An image collage of a hike we did with Pu and a bunch of his friends. He was introducing many of them to mountain hiking, and chose Ampersand mountain as in intro (an excellent choice, BTW). We had a nice, cool, partly-to-mostly sunny day. Perfect!
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On the way
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Milling around at trailhead
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Ampersand Trailhead
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Signing in at trailhead
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Jenn's new boots
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two-by-two
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A bug's view
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Log bridge over brook
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Idyllic trail
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The weather was mostly cloudy (with a few bright breaks) on the way up. On the plus side, it was not too humid and it was a pleasantly cool temperature; good for hiking. The trail leads gently through beautiful, mostly deciduous woodland. Of the 4 and-a-half kilometre total distance, it is only the last 1 to 1.5 km that are really steep. The pace was surprisingly fast considering the size of the group. Most very large groups end up being very, very slow.
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The flow of hikers
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Foot surgery
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Rest Break
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Stone Steps
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Continuing on up
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Scaling some cool rock
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This way!
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Ewart awaits
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Out of the trees
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First views
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Andrew and Jaana
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Jaana and Kelly above the trees
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