Copyright (c) 2003, Sandra J. Loosemore. Photos are provided for personal viewing only; no other use is permitted without prior written consent.
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Kaeru takes a rest break. The lower section of the trail is a long
hop up the hill in the sun.
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The steep section of the trail ends in a meadow filled with potentilla
bushes with their yellow flowers.
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More wildflowers growing in the meadow. In addition to flowers, this meadow
also had one of the biggest anthills I've ever seen!
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The trail skirts the edge of the meadow, with the back side of Pike's Peak
coming into view through the trees ahead.
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Another view of Pike's Peak, across the top of the meadow.
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Upstream, the meadow closes into a narrower valley, and the falls come into
view ahead.
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At the base of the falls.
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Kaeru poses on the rocks.
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Splashing water on the lower part of the falls.
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Closeup of the upper part of the falls. This is a fairly small creek, and the
falls are probably more impressive when there is still snowmelt feeding them
instead of in the late summer.
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| Time out for a little snack on the rocks at the base of the falls before heading back down the trail. |