  1 BEAR PAW |
 2 Crossing the boundary fence to the Bear Mountain trails |
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 28 The hoodoos |
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 42 Out on our first point, and an oportunity to see the 'scarred wall'. |
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 44 ...Which is a steep scramble down off the point |
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 47 A look back |
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 51 Some good cross-bedding |
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 61 In the distance, the first smoke from a prescribed burn on Mingus Mountain |
 62 Note that high saddle, for we will be returning to it later |
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 66 We approach the second point, where we turn around |
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 69 Going beyind this point is very hazardous... |
 70 ...but the Scouts have made it to the spire opposite, from the other direction |
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 74 There they are! |
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 78 Meanwhile, the Scouts are making their way toward us on the high ledge |
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 85 One Scout tries ledgewalking below the rest of the group, toward us |
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 87 That's about as far as he can go |
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 89 The stunt now has our undivided attention |
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 94 Back to the group |
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 97 We start our own return, first over exfoliated, varnished sandstone tiles |
 98 Because the the damp summer, there is a lot of fluorescent lichen |
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 102 Looking down from the saddle |
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 109 Our second of three groups on the spot where we just lunched |
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