An autumn hike to Porcupine Hill
It was the last nice day before a big cold front arrives, so we hiked to Porcupine Hill and looped back through the woods

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1. ...a very retro procedure

2. it warms you twice

3. Zippy is always up for a hike.

4. Clara and Zach

6. Jen, Dan, Zach (9), and Clara (6)

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8. On Porcupine Hill

9. abandoned beaver pond

10. walking down Porcupine Hill. Red Peak (left) and Thorne (right). We had the valley all to ourselves, which is pretty amazing when you think that more than 3 million people live less than 90 minutes away

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13. testing the ice (it held)

14. the willows display beautiful colors this time of year

15. into the woods

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17. time to break ice on the pond by tossing rocks

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22. water in this sink hole was frozen hard

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25. Keller Mountain