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Blistered on the Chorro Grande Trail
I was about two miles up the trail when I got a blister. It was bad enough that I decided, grudgingly, I had no choice but to take off my boots and hike back in my socks. Then it started … Continue reading
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Tagged Chorro Camp, Chorro Grande, highway 33, HWY 33, Los Padres National Forest, Oak Camp, Pine Mountain, Sespe Creek, Tales
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