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FrankB

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Anza Borrego Blair Valley - 2/21/09
« on: February 21, 2009, 09:29:23 PM »
Thank you to everyone who showed up today. We had a nice time hiking and exploring in Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert State Park.  The weather was perfect for hiking.  Besides Heather and myself, it was Dan (who drove 4 hours to get there); Paul, Noon & Trixie the Wonderdog, along with Jeff, Don & Denise, Lance and his son Erik, and Mitch and the boys.

We started out with Paul playing in a mud puddle.

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First stop was the hiking trail to the top of Ghost Mountain, to the remains of the Marshal South home site. The views from the trail up are great.

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The old adobe structure is wearing away.

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What time is it?

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Dan doing his best to imitate the Marshal South picture he saw in the run thread (thankfully, with his clothes on).

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Even though Dan was fully clothed Mitch still had quite a reaction. Or maybe he's auditioning for an opera.

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Heading back down the trail from Ghost Mountain.

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Lunch was good.

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Time to roll to the next hiking trail.

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FrankB

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Re: Anza Borrego Blair Valley - 2/21/09
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2009, 09:32:47 PM »
Along the Mortero Hiking Trail.

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The last hike of the day was to Pictograph Rock. It's an easy one-mile trail with about a 400' elevation gain.

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Here's MItch translating the pictographs for us. Who knew that he could be so knowledgeable?

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On our way out through Little Blair Valley Paul found another mud puddle to play in, this time alongside the now very green dry lake bed.

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Late afternoon in Little Blair Valley.

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Soylent Yellow

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Re: Anza Borrego Blair Valley - 2/21/09
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 03:11:44 PM »
Great pictures Frank.  I found Dan's tribute to Marshal South very moving..
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Anza Borrego Blair Valley - 2/21/09

but not a moving as John's tribute last year.
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I'll post some pictures soon.
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Re: Anza Borrego Blair Valley - 2/21/09
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 09:57:22 PM »
Great pics! Wish I was there...
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