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The Protection Mine / Mountain trail is easy to follow.The Protection Mine / Mountain trail is easy to follow.Nearing tree line on the Protection Mountain trail.Nearing tree line on the Protection Mountain trail.Traversing SE across the west face to avoid cliffs.Looking back across the west face to the mine site at lower left.Ascending the rubbly west face of Protection Mountain to the ridge.On the N-S ridge of Protection Mountain looking north to Armor Peak.Wietse picks a line down the east side of Protection with Armor (L) and Avens (R) in the bg.Easy descent to the karst valley with Pulsatilla looming ahead.Pulsatilla at left, TV at right.A magical landscape - much different than almost every other area of the Rockies!We didn't go straight across the valley, choosing instead to trend right.Finally bottoming out with Pulsatilla rising right of center.Traversing the karst valley.Traversing the karst valley.Bulwark (L) and Anthozoan (R) rise over the hanging valley.A perfect bivy pad!A very unique and engaging landscape feature is this huge sidewalk we used on our traverse.Wietse on the sidewalk feature.
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