Gallery: Spring Camp Day 3--A Bridge Too Far
01DAY-03-001
Bradley Hughes and Christina Bonnington load up on their Breakfast of Champions before hitting the hiking trail. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* 
02DAY-03-004
The team gets sunscreened and hydrated at the trail head. *Top photo: Jim Merithew/Wired; Bottom photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* 
03DAY-03-005
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* 
04DAY-03-007
We hiked down Euchre Bar until we found the footbridge over the American River. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* 
05DAY-03-009
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* 
06DAY-03-011
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* 
07DAY-03-013
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* 
08DAY-03-016
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* 
09DAY-03-018
Bradley Hughes grills up some steak and corn for a dinner worthy of a long day's hike. *Photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired* 
10DAY-03-017
Night falls over the house as the team rests up for tomorrow's adventure. *Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired*
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