Donner Canyon Falls
I'm going to keep the pics in order so you can see them as we progressed.
Everybody has to stand on the log.
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Jerry, with Clayton in the background.
That's where we came in.
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That's where we came in.
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Down there in the mid-ground Donner Canyon Road meets Meridian Ridge Road which also comes up here.
That peak up there, that's Eagle Peak. and Eagle Peak Trail runs along that ridge.
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That peak up there, that's Eagle Peak. and Eagle Peak Trail runs along that ridge.
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One of the first views of the falls.
Also, up above on the left you'll see someone on the path.
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Also, up above on the left you'll see someone on the path.
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A good view of the first two falls.
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Another falls further up the trail.
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The trail cuts right across that falls.
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I wish I cold have gotten a better pic of the way that ravine goes upwards.
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Looking back down the valley at the route we came in from.
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A great little resting point after we've passed the falls.
We sat here for an hour or so.
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We sat here for an hour or so.
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Up that ravine is where the falls were.
In fact, you can see one where it comes out of that higher ravine on the right up there.
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In fact, you can see one where it comes out of that higher ravine on the right up there.
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A better view of that falls from the last picture.
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Oh oh.
Jerry, whatever you do don't put your hat down!
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Jerry, whatever you do don't put your hat down!
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Oh no, he didn't, did he?
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Yepper, he sure did.
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We went on down this steep hill...
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...and clear down to this cool place before Jerry noticed he forgot his hat.
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We had to walk all the way back up to get it
There's Jerry down there and his hat up here.
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At least he's not the only one forgetting stuff!
I saw this on the way back up.
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I saw this on the way back up.
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