns
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We went a little way on the Canyonview Trail where we saw these mushrooms growing at the edge of the trail.


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