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6/6/2021 Topic: Fire in Carrizo Gorge dsefcik Administrator	Buford wrote: I have been worried about the trestle itself burning with all the visitation and the type of people visiting it. It is possible the railway may get going again and that the trestle may be bypassed with the original tunnel #15 re-blasted and opened. Can you imagine that? The railway getting more money dumped into it and re-opened again? --
6/7/2021 Topic: Carrizo Gorge 3 Day Backpack dsefcik Administrator	tommy750 wrote: Nice TR, Daren. Was wondering how you guys were going to manage your water with 90+ degree heat. Time for an activated charcoal filter downstream from the Sawyer. Had the charcoal filter in the pack, just too lazy to hook it up..next time for sure..!! I could only carry 8 liters to start with, Gary took 11....one of the RR patrol people gave me 2 liters of bottled water, ultimately 12 liters was needed for each of us for the 2-3/4 days we were out. I was mostly counting on water at the palms which there was...barely...and the 2 liters from the RR person was great, it was hot out.
6/7/2021 Topic: Carrizo Gorge 3 Day Backpack dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: Nice TR. Couple of questions. How do you deal with ants when cowboy camping? Is Gary hauling a bear cannister or is that an old paint can to store food in? Never had an issue with ants, they just go around I guess. Old paint can, Gary says it keeps the ants out. He is always hanging his food and brings the paint can, I just leave the food in my stuff sacks and leave in my backpack and don't have any problems.
6/20/2021 Topic: Fire in Upper Canebrake Canyon dsefcik Administrator	Thanks for that update. Been listening to some of the MV fire crews on the radio back in SD. Yeah, great, just what we would need, a road back up towards the rez. I read this morning from a Canebrake resident it was more in IP and not in Canebrake.
6/28/2021 Topic: Ban Mylar Balloons - Sign The Petition dsefcik Administrator	http://www.banmylarballoons.org/
7/27/2021 Topic: North McCain Valley dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: Good point. I would love to try a lightweight umbrella but with hiking sticks I can't.
7/28/2021 Topic: North McCain Valley dsefcik Administrator	Think I will stick with a normal hat and get some vitamin D.
8/8/2021 Topic: 2021 dsefcik Administrator	Very nice work Buford..!
8/9/2021 Topic: 2021 dsefcik Administrator	Nice pic rocko1...gonna heat up again this week out there.
8/19/2021 Topic: Anything West of Sunrise Highway? dsefcik Administrator	Not west but pretty close...Thing Valley Rd / Morris Ranch Rd / Kitchen Creek / Cibbets area, this is the Descanso district. You will need to obtain a free permit online from the forest service to be legal. https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/cleveland/recreation/camping-cabins You could hike anywhere during the day and camp in the CNF. --
9/10/2021 Topic: Unusual request: mylar balloons...wanted dsefcik Administrator	I would be rich by now had I known....I remember someone also collecting them for use on a float in an annual borrego springs parade of some sort.
9/21/2021 Topic: Chubascos, Bees and Coyotes dsefcik Administrator	Nice TR tommy750..!! I like the pics, good eye spotting the BHS....
11/16/2021 Topic: Forum issues dsefcik Administrator	Thank you Bob...!!!
11/22/2021 Topic: Rockhouse 3 day dsefcik Administrator	That looks like a great trip Brian, I am glad you were able to spend a few days out there. Gary and I did 8 days out there last time and it was very peaceful, spent two days just hanging around the cottonwoods. That old rusty spoon was carried up from the old 'rosa village by another friend of mine on a different trip. The old coffee pot seems to have disappeared from the cottonwoods. Cowboy camp spring (AKA stifferino) usually requires some maintenance, do you have any pictures of it? We cleared a lot of brush last time and got it flowing good but it usually does not last long. Barrel spring looks overgrown also, we trimmed that way back last time. Trail shrines...yes, there are many, it is believed the native americans built those up and many people toss another rock on top each time they pass by. Nice TR, thanks for sharing.
11/25/2021 Topic: M. Miller's Boots dsefcik Administrator	Nice find..! Good chance it is the person you found.
