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I start the one-mile climb up the hills ahead on the way to Copper World Mine

03897-pachalka-spring.jpg Close-up of the penstemon-like flowers on the big flowering tree at Pachalka SpringThumbnailsI stumble across a faint trace of an old road that passes by the west edge of Black PalisadesClose-up of the penstemon-like flowers on the big flowering tree at Pachalka SpringThumbnailsI stumble across a faint trace of an old road that passes by the west edge of Black PalisadesClose-up of the penstemon-like flowers on the big flowering tree at Pachalka SpringThumbnailsI stumble across a faint trace of an old road that passes by the west edge of Black PalisadesClose-up of the penstemon-like flowers on the big flowering tree at Pachalka SpringThumbnailsI stumble across a faint trace of an old road that passes by the west edge of Black PalisadesClose-up of the penstemon-like flowers on the big flowering tree at Pachalka SpringThumbnailsI stumble across a faint trace of an old road that passes by the west edge of Black Palisades

I'll gain 800 feet elevation during that mile, so it's fairly steep, especially at the top. If it's too slippery for me up there, I may have to turn around and walk the long way to Copper World Mine, around the hills instead of straight over them.