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sddarkman619
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4/16/2016
sddarkman619
sddarkman619
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Last Sunday I went out to Jacumba to investigate some places I've been looking at for a few years. The first is a place I always find pottery, lithic flakes and Morteros. The second was out by Table Mtn.

The first place, off old 80, is a place that literally you park the vehicle, open the door and be careful when your step because the pottery is everywhere. It's a place where many people have camped before and I wish they'd close it to camping so these areas stay protected.
I found so many morteros I stopped counting. Pottery everywhere, and a water source which looked like someone or some thing recently dug it out to drink from.

The second area was behind Table Mtn to look for some documented sites of dwellings and rock art. While I didn't find any rock art I did find more pottery and some morteros. I spent 12 hours out there that day but most of it was previous to the places with the rock art, so my next trip will focus on the rock art areas only.
I hope to get back out there soon. I'm trying to log all the old trails by the railroad as well and some of the benchmarks.
I didn't load all the images of Morteros, as it would be so many as to bore you but there were over 25 that I count. Here are a few.







Watch where you step this stuff is everywhere.




Some nice water falls




Someone, or some thing dug this out to get some water.


The falls from the top with Morteros


One of several guzzlers I ran across.


I-8 in the background left. Followed one of the old Train Construction Trails way back but had to turn around as I was alone and didn't want to risk getting stuck without help. While I had my Delorme InReach I'd rather have a trail buddy with me. Could have driven to the tracks I believe.


Parked the truck at one hill of boulders and went to step out but almost fell over trying to avoid stepping on this



A plugged Yoni? Dude got lucky huh?


Another Yoni.


a very cool cactus garden


a miners water hole


another set of falls that led to ...


This...


possible grave? small one at that, maybe a child?


an old dam.
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Canebrake Jeff
Canebrake Jeff
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4/22/2016
Canebrake Jeff
Canebrake Jeff
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Just because one archaeologist says Yonis are natural doesn't make it so. Lots of studies say otherwise. The local tribes themselves say they did it. Goggle Native American fertility yonis. Or you can buy a book (study paper) at the ABNHA store in Borrego Springs.
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ziphius
ziphius
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4/30/2016
ziphius
ziphius
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dsefcik wrote:
General consensus from folks who study them say they are geological formations but then there are folks who listen to Coast to Coast every night and always stop to visit Coyote Jeff next to the Desert Tower...


Probably one of the best (entertainment) shows on radio. Drinking scotch under the stars listening to archived Art Bell episodes from my backyard.... a good use of a Saturday night.

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http://www.coyotelearning.org
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