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| Mt. Sinopah dominates the view as we approach Two Medicine Lake (trailhead) |
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| Painted Teepee (l) and Mt. Sinopah rise beyond Two Medicine Lake |
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| Beaver ponds along first part of trail |
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| Various views of Mt. Sinopah are prominent from much of this trail |
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| Beaver dam |
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| Near base of Mt. Sinopah |
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| Teetering across the suspension bridge | Trail view |
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| Rockwell Falls |
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| Further up the trail | Gorge above Rockwell Falls |
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| Looking back down on Two Medicine Lake Valley |
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| Never Laughs Mountain |
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| Creek along trail | Trailside trickle |
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| This was probably our favorite trail from an overall "hiking" standpoint |
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| There was fresh snow at the higher elevations |
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| We're almost there... |
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| Cobalt Lake |
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| Do you see the optical illusion? |
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| That's me on a different rock |
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| Fresh snow on the evergreens | Lake edge |
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| It must be time for lunch |
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| Lakeside wildflowers |
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| Cobalt Lake and mountains to north |
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| Bug looking for some pollen |
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| The "real" lunch spot (the rock above was too sloped) |
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| Putting the optical illusion in perspective | Spruce cones |
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| Scree in lake | Layers in the rock |
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| Mt. Rockwell towers over the lake |
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| Trail heading back; to left is where we heard a loud kaboom from high up on the far wall | Saw lots of mountain goats & a couple of black bears high up on the far ridge |
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| Finally took a pic of a ground squirrel after seeing them everywhere for two weeks Should have taken some when they were trying to steal our food at a couple of spots! |
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| Bear Head Mountain |
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| We were looking for elk (which were bugling) when we spotted this moose resting about 25 yds off the trail |
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| Flushed out a spruce grouse as we were walking back south of Two Medicine Lake |
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