Photographer: Josh Eckels
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Already relaxing
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Chris and Kris
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Staging things on the sidewalk
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Final logistics
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Time to load up the packs
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Ready to hit the trail
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Break on the way up
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Two miles in
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A very sad picnic table
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Now for a downhill section
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Here comes the cooking platform
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Packing up after breakfast
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Time to depart
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Rounding the corner
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PCT emblem
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Pausing at the road intersection
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One more by the road crossing
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Lined up
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Limoncello time
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Back in the corner
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The ladies
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The ladies and our cruise director
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Paul Hefner
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Finally getting some respect
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What a classy group
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Everybody
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Everybody
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Everybody
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Getting crazy
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Dinner prep in progress
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Ready to move
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Treking along
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Up to the ridge
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Red dirt trail
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Fuel for the first day on the trail
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Practicing in case of on-trail bison
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Hitting the trail
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Reading up on the proper protocols
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Trudging down the trail, thankful for the overcast skies
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Glamor shots
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A campfire, when backpacking, in California!
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Heading up on a day hike
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Cooling off
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Kris on Kris Rock
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Double Kris Rock
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Ready to catch the Cyclone back to Avalon
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Also on a boat!
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About to set sail
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Moderate speed
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Chris and Kris
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Roasting up some marshmallows
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In the distance
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Proof of ascent
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A few more minutes at the top
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Andrew getting roasted for Chris's birthday
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Waiting for the grillables
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Hanging on the planter box
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Assembling
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Short break
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The group!
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The group!
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The group!
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The whole group
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Cockroach and Raid, pre-battle
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Post battle
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My trivia teammates
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Most of the ladies
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The whole crew
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Group shot #1
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Group shot #2
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Group shot #3
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Group shot #5
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Group shot #6
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Cocktail hour lineup
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Open floor
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Blue
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Spotted
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Stacy and Kris
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Studying our competing maps
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Snack time
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Embarking on Sunset Trail, from the Meadows Trailhead
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About to cross the dam at the foot of Big Laguna Lake
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Taking a break
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Readying to move out
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Dinner and drinks
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Breaking out the smokes
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Kris and Chris
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Shocking
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Best costume winners
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Pre-dinner drinks
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Dinnertime
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Fire pit before the rains
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Quick stop at the overlook
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Overlooking the desert
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Approaching the summit
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Kris and others in reflection
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More ladies
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Excitement!
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Mooneys
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Under the lights
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Working the crowd
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Trivia reactions
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Hitting the trail
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Rounding the bend at our high point
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Turnaround spot
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Crossing the bridge
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Abbey Road version
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Lunch spot
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On the potato chip rock
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Varying levels of risk tolerance
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