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Climbing up above the waterfall to get to the main area of Piedra Blanca
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This climb up was the steepest of the hike
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Piedra Blanca ahead and above us. We were running short of time, so this is as close as we got.
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Climbing back down, we found the right path
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Back down the little waterfall we go
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Hope this isn't poison oak!
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Back to the main trail
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This sign is where the Gene Marshall - Piedra Blanca National Recreation Trail forks north-west
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As we approach the final crossing of the Sespe River, the trail gets steeper and rocky
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The Sespe River Trail continues straight ahead. We turn right to get to the cars
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The Sespe River is easy to ford when there's no water in it!
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You can see more of Piedra Blanca from the east end of the trail than we could from the other end
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The last clilmb out of the river valley
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A celebration at the end!
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All the hikers at the end of the route. All that is left is to shuttle to the start and pick up the cars we left there.
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