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5-25th thru 5-28th mini road trip to cool off

rockhopper

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6/6/2016

rockhopper

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OK, so my brother calls me up and says "I want to check out this rock house on this USGS map in the Owens valley up on Tuttle creek" I know this is a little outside ABDSP so I hope I don't get flamed but we at least started in San Diego county. The cut off low was still holding on and low temps were still in the 30's down low. Below zero above 14,000 ft. Years ago I spotted a jet black glossy about 3" arrow head in the valley. None this trip.

Lone Pine peak

Rock house in view

My Brother satisfying his obsession with the tiny black square on the USGS topo map.

Owens valley view from rock hose

The next day we hiked up lone pine creek. Mt Whitney in the clouds.

Lone pine lake with the Whitney trail beyond still covered in ice and snow. We saw few climbers heading up. Some looked well prepared. Some did not.

The next day we drove thru historic Keller. The old abandoned "End of the line" trail depot from the 1880's Cerro Gordo Silver boom.

Tamarisk in full bloom. :-)

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