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Barb decided she wanted to go on a hike for her birthday. She spent a lot of time trying to find just the right hike. Not too short, not too long, not too long of a drive, not too much elevation gain, and absolutely required was \u201ca nice view\u201d.<\/p>\n

She settled on Cedar Butte. It was only 30 minutes away from home, 900 feet of elevation gain, and 3.8 miles round trip. It seemed pretty reasonable. But what about the view? I\u2019ll let you decide.<\/p>\n

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On the way back we took an alternate route that added another 0.5 miles to the trip. Barb asked me which way I wanted to go. I opted for the alternate route and said, \u201cI like variety.\u201d She countered with, \u201cI\u2019m going to get you a shirt that says, \u2018I like variety.\u2019\u201d I don\u2019t know what she is talking about but we went on the alternate route.<\/p>\n

The alternate route was called \u201cBlowout\u201d because of a logging camp which was destroyed when a dam burst. We didn\u2019t see anything that suggested such a disaster but it was nice hike with a lot of trees with interesting moss formations. With the right lighting and mood music it could be pretty spooky there:<\/p>\n

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Barb decided she wanted to go on a hike for her birthday. She spent a lot of time trying to find just the right hike. Not too short, not too long, not too long of a drive, not too much elevation gain, and absolutely required was \u201ca nice view\u201d. She settled on Cedar Butte. It … <\/p>\n

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