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Meet Junie, short for Juniper.  She is ready to start her hike!  The air temperature is a cool 60 degrees, and the first portion of this hike is uphill, so it should be nice and comfortable.

Through the gate and an immediate turn to the right.

The trail leads uphill through mixed forest.

Remnant or a chunk that tumbled down from above?  

Every turn is an invitation to hike on further.

Robyn knows the way to some pictographs.

Recent high winds have knocked down tree limbs and old trunks.

Rock faces make a fine surface for ancient writing.

This seems to be the best-preserved one,

Hiking on a little farther, we come to evidence of ranching from long ago.  Spring houses stored water for cattle as well as humans.  This one is built into the rock wall.

And here's another spring house.

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The trail starts to bend back through a field of ferns.

Some old, venerable ponderosas still remain in the area.

Time to head back.  Just follow the trail back to the gate and parking area.