11/25/2021 Topic: Rockhouse 3 day dsefcik Administrator	Brian wrote: The pool above that is now covered with branches but seemed to be doing OK underneath that. We cover the top collection pool of water with branches so the animals don't get back in there and stomp mud and dirt all down into it. Unfortunately we usually find someone has removed all of them to get at the larger pool of water and then it gets damaged so no water flows out. Thank you for the report!
11/25/2021 Topic: Rockhouse 3 day dsefcik Administrator	tommy750 wrote: Who has eight days to do Rockhouse? You guys freakin retired or something?? We only left because we ran out of food.....retirement is highly recommended...!! (thank you hikerdmb)
12/11/2021 Topic: Santa Rosas Petroglyph deciphers dsefcik Administrator	I appreciate the confidence in my knowledge...but I am no expert and IMHO anyone that claims to know what the glyphs actually represent is probably just guessing from their own perspective. Other than the obvious human and animal motifs, take in some datura and think away..... The radiating circle motifs are common and I have seen many that have leading/trailing ends that connect to other adjacent motifs. Just get out and find the petros/pictos and enjoy from your own perspective and research what you find if you feel motivated, I enjoy the exploration and discovery but will not claim to be highly educated on their meanings.
12/17/2021 Topic: Santa Rosas Petroglyph deciphers dsefcik Administrator	tekewin wrote: Hey, is anyone else having trouble posting in the forum? I've had problems even leaving comments regardless of browser used. There was a problem a month or so back but was resolved...can you elaborate on your current problem or a screenshot?
12/28/2021 Topic: 2021 dsefcik Administrator	Great photos Buford, thanks for sharing.
1/5/2022 Topic: 2021 dsefcik Administrator	Great photos...really nice buford..thank you for sharing..!!
1/5/2022 Topic: 2021 dsefcik Administrator	Hawk video was exceptional...thank you so much for sharing, please keep posting...really good work.
1/14/2022 Topic: 2022 dsefcik Administrator	Looks like a good start to 2022..! Nice DOF on the bird shots
1/19/2022 Topic: Rockhouse / Clark Valley loop dsefcik Administrator	Great TR, thanks for sharing. I know when I am out by myself I also tend to not stop. I have learned to appreciate taking some breaks and poking around, it is amazing what you can find when you start looking and take your time.
1/19/2022 Topic: 2022 dsefcik Administrator	Have not run into that one before, have found a few others however...nice find. Buford wrote: Anyone know anything about this: Found on a trip that started in Rockhouse and went up into the Santa Rosa range. Google turned up nothing for me.
1/22/2022 Topic: The Killing of Frank Fox dsefcik Administrator	Britain wrote: For whats its worth. We dug up some information On the Foxes. Speculation perhaps but a good match. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fox-17780?fbclid=IwAR0p2zzQNatJd-wEp733EEDD6xjsRFhnM6B2dvjFI3Ha7TfT5xIEAiNNpEQ
1/28/2022 Topic: Is it just me or is there something not right? dsefcik Administrator	In 3 days there must have been at least a couple dozen other people who hiked/bicycled/motorcycled to the trestle.....it does not add up.
2/3/2022 Topic: 2022 dsefcik Administrator	Buford wrote: edit -> more like this: This looks like the route I have used. Although I know I have recorded it before, I looked thru all of my tracks and couldn't find one. Lots of brush also.
2/4/2022 Topic: Spirit Jar Found dsefcik Administrator	There was a woman who used to fire all her pottery in campfires at Bow Willow....couldn't find anything again doing a quick search, only remember reading her webpage by accident some years ago. Nice find.
2/5/2022 Topic: Spirit Jar Found dsefcik Administrator	See this post regarding geo caches https://anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/forum/topic1273-be-careful-for-what-you-wish-for.aspx --
2/5/2022 Topic: Spirit Jar Found dsefcik Administrator	There was an ammo can in tunnel 15 awhile back that I found, technically it was legal since the tracks belong the to RR (unless the RR prohiitis them?) Not sure of your can was on RR property. Britain wrote: About 4 years ago I was on the R&R service trail north of the trestle. On one part of the trail theres a hill that separates the gorge. I climbed up to see if I can get a good photo of the trestle. Looking about I found this little nook in the rocks and found this old cookie can. There was something in it. And some weight to it. So perhaps some R&R worker stored his valuables? The top was pretty much rusted on but after some careful prying the top came off. And... Someones damn GEO cache. Wasnt used for a decade or more. Guess when the park made it illegal to place those they stop advertising it. Close call but no cigar.
