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| Paradise Lake Trailhead | Packing up at the car, Leo playing with his new GPS | Faded Marble Mountain Wilderness sign |
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| View heading up to Paradise Lake | Leo and Victor on the trail | Looking back down the valley |
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| First (of twelve) bear sighting | Closer shot of bear | Cool looking tree |
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| Late season snow on the trail | First view of Black Marble Mountain | Bear sightings #2, 3, and 4 |
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| Early light on Black Marble Mountain | Sunrise | Nice lighting in the morning |
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| Black Marble Mountain | Leo and Victor at our first campsite | Looking back down at our campsite (flat area on left side of creek) |
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| View of campsite from another angle (flat area in the middle of the trees) | Base of Black Marble Mountain | Lingering snow |
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| One of the many cave entrances | Leo checking out the cave | Pretty pink flowers |
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| Cliff near base of Black Marble Mountain | Nice meadow | Marble Mountain (left) and Black Marble Mountain (right) |
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| Another type of wildflower | Gate Lake | Wildflowers |
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| Wildflowers | Looking back towards Marble Mountain | More wildflowers |
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| Victor admiring the view | Lower Sky High Lake | Waterfall |
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| Lower Sky High Lake | Frying Pan Lake | Pack mules |
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| Frying Pan Lake | Frying Pan Lake, Lower and Upper Sky High Lakes | Trail above Sky High Lakes |
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| Unnamed peak (left), Marble Mountain (center), Black Marble Mountain (right) | Another view of the peaks | View south |
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| View of Mt. Shasta from unnamed peak | Looking along ridge to Marble Mountain and Black Marble Mountain | Looking south around Marble Rim |
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| Trinity Alps in the distance | Looking back up at the unnamed peak | More pretty flowers |
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| Ridge towards Marble Mountain | Loose marble littering the side of Marble Mountain | Potential cave entrance |
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| Looking back at unnamed peak | Mystery signs | Black Marble Mountain |
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Family of bears (mother and 2 cubs) in tree
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Victor in the REI catalog shot | Tree fall |
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| Roots | Campsite for second and third nights, near Paradise Lake | View of the kitchen |
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| King's Castle at sunrise | Our route up to King's Castle from Paradise Lake | Victor taking a picture of Leo, Paradise Lake below |
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| Looking up at the peak | Looking south towards Marble Rim | Leo |
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| Looking down the way we came | USGS King's Castle summit marker | Shasta peaking out |
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| View south | View north | View east |
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| Trinity Alps behind Black Marble Mountain | Looking back up at King's Castle | King's Castle over Paradise Lake |
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| Victor and Leo by the lake | ||
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