Talk about a trip you took out to Anza Borrego
Vallecito Valley overnight
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ziphius Posts: 911
12/15/2014
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After a couple of years of forum membership, I finally managed to meet up with Daren and his friend Craig for a short trip. Daren's enthusiasm for the desert is unparalleled, except when he sleeps through the Geminid meteor shower. At least 2-3 meteors per minute on Saturday night around 2 am, but I failed to do any night photography. It was kinda cold out there. I did shoot a quick 10-second time-lapse over 40 minutes from camp in the morning. At about the 6-second mark, it's apparent that I caught one of the boys during their morning walk.
Sunrise from camp
Seriously though, Daren's enthusiasm for and knowledge of the region are impressive. It was an honor and a pleasure to camp with him and Craig.
Daren and Craig cruising the terrain:
We had stopped to check out some scat when I noticed a tiny burrow with a low rim of sand held together by silk:
I dropped a tiny stick down the tube and a minute later, the stick began rising back up out of the hole, pushed by a black spider. We figured we could catch the event on camera again, so I dropped the stick down there again and Daren waited:
and waited...
Every time Daren backed off.... the spider would continue to push the stick back up out of the hole. Hope you got something out of the ordeal Daren!
One of several watering troughs in the valley:
A deer antler and jaw jumbled together:
Daren photographing some yonis in the distance, next to about 5 liters of perfectly good, fresh drinking water:
Remnants of a windmill in the valley:
One of several water troughs in the region:
More pump equipment:
Daren was kind enough to show Craig and I a few pictographs. I thought this one looked like a terrier.
After running it through D-Stretch, it occurred to me that this one was the 'fish skeleton' I'd heard them talking about:
Another amazing set of pictos:
Nice views both days:
Thanks again to Daren and Craig for letting me tag along. Look forward to more adventures. 
edited by ziphius on 12/16/2014
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