2/15/2022 Topic: Ghost Mtn, Shake BM and 3899 dsefcik Administrator	Great area....get a scanner or radio with 118.xxx vhf and you can listen in realtime to the pilots, lucki one (rnav) flight paths. I don't think I have eaten that much (bbq) meat in the last 20 years...wow.... I tried to find quake bm also but it looked like it was stolen, did you find it? what a great area, "earthquake valley" and the bm's are named shake and quake....
2/17/2022 Topic: Ghost Mtn, Shake BM and 3899 dsefcik Administrator	Buford wrote: I could only find #2, I remember finding another spot with with an empty cement circle area that had a BM
2/17/2022 Topic: Borrego Sun dsefcik Administrator	Buford wrote: Anyone know what happened? Webpage is no longer working for me. The website is down and it looks like the domain has expired. I remember some controversy or something a while ago. Not sure what happened but someone/org did renew the domain and took ownership, it is not available. Domain Name: BORREGOSUN.COM Registry Domain ID: 341143548_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com Updated Date: 2022-02-14T11:58:43Z Creation Date: 2006-02-10T02:21:24Z Registry Expiry Date: 2023-02-10T02:21:24Z
2/19/2022 Topic: Park survey markers dsefcik Administrator	Might just be mining claim markers or similar. The S22/23 is just a section marker.
2/19/2022 Topic: John Grasson dsefcik Administrator	Sorry to hear about your friend....thanks for sharing the Fox info and desert magazines.
2/22/2022 Topic: Rockhouse to Santa Rosa Crest dsefcik Administrator	Nice work you guys..!! Wish I could have joined you. From the routes I have taken on different spines, that was the easy one..!
2/22/2022 Topic: How not to get stuck? dsefcik Administrator	One rainy Xmas break I took out there I remember seeing a CJ4 Jeep with big BFG's stuck up to the floor boards right next to the road at Fonts Point turnoff, He must have just pulled off the road and then buried himself trying to get out. --- edited by dsefcik on 2/22/2022
2/23/2022 Topic: Rockhouse to Santa Rosa Crest dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: Water from spring had a flavor-wouldn't call it bad, just a smooth texture and aged calcium finish lol. The Nicholas spring was better tasting in my opinion. Spring was producing 3 liters in 7 minutes after we cleared the pipe of debris and mud. Water from Cowboy (aka Stifereno) is not the best tasting, we usually only get water there if we need to, otherwise just pass and get water at the other sources in RHC.
3/17/2022 Topic: Coyote Mountain dsefcik Administrator	Looks fun....gonna need to start posting also how much $$ in gas spent to drive there and back...
3/24/2022 Topic: Pinyons and Wreckage dsefcik Administrator	There was a military jet that crashed into the hillside west of ghost mtn and my understanding is that the military did not want it found or recovered by civilians (or at least parts of it) so they dragged much of down the hillside and buried it into the sandy washes of Blair Valley. You can find 2 locations with half buried engine and wing parts. Up on the hillside and across the valley floor there are still many pieces scattered around you can find. Your pictures show a lot of iron so I also would suspect not airplane parts. Just MHO.
3/24/2022 Topic: Pinyons and Wreckage dsefcik Administrator	http://www.anzaborrego.net/AnzaBorrego/Forum/topic116-earthquake--vallecito-valley--part---abdsp.aspx A couple photos here
3/27/2022 Topic: Pinyons and Wreckage dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: I also think all of the material is just way too heavy for a plane. So if it's mining equipment-1) what is it doing way up here where it's very difficult to pull any material back to a road? 2)why is it mangled as if it's been dropped? You never know what you will find out in the desert....
4/1/2022 Topic: Dawns Peak Day Hike dsefcik Administrator	I remember seeing Jerry schads name in the register...it was buried in the rocks of the giant cairn.
4/2/2022 Topic: Dawns Peak Day Hike dsefcik Administrator	I have done several trips up to 6582 and the top of the 'rosa's is one of my favorite places to be at sunrise and sunset. I have also done day trips up/down and far prefer two day or longer trips, each person just needs to know what works best for them.
