My hike in Vantage (56k no, cable; perhaps not) -
09-01-2005, 11:41 AM
This is the podunk town of Vantage, yes, thats it.
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I took those as i left an old "service road" as the map called it, and headed towards the cliff side.
Water is about 500+ ft down, there is a second "shelf" cliff below what you can see here.
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The bridge is I 90
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Hilltop viewpoint, Vantage to the left.
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Nice day.
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Tanken 5.
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Close up on that mudslide thing.
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Im hiking in the "petrified forest". Once a thick forest in ages past these remnants of wood are in fact now rocks. Literally.
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A draw known as "hole in the wall".
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After a while i turn back and head back along the cliff side. As i get near my off road point i start looking for indicators for the road. The only one in exsistance is this solar weather station that is right next to the road. So im headed the right way.
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Road AHOY
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A seemingly abandon horse pen or something.
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A rock formation near my car.
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And the icing on the cake... Me, and my car.
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