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5/30/2018
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Gary and I went out for another 4 day backpack trip into Rockhouse Canyon. We did the rounds on the springs to make sure they were in good order and only noted the spring at Cowboy had been messed up by someone who probably thought they were helping. The branches that we placed to keep the animals from breaking down the rock build up were all tossed aside and the aluminum tent stake we had stashed to help clean out the piping was gone. We fixed it all back up and got it flowing good again.

Lots of new cairns were put up, looked like whoever did it was losing the trail and putting ducks up wherever they went.

2 nights at the Cottonwoods with a full day exploring the western Santa Rosa mountains below Toro Peak. Lots of now defunct Mary Jane plantations. Plenty of interesting artifacts still around

Defunct camp base


Even Mary Jane cultivators have dental hygiene


This was interesting, they placed a single bottle with a drip line to feed a single grow


Pit used to capture water form a nearby spring and then draw the irrigation lines down the grow areas


Varmit protection or hiker scare tactic?


Plenty of grow supplies


We were excited to find a new water hole even with wildlife


Managed to pick up another radiosonde, looks like it had a crash landing


On our way back to the Cottonwoods we saw some fresh mountain lion tracks and then ran into this large scat. My phone is about 6.5" long, this scat was pretty big


Red Man looked in good shape and the cactus bloom was a pretty addition


View from upper rockhouse area looking down towards the lower rockhouses


Bees were busy with the blloms that were coming out


Super deep morteros


New scat to me, anybody know what critter this is from?


Close up of scat


Last night out with an almost full moon and view of Dawns Peak


Total Mylar balloons - 10 (not all pictured)


Note attached some balloon


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5/31/2018
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tekewin wrote:

Is that a 22 or an air rifle? Can't tell from the photo.
Air rifle....

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6/12/2018
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Rocko1 wrote:
Looks like a great trip. How far up RHC Road do you think you could get in a 2wd Explorer?
You should be able to get to Butler Junction without a problem. RHC in 105+ temps does not sound like any fun at all.....

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dsefcik wrote:
Britain wrote:
dsefcik wrote:
Rocko1 wrote:
Looks like a great trip. How far up RHC Road do you think you could get in a 2wd Explorer?
You should be able to get to Butler Junction without a problem. RHC in 105+ temps does not sound like any fun at all.....

So says the guy that tags PAH BM in 105 temps.......
Well, and then there was this...I need to go back to DV...that trip was actually fun...smile

Yes that was a good trip Had a friend come out of the area of the DH grave monument and went up to Telescope. 18hr hike, the backup car was at MF. Said it was his hardest hike ever. 108 temps blaa...

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