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The "New" McCain Valley
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tommy750 Posts: 1040
3/19/2017
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Decided to head out to McCain Valley yesterday since the desert floor was a little toasty for an overnighter. Was I in for a surprise! I knew Tule Wind was coming but wasn't expecting a tsunami. Sunrise Powerlink was one thing but this project is orders of magnitude more disruptive to the wilderness. 50 ft access road? That's the same as four lanes of I-5. Looks like a number of turbines will be sitting on the road with essentially zero setback. With a west wind, those blades will be slicing overhead every time you pass by.
 McCain Valley by tomteske, on Flickr
 Trucks by tomteske, on Flickr
 Clearing by tomteske, on Flickr
 Turbine Foundation by tomteske, on Flickr
 50 ft Swath by tomteske, on Flickr
 Cottonwood by tomteske, on Flickr
After paying my parking fee at Cottonwood, I headed north. You can still pretty much escape in Northern McCain Valley at least for now.
The view toward the Jacumba Mts
 Toward Jacumba by tomteske, on Flickr
Balancing Act
 Balance by tomteske, on Flickr
Obligatory lighted tent shot
 Campsite by tomteske, on Flickr
Did a little exploring this morning. Nice rock shelter with a small metate sitting on a rock and possibly a prayer stick.
 Rockshelter 300M North by tomteske, on Flickr
A nearby broken metate
 Broken Metate 40M NE by tomteske, on Flickr
Faded pictograph panel
 C-636 Pictos_yrd by tomteske, on Flickr
These almost look like orchids
 Desert Orchids by tomteske, on Flickr
Definitely flowing water out there for the first time in years. Lots of tadpoles in this pond
 Tadpoles by tomteske, on Flickr
Enjoy. Tom
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
7/12/2017
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Bob S wrote:
My first time out to McCain Valley was in 1965. Have camped out there many times over the years. Spent Monday night at Cottonwood and more than likely won't be back. RIP McCain Valley. Amen.....however you can still venture off into some remote areas if backpacking or distance hiking. The sights of evolution are discouraging to say the least.
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