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Gallery 2013: May 18 and 19, White Rock Mountain Loop
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 What we are in for: leaving Shores Lake (purple dot), going NNE (orange arrows), first pit stop (orange dot), lunch (dark blue dot), steep climbing on the Ozark Highlands Trail going ESE, campsit on top of White rock Mountain (dark green dot), descent towards Shores Lake (green arrows),pit stop at some falls (light blue dot), descent to Shores Lake, end of loop (purple dot). Saturday morning: ready for the Shores Lake - White Rock Mountain - Shores Lake loop!
From left to right: Jonathan, ASM Kreun, Dylan, Chase, Christopher (in truck bed), William, Jake, John William, Siam, SPL Maxim, ASM Vickers, SM Garrison, and ASM Van Houtte. Saturday morning: getting all the packs out of the cars, waiting for everyone to be ready! Saturday morning: Jake in rare form! Saturday morning: Siam and Jake waiting. Saturday morning: May the force be with you! Or is is a karate move? Saturday morning: quick briefing before departure. Saturday morning: first stop. Everyone is already hot and sweaty! The temperature is warm and the humidity extremely high. Saturday morning: first stop. Christopher and Jonathan lead the way. Saturday morning: first stop. This guy sure wants more! Saturday morning: second stop, pack off. Shirts get untucked and opend... Saturday morning: second stop, pack off. Those young guys are just shatting while resting. Saturday morning: second stop, pack off. Those young guys are just shatting while resting. Saturday morning: second stop, pack off. And the conversation goes on... Saturday lunch: the boys gathered near a small creek. Saturday lunch: SM Garrison takes advantage of the lunch break to give some air to his fatigued feet... Saturday lunch: ASM Van Houtte obviously enjoying his lunch. Saturday afternoon: we are now very close the destination point. This was difficult, we covered 7 miles in 6 hours... ASM Vickers taking a rest. Saturday afternoon: we are now very close the destination point. This was difficult, we covered 7 miles in 6 hours... SM Garrison taking a rest. Saturday early evening: view of the Ozark Mountains from the bluff. The buzzards are circling over the adults...  Sunday early morning: the campsite is still in the low clouds... Sunday early morning: some guys forgot some part tents... And Siam decided to join the disadvantaged... Sunday early morning: sleeping on the ground. Literally! Sunday early morning: Jonathan is up... Sunday early morning: the campers get up slowly. Sunday early morning: ASM Vickers getting up.  Sunday morning: departure is imminent. Waiting on the last one to be all packed up. Sunday morning, at the bluff: the sun is up, we all hope that it will burn some of the humidity.
From left to right: ASM Vickers, Jake, SPL Maxim, and John William. Sunday morning, at the bluff: Christopher, Jonathan, and ASM Kreun admire the view. Sunday morning, at the bluff: Jake  Sunday morning, at the bluff: ASM Van Houtte and SPL Maxim. Sunday morning, rest stop: the first arrived are ready to go... Sunday morning, rest stop: the second arrived still have their packs off... Sunday morning, rest stop: Dylan Sunday morning, rest stop: the third arrived, pack off and shoes off while the first arrived are itching to hit the trail... Sunday morning, rest stop: these guys are not in a hurry... Or so it seems...
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