Smith Rock's Tourist Corral, a place where tourists are kept in a nice, safe fenced area until teatime.
Beyond the Tourist Corral is the good stuff.
At precisely mid afternoon every day, the tourists are gathered and herded out of the corral for tea. Emma wants to help with the herding. A few tourist stragglers resist, and contemplate their alternatives.
Escaping from the Tourist Corral, these tourists discover that life outside is not exactly like life inside.
All they have to look forward to now, is the grueling climb up Misery Hill.
Is it possible to find liberation at the top of Misery Hill?
Giant pines provide makeshift shade and a hiding place from rabid tourists.
Crooked River grass.
Crooked River.
Crooked River swimmin' hole.
The ominous and all enclosing rocks of Smith. No one ever escapes.
Russ and Emma disappear down the rabbit trail ........
.... and mysteriously re emerge on this scree slope.
Didn't see the beavers, but we did see their clearcut logging operations.
The sun starts to set, and we have to climb back out of the canyon.
Having experienced Misery, the tourists reluctantly retreat to the corral - now they want their tea. aka "Just for Andreas".
One last look before the last pitch to the parking lot. That's today's trail on the far bank.
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