Lower Merrill to Inspiration Point and the Sunset Trail

Huck takes us into the San Gabriel Mountains up the Lower Merrill Trail on to Echo Mountain and Inspiration Point

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David on the connector - one mistake and it could hurt!
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heading up to the Mt Lowe fireroad
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not too much exposure here
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the connector trail looking back at the resort
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the resort ruins
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the Dawn Mine station on the old incline railway route
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the gang at Inspiration Point
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want to find where you live?!
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downtown LA is just visible through the mist
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one of the many trails down the mountain from Inspiration Point
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Huck and Tamara get ready for the Middle Merrill Trail
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Pete's tagging along too!
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still misty when we left!
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heading for Middle Merrill
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Tamara disappears into the brush
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guess we'll be back one of these days!
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Pete and the old resort ruins from the Mt Lowe blacktop road
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the Sunset Trailhead off the Mt Lowe blacktop road
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last view of the resort ruins
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Tamara arrives at Millard Campground at the bottom of the Sunset Trail
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heading through the trees on El Prieto Trail back to JPL
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Edwin arrives at the bottom of El Prieto
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Susan picks her way down El Prieto carefully- plenty of switchbacks!

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