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Cactus at 8000 feet.
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At every juncture we formed a pack-line. This was to keep the trees from getting creamed and it helped up get going all at once when starting up.
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Whoa! That's WAY too much detail! If you look closely, you can see the reflection of the photographer in Texas' eye!
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There was this weird jumping gray stuff that came out in the morning. It seemed alive, and looked like it was seething and jumping... but the human eye could not see enough detail... Anybody know what this stuff is?
Lemme know!

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There is Fungus amungus.
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A great picture of some of our high spirited crew!
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Scene...
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..ery.
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For some reason, Jas thought this juncture in the trail would be a good place to practice his divining. One can almost hear his excited shouts of: "The water is Here, it is Here!".
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Even in late summer, Philmont provided flowers for color... all sorts of flowers and all sorts of color.
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Black eyed Susan and another friend.
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The view from Backache Springs.
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Having learned their lesson, the intrepid Venture Crew 566 pitch their tents before anything else.
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Mrs. S and her jelly hoard.

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After the nap taken during the wild rain, a sleepy William poses beneath a rainbow.
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Night falls on Backache Springs.


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