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Topo map that shows our route (dotted light blue line), starting at the upper left. Trails are shown in red, blue and yellow
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Google Earth view of our route, from the north. The Western Ridge is on the right and the Upper Cabin (Gully) Trail is on the left
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The cheerful group ready to start the hike from Rancho Sierra Vista / Satwiwa
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Off we go!
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That mist-shrouded mountain in the distance is where we're headed
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Heading down Danielson Road
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Still on Danielson Road, but climbing up from the creek
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Passing some poppies on the Old Boney Trail
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Old Boney Trail
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Starting up the Western Ridge route of Boney Mtn
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Practicing the old golf swing
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There's a surveyor's marker on this small hill. The 360-degree view is uniformly foggy
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Our first rocky encounter
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Patiently waiting their turn for this short climb
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Waiting for everyone to climb up the first short rock face
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Hikers decending out of the fog
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Another steep rocky section. This was to be a common theme
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