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so Kelly was on her best behavior 
until we were out of gun shot.
. I whined some about it while we continued this two mile trek to the Saddle. Fortunately, Kelly and John would stop to admire the view so I could catch up, get a pic and continue on. When I got to the saddle and looked at what we had to do I seriously considered just staying here and filming them when I could. Kelly and John convinced me the trek ahead looks steeper and longer than it probably is. Yep, I bit 
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that I chose Plan B. I was surprised how sensitive the rocks were as they would tumble at the slightest touch. However, we were all mindful of this as we made our way up the Chute. Before you know it, we were at the window where you could see the rest of the peaks 
. I went thru the window but John says, uh Angela, "yes John", we need to go up this way unless you're doing the Motherlode. Oops. So up, up we went again and this time, before you know it for real, we have summited. We enjoyed our lunch and the views for about 1/2 hr. There was also a plane that flew around us so I got a couple pics of it. A squirrel kept trying to get in Kelly's pack to no avail. We took a group picture which we failed to do on Battleship.
that Chute like it was nothing. That would indeed be the case as they would soon pass us on the road. We continued on the trail back to the TH taking in some more of the views as we went. I got a pic of that cool lizard Kelly had seen earlier so I was thrilled. Soon we would hear a screech and then John spotted two hawks. I got a pic of one but from quite a distance. It was soon thereafter that near disaster would strike 
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. I wasn't filming or taking pics... just walking when all of a sudden I saw my eye heading toward a rock. I am thanking my lucky stars for a couple reasons: first that the rock I hit was flat and that I had my front-carry camera case that broke the fall. It's probably the worst fall I've taken since I started hiking. I was quite frightened and when John came upon me I'm not even sure what I said. I remember he said there wasn't a cut so that was good. My forehead began to immediately swell up. I knew I would probably have one heck of a headache so I immediately took two aspirin.
. We finally came to that patch of western wildflowers I had seen on the way up and I took a pic even though my mind was totally elsewhere at this point.
. In spite of my hiking wounds, it sounded good to me. She even shared some of her fries (very good as they still have some of the skin on them).
