Gallery: Spring Camp Day 3--A Bridge Too Far

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    Bradley Hughes and Christina Bonnington load up on their Breakfast of Champions before hitting the hiking trail. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-002.jpg)
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    The team gets sunscreened and hydrated at the trail head. *Top photo: Jim Merithew/Wired; Bottom photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-003.jpg)
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    The team heads down the Euchre Bar trail with one goal in mind: make it to the river before it gets too hot. *Top photo: Jim Merithew/Wired; Bottom photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-006.jpg)
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    We hiked down Euchre Bar until we found the footbridge over the American River. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-008.jpg)
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    Top photo: Bradley Hughes and Nathan Hurst try to figure out which direction to take at a split in the trail. Bottom photo: Moss covered most of the trees and rocks along the trail. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-010.jpg)
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    Videographer Mike Ruocco lines up a shot of the team crossing the footbridge over the river. *Top photo: Jim Merithew/Wired; Bottom photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-012.jpg)
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    Nathan volunteered to be the first to jump into the cold, cold water of the American River at the bottom of the trail. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-014.jpg)
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    Not everyone came out of the hike unscathed. Above, Jim Merithew shows off the gash he earned in a tangle with some rocks; below, Michael Calore pauses to stretch in an effort to keep his legs from failing him. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-015.jpg)
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    Bradley Hughes grills up some steak and corn for a dinner worthy of a long day's hike. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* ![](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/DAY-03-019.jpg)
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    Night falls over the house as the team rests up for tomorrow's adventure. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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