Hiking at 9,407 feet above sea level

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One of my dreams was to hike at 9,000 feet above sea level and today my dream came true.

The hike from start to finish was from 1:45 pm to 6:28 pm at Mount Baden–Powell in California. It was a great experience and a great workout.

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Ahh, but no hike is complete without sampling the local cuisine:

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Is that hollyleaf cherry? Also you might want to move this to the Pictures! category

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Based on the type of side effects from foraging them, I think it was Hollyleaf Redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia). There were many of them amongst the very intact signs of Native American habitation and living quarters.

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