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It was the (seventh month) when we drove up the mountains and backpacked up a (small river).
July, creek
The banks were (formed rows) with poison oak.
lined
The raft boat went around (giant rocks) as they came down the rapids.
boulders
Why were they wading in the cold water?
The banks were lined with poison oak.
They went swimming and (head first) in the diamond-clear water.
diving
They hiked further (opposite of water flow), against little rapids, picking their way through slippery boulders.
upstream
What was causing the roaring sound?
The waterfall coming down from the top of the mountain.
It (move from a higher place) high above us, higher than the tallest pines.
rose
When they first saw the waterfall, did they climb it?
No, they turned back to camp.
The boy heard a growl and a (sounds of dry leaves) in the brush.
rustle
In the morning, they found (trail of marks) on the ground.
tracks
How did they know a mountain lion had come down?
They found tracks on the ground.
What made the boy want to climb the waterfall again.
He saw the mountain lion tracks.
Why are they wearing huge Indian rhubarb leaves on their heads?
They want to keep cool from the hot sun.
I (looked before going) a way, alongside the falls, and then we climbed like mountain goats.
scouted
What did the bottom of the waterfalls look like?
It looked like a boiling cauldron.
