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| St. Louis Canyon Waterfall |
Welcome to December!!! Today we had 41 walkers and 4 dogs. We were scheduled to go to a Nature Preserve, but with hunting, we thought that St. Louis Canyon would be the better option. We took the West Bluff trail to St. Louis Canyon (passing over Aurora, Sac and Kickapoo along the way). Coming out of St. Louis Canyon, a few people headed back the way we came, but most went up and over the entrance road to the park and walked through the picnic area in hopes of seeing an eagle (not today). We then went into Aurora canyon and back up the steps to the Lodge.
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| Can you see all 4 dogs? Ellie, Mandy, Coco and Riggs |
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| Bridge at the West end |
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| Coming down to the top of Aurora |
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| Love the smell of the pine |
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| Sac Canyon had a nice waterfall today. |
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| The Watchtower or better known as the orange rock. Watch the bottom step it is a doosey. |
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| I often wonder, how this happens. Notice how the trunk is twisted. Amazing. |
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| If you didn't know any better, you would think with all the green leaves, Spring is right around the corner. This Hepatica plant will turn maroon this winter. This will be one of the first spring flowers. First there will be a flower, and then green these leaves will come in the summer and stay green and turn to maroon in the winter. |
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| Nice waterfall in St. Louis Canyon |
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| I took this photo and close as I could get without going in the water pool. St. Louis Canyon |
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| The group taking a break. I think they were looking for Joe to tell the story of the St. Louis Murders. I ended up telling an abbreviated version. |
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| 1/2 way point. |
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| Going up.... |
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| Going over..... |
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| Going down..... |
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| Once we got up, over and down from the entrance road, there was this swamp land to the East of us. I just thought it made for a cool photo. |
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| One of the other hikers pointed out some recent beaver damage in the swamp area. |
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| We crossed over this little bridge by the picnic area and headed East |
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| There were way more Canadian Geese than Eagles. Canadian Geese about 100 - Eagles 0 |
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| At this point, some bypassed Aurora Canyon and just went back to the Lodge |
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| They are hard to see, but using the steps are always a better idea. |
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| Aurora Canyon Waterfall |
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| Aurora Canyon Waterfall |
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| Inside Aurora is the smallest canyon. We went in shifts. Many people that came today, said they have been to park numerous times, but doubted that they ever visited Aurora Canyon. |
I will leave you with this: The elevator to success is out of order, you will have to use the stairs one step at a time.
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