4/5/2022 Topic: Camera found in Santa Rosas- Update dsefcik Administrator	I have found a few cameras over the years, one had owner info inside the battery area and the others I looked at the photos and never gave any info to the owner. I would say if someone can contact you and identify the photos that would be enough proof of ownership.
4/5/2022 Topic: Camera found in Santa Rosas- Update dsefcik Administrator	3 come to mind. No cool photos on any, in fact all of them only had a few except the one with owner info, it was a fireman and had lots of firetruck photos...he did not want it back, time had past and he had moved on from it. His name is in the stifereno spring register many times....actually that was a blackberry phone now that I am thinking about it. I found a go pro in the sierras one year that survived a winter and had only a few snow pics before it was bounced out of someone's pack...it needed a new battery and I still have it. I have found probably a couple dozen knives over the years, the last one being a Gerber folding knife I found on the great sand dunes national park in Colorado, it has been clipped in my pocket very day since...great little knife.
5/10/2022 Topic: 2022 dsefcik Administrator	Look great Bufurd, thanks for sharing. The time lapse was really awesome, really nice work..!! Last milky way shot looks like the culp valley / pinyon campsite at the end of the road near the trail to pinyon ridge. --
5/10/2022 Topic: Alta Seca Bench dsefcik Administrator	Looks like a great trip. There is a wrecked military helo up towards the peak, you should find that next time out that way.
5/14/2022 Topic: 2022 dsefcik Administrator	For time lapse, how about watching one of those small sandy wash belly bushes creating that swirly pattern in the sand as the wind blows the branches back and forth? Or maybe an ant hill being formed? got make them unique to ABDSP so it's not "just another one of those swirly bush/ant hill" time lapse videos...
5/21/2022 Topic: Camera found in Santa Rosas- Update dsefcik Administrator	Nice work...! Hope you find the owner...keep us posted.
6/6/2022 Topic: Animal Print dsefcik Administrator	Old dinosaur tracks
8/11/2022 Topic: Salton Sea to Cuyamaca Lake-Best Route? dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: Well, after mulling this over for a year, I have decided to not reinvent the wheel, do the extra mileage and take the SDTCT trail to Cuyamaca. Couple reasons. 1) It's much easier to cache water/water food. 2)I want to complete the SDTCT trail at some point and don't want to have to redo that section. 3) Less important but still valuable, much easier bail out points if needed. Here is my plan for November: Day 1-Salton Sea to 2 miles south of Villager Trail head off Thimble Trail. Pick up cache at at S22 and Ella Wash. 23-24 mile day. Day 2- Fonts Point Wash to Culp Valley Campground. Prob. cache water here to-not sure Pena is reliable. 18 mile day, large climb out of BS. Day 3-Culp to Box Canyon-Pick up Cache. 25 miles Day 4-Box Canyon up Mason Valley Truck Trail, cross S1 at Pedro Fages monument and head to Lake Cuyamaca. 13 miles. Total will be 80 miles +/-. 10,000 gain, 5,400ft loss. Map - https://caltopo.com/m/0A3SJ edited by Rocko1 on 8/10/2022 Seems reasonable and fun...!
8/16/2022 Topic: Cuyamaca dsefcik Administrator	3 young pups all dead?
8/16/2022 Topic: McCain Valley dsefcik Administrator	Surprised that old trough is holding water..looks like a nice day bike.
8/17/2022 Topic: McCain Valley dsefcik Administrator	I remember those days and before the sunrise power link. The owner of this forum and I were out there protesting the ground breaking and I went to several ocotillo town meetings when they were soliciting community input.
8/22/2022 Topic: Cuyamaca dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: Saw these two yesterday up there. https://imgur.com/a/TitlY2D Nice..!!
10/19/2022 Topic: Pinyon Ridge dsefcik Administrator	Rocko1 wrote: I think I am heading out here this weekend for an overnight. Do you recall seeing any live Pinyons up there Daren? Can't recall specifically but would believe so, Pinyons are all over out there.
11/1/2022 Topic: Tropical Storm Kay aftermath dsefcik Administrator	Wow.... suspension bridge now...
11/4/2022 Topic: Tropical Storm Kay aftermath dsefcik Administrator	Any reports of tracks getting taken out in the gorge? Landslides etc?
