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Mark and the SentinelThe obligatory I hiked up here to see the Sentinel, so somebody needs to document it shot. With my favorite river brew (well except for that one from Colorado that I can't seem to get imported to Texas, but hey, it has to be canned).
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Hiking DownThe hike down from our previous vantage point.
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TarantulaOne of the two tarantulas we found on this hike.
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Brian's Night PoseBrian's nighttime pose around our Kanuck-inspired fire.
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Texas CliffsThe cliffs we hiked to the day before, and the tree under which I read and napped on Thanksgiving Day.
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Stone House RemainsBack inside the canyon above Entrance Rapids we found this eroded small 1-room house. There was a bunch of metal stuff sitting/littered around it from days bygone.
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Inside Santa ElenaA picture just inside Santa Elena, right after Entrance Rapids.
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Further Inside Santa ElenaA little further inside. Walls are very high here.
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Brian and RichardBrian and Richard again just inside Santa Elena.
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Pierre and MarlersPierre and the Marlers just inside Santa Elena.
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Rock SlideRichard shows us Rock Slide Rapids. This is before you see it eat 3 boats in a row. I slid my boat over the gravel bar instead.
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Richard/Brian - Rock Slide 1Richard and Brian enter the hard turn at the top of Rock Slide. They eddied out on the left just after this picture.
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Richard/Brian - Rock Slide 2Richard and Brian coming out of the eddy and headed for the hard turn between the rocks. I think they'll make it. Nope. No picture though. Boat and passengers made it through fine, but they had to self-rescue.
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Gentleman DownThis gentleman didn't make it through either. He cut his hand a little bit and then got his boat stuck on this gravel bar and he couldn't break the suction. Jeff eventually went and helped even though he said he didn't want it (after we waited 10-15 minutes for him to do it).
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Pierre SwimsPierre tried to run it, too. Now he runs from Bob's boat that he pinned.
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Pinned BoatAt least he pinned it the right way. After we rescued it, I knew I wasn't going to bother trying it.
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Down Santa ElenaA view down Santa Elena.
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Up Santa ElenaA view up Santa Elena. The walls are a little lower here.
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Fern CanyonFirst major ferns inside Fern Canyon growing on a wall seep. L2R: John/Don Marler, Pierre, Richard.
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Going Further up FernA shot as we go further up Fern Canyon.
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