Shortly after starting our climb up into the old mining areas on Engineer Pass...
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Still climbing...
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Mineral Valley, once a home to many miners and a dozen or more mines...
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Looking down into one of the valleys and some of the old mining roads...
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Lunch break...
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One of the many narrow one lane tracks across the mountains. Most go to small mines closed many years ago...
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At the top of the world (or around 13,000 feet)...
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Into every trail ride a little rain may fall (but it never slows 'em down)...
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