Denali Girl and briman at Smith Rock State Park... we will have to lose 150 feet of elevation as we drop down and cross the Crooked River on a footbridge.
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We've crossed the Crooked River and started up the trail to Misery Ridge... briman is standing below the Picnic Lunch Wall.
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Looking up the Picnic Lunch Wall.
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briman is half-way up the trail to Misery Ridge.
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A closeup of the Three Sisters from the high-point on Misery Ridge.
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The Smith Rock Group from the top of Misery Ridge.
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Gray Butte to the east of Misery Ridge.
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Denali Girl and briman take a lunch break from the high-point on Misery Ridge... Mt. Jefferson is in the distance.
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A panorama shot from the high-point on Misery Ridge... left to right are Broken Top, the Three Sisters, Mt. Washington, Black Butte, Three Fingered Jack, and Mt. Jefferson.
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We've started down the back side of Misery Ridge and get a nice look at Monkey Face with Mt. Jefferson in the distance.
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Denali Girl found a window in this little cave.
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A pretty nice view from the cave window... Black Butte, Monkey Face, and Mt. Jefferson.
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A look up at Monkey Face as we lose elevation down to the Crooked River.
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Part of the Mesa Verde Wall as we continue down to the Crooked River.
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Look for the climbers between the two high-points.
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We've reached the Crooked River and still have a mile walk along the river to complete our loop hike... Monkey Face and the Mesa Verde Wall are behind us now.
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Climbers on the Dihedrals... note the climber in the shaded crack just to the right of the two climbers in the sunshine.
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The climber in the shaded crack is stymied.
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More climbers.
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Another climber.
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Still another climber (look in the shade).
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