Talk about a trip you took out to Anza Borrego
Myer Valley / Rockhouse Cyn
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2609
6/20/2012
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No big tortuous hike or backpacking trip, not even a crazy whiskey induced campfire story....just some side trip photos from driving out to the annual BHS count orientation meeting. Drove out last Friday after work and pulled off the highway to try and find the "second" old shack near Myer Valley. Very quickly I needed to switch into 4WD Low to pass thru the dry creek and up a few sketchy sections before seeing the BLM sign indicating no vehicles were allowed beyond that point. Being the do-gooder that I am I decided to turn around and not break any laws, I really didn't have to time to go hiking for hours, it was already around 5pm....but I had to pee first before leaving. As I got out and started my business I looked down and saw some pottery sherds..OK, time to look around.
I grabbed my camera and a 32oz bottle of water and also left a few bottles of water outside my truck for anyone who might just be "passing by" and started walking. It did not take more than 15 minutes before Border Patrol agents were walking towards me. We chatted a bit and they indicated that the area was very active, typically apprehending several people each day and night. I started poking around and found some interesting items but nothing earth shattering so sorry if this post bores you....
Some large pottery sherds
This old glass bottle had some vintage purple tint to it, hard to see in the photo
Awww..the remains of recent weary travelers, "fresh ones" I think the Border Patrol called them...
The no refrigeration required frijoles intrigued me, I want to try and find some for my next extended trip. The pop top tuna cans are standard issue these days though.
I am not sure what to make of this page in the travelers log, a list of some sort.
We got David's cellular and home phone number on this page though (numbers partially blurred on purpose)
Here we got the password to $100 somewhere
There were some cultural items of interest also, here is a nice milling area
And a nice milling stone
For you Encyclopedia Brown types out there, the pottery sherd photo has some clues about my mode of travel, maybe not to Myer Valley but definitely that day....see if you can find them.
The sun was going down and it was time to leave, I would find the second shack another day. I needed to get to Borrego Springs and camp out for an early Sat morning meeting. I camped out near the Pegleg Smith Monument.
Having fun with my new 7mm fisheye lens
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After the BHS count meeting I drove out to the end of Rockhouse Canyon road in my big ass crew cab truck. It was slow going but after several 2 point turns, 4WD Low and 2 hours I got to the end. The truck overhead dash showed an outside temp of 100 on Sat and 108 on Sunday although I think the official temps were higher.
On the way in I saw a Bighorn Ram, dumbass me though left the fisheye lens on in manual focus and got nothing but blurry pictures...
Here is a 100% crop of the photo
I am hopeful David or someone can point out some stars in this photo, I know the Milky Way is there
Didn't have a chance to do much more than hike to the spring and look around, I want to go hike into Rockhouse Canyon and explore a bit. Here is a view of Rockhouse Canyon from the ridge line above Hidden Springs
My large truck made it to the end of the trail but not without scratches and damage. Several differential and exhaust pipe scrapes and all of the tires cut up. There were several narrow areas for my truck that needed boulder climbing.
Total Mylar Balloons this trip - 2
Thanks Elmo...
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