lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

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lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

Post by pyles_94 » May 26th, 2009, 4:07 pm

i took a very short trip to the lower falls on ruckel creek on saturday. we got back before nine am... left at about 5:20... i wanted to go downstream but i needed to be back home and didnt know how long i would take going downstream from the falls.

anyways, here is some of the snapshots one of the people i went with got:

starting the descent into the canyon:
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me on left, joel on right
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look at all that poison oak!!
over halfway down you cross this downed log. it was my way to remember where to start ascending.
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now here is some of my shots from the day:
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and one from a tiny bit further back that i am not as pleased with.:
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two final shots of the day
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great short trip!
Jamey Pyles

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Re: lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

Post by Jane » May 26th, 2009, 8:41 pm

Great pics as always Jamey.."home" from a hike by 9am?? What do you do "after" breakfast I'm afraid to ask ;)
Thanks for sharing!

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Re: lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

Post by chameleon » May 26th, 2009, 8:46 pm

No kidding Jamey...you guys really left the trailhead by 5:20!! Wow. Unless I'm meeting someone, I find it hard to get up there before 1 or 2 pm. lol. (And that's on a good day)

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Re: lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

Post by pyles_94 » May 26th, 2009, 9:16 pm

no- left the house. but i like it early. and i had a work party to go to... where i swung the good old axe all day... then monday i went up dawg mtn.... needless to say-- i am SORE!!

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Re: lower ruckel on saturday 5-23-09

Post by greglief » May 27th, 2009, 12:55 pm

Well done, Jamey! I'm glad that you made it to this beautiful spot. And it was wonderful (albeit COMPLETELY unexpected) to meet you at the summit of Dog Mountain on Monday morning!

Greg

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