Looking back at the trail as I headed south along the ridgetop. The Sierra Madre road was a bit of an engineering marvel- It was in excellent shape and had only a gentle grade for the length of the ridge.
10/04/2004 08:40 AM
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An abrupt change as the the flora switched from chaparrel to pines. Lots of mountain bike tracks in the road.
10/04/2004 08:58 AM
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One of the numerous stands of yucca along the trailside. (The stalks long since dried out). Above, the half moon was visible for most of the morning.
10/04/2004 09:50 AM
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Chokeberry Spring, about 5-6 miles south of the trail junction. The trough was full and I refilled my water and stopped to have a bite to eat. This was the only water available all day.
10/04/2004 09:53 AM
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Closer shot of the trickle of water flowing from the spring into the trough.
10/04/2004 09:53 AM
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One final shot of the Chokeberry Spring trough.
10/04/2004 09:57 AM
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One of the first "big pines" along the trail as the road entered a refreshing shady section.
Last comment 10/22/2004.
10/04/2004 10:05 AM
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A small patch of deciduous trees were shedding their leaves for the season, leaving a brief section of the trail ankle deep in fallen leaves.
10/05/2004 08:42 PM
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Looking south to the gap in the Madulce Peak ridge that the trail would loop around to traverse.
10/04/2004 10:21 AM
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