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Solo trip south of Devil Creek
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P1050136 Lud Drexler Park and its restrooms are about ten miles behind me. I have come to what cattlemen call a loading chute. This morning, I'm going to call it an 'unloading chute.'
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P1050153 These Canada Geese seem right at home in the horse pasture at House Creek Ranch.
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P1050116 I've turned south at Devil Creek Ranch and am gaining some elevation. It's a cool, windy morning as I stop to look back across the valley.
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P1050119 Wrangle and Red Peaks in the Elk Mountains stand out against the spring blue sky.
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P1050120 Farther west, the massive Jarbidge Mountains still wear their winter snow.
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P1050123 In spite of the wind, I stand for long moments and drink in this view.
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P1050124 But there's rimrock that needs exploring about five more miles up the road.
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P1050125 After all, someone's gotta see what's up there!
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P1050126 Snow. And pretty steep side-hilling.
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P1050127 Snow this way, too. No glyphs to see today.
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P1050129 But I'm sure someone was here long ago. These obsidian flakes near a natural rock seat don't appear to be accidental.
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P1050130 Since the Sun Dagger Men's Club couldn't be with me today, I wrote the club name in the snow!
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P1050131 It really is a beautiful spring morning here out of the wind. The truck is far below on the road.
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P1050134 Some hoodoos need to be visited on the way back.
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P1050135 A small pond is visible in the distance.
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P1050152 The poor truck took a beating today with all the deep ruts in the road.
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P1050138 It also has to wade across this stream as we head into the forest and up the mountain.
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P1050139 How long has it been since Olympia Beer came in cans that look like this?
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P1050141 This high spot overlooks the O'Neil Basin, as does Wrangle and Red. But I can't find the road to those today.
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P1050143 The view is stunning, just the same.
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P1050144 The wind up here is even stronger than below. And cold!
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P1050146 Back on the main road, it looks easy. It'll be a challenge for another day.
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P1050147 Here are the Elk Mountains from my southernmost point today.
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P1050148 The road is deteriorating so I make a decision to backtrack rather than push on to Brown's Bench.
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P1050150 The Jarbidge come back into view about the same time as a familiar-looking draw where I once saw phallic-looking rocks.
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P1050151 At least at the time, that's the way they looked. This shot from about a quarter mile away looks only slightly naughty but not enough to clamor down to the bottom.
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P1050137 But this sensuous aspen was a real show-stopper! Yeah, baby!
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P1050155 Back in Rogerson, where you're instructed to watch children. Uh, shouldn't that be Watch FOR Children??
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