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I was pretty tired after the last few days, and did not want to drive back down there. I woke at 10 a.m. and the wall to wall sunshine got the best of me. I had to drive back to see things lit up in the sun now. Problem was, temps were going to rise above 32. This combined with sunshine would promote rather fast melting. I flew south. The above was taken in Mound City.
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Mound City was melting rapidly as I got there. I decided to quickly leave and hit the refuge again.
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The hills in the area were amazing to see, glistening in the sun. I'm back on the trail in the above image.
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The trail and stairs are off to the right of this shot.
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The thought that came to mind as I looked up these stairs was, "stairway to heaven". Down here in the trees was like hell, danger all around with falling trees(lots of it still ongoing!). Yet up there, above it all, that would change. This hell would look amazing from up there.
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I was actually quite warm and out of breath by the time I reached this point. The hurry I was already in was increased when I realized my video camera had fallen out of my pocket somewhere. Doh. I found it back down the trail a ways, where I had to climb over a branch. Haven't tried it yet, but I assume it is ok. |