11/22/2022 Topic: Bighorn Canyon, 3,567 Peak and Guzzlers dsefcik Administrator	pre pandemic gary and i were the monitors for the sunset mtn guzzler but always checked in on the blue spring, nolina, pinyon and harper guzzlers. ditto what buford said, floats go bad, pin holes develop, wind pulls apart plumbing, etc. harper was the only non functioning guzzler i was aware of as of 2021. park officials started requiring covid vaccines, finger printing, background checks, etc for volunteers so gary and i resigned as volunteers.
12/13/2022 Topic: Elephant Benchmark dsefcik Administrator	My son and I backpacked to Starfish Cove back in 2011, there was a BHS lamb skeleton in the wash. Starfish is a drainage, it can be bouldery and hard to navigate or open depending on the season. In another year my son and a couple of other friends backpacked from Little Blair over Whale Peak and down into Starfish via Hapaha, it was a tough 2 day trip that required water stashing prior. I would totally do it again. --- edited by dsefcik on 12/13/2022
12/13/2022 Topic: Elephant Benchmark dsefcik Administrator	On the Blair-Alma backpack we found what we believe was a mtn lion BHS kill stash in a wash, it was descending into starfish. --
12/14/2022 Topic: Elephant Benchmark dsefcik Administrator	Brian wrote: That area sure seems to be a mountain lion hot spot. I remember seeing a sign warning about them in Hapaha Flat. Where would they get water around there? The closest thing I can think of would be the guzzlers by Big Horn Canyon. Yes, they drink from the guzzlers as at least one source. ----
12/14/2022 Topic: Hapaha Flat Thanksgiving Weekend dsefcik Administrator	Very Nice tommy750...!!!!
12/28/2022 Topic: Grapevine Mountain dsefcik Administrator	Nice, have never done the PCT side, have always gone the Schad route and then drop down into Bitter Creek Cyn to return. The Schad route can be tough with the false summits and rocky ridge.
1/12/2023 Topic: first desert weekend of 2023 dsefcik Administrator	tommy750 wrote: The site high up in Potrero is another example reportedly touched up by a local rancher. If I remember correctly some of those were even "touched up" with a different color.
1/29/2023 Topic: 6582 dsefcik Administrator	I remember the register was buried at the bottom of the cairn in the rocks and was hard to find, I almost gave up looking for it the first time I went there. Perhaps it is still there and just not found. Nice TR, wish I could have joined you.
4/29/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	I do not believe it is, I have not received any new posts email alerts.
4/29/2023 Topic: oldBayHiker dsefcik Administrator	Welcome to the forum! Lots of good info here and if you have any questions there are knowledgeable folks here who can help.
4/29/2023 Topic: June Wash Camping/Diablo Hike (April 2023) dsefcik Administrator	Last time I camped there the wind was really strong also. Great area with lots of great views. If you can get yourself up early enough, the sunrises are gorgeous in the mud hills. Thanks for the TR.
4/29/2023 Topic: Trail Cam from long ago. dsefcik Administrator	Not knowing the location it could have been abdsp ranger, Border Patrol or CNF or similar. We have seen BP cameras on BLM and state park property. Can't know unless you open up.
4/29/2023 Topic: Trail Cam from long ago. dsefcik Administrator	Re https, industry standard is moving towards all https and browsers are beginning to drop support for http only. SSL is a must at this point for web content. Http only will still work but you will slowly see it stop functioning
5/4/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	Still waiting to hear from surfponto about a resolve to this.
5/4/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	I found a config that was off, can someone test a new post now notify message?
5/7/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	Got the test post notification, thanks!
9/26/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	Britain wrote: Back again not getting e-mail notifications on posts Im watching. testing...
11/13/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	The site is having email issues that I know about and the owner (surfponto) is trying to fix.
11/13/2023 Topic: Notify dsefcik Administrator	Test back 11/13/2023 17:03 EST
11/16/2023 Topic: Crowds dsefcik Administrator	I only remember them charging to park at the visitor center...wow, $10 to hike? No thanks.
11/16/2023 Topic: Indian Valley Weekend dsefcik Administrator	You guys put in some quality miles, nice pics! How did the cave look, any obvious signs of people being there?
11/18/2023 Topic: Indian Valley Weekend dsefcik Administrator	That was what, 2009 or ? surfponto wrote: Nice pictures. Good to see the Rockhouse cabin is still somewhat intact. Agree about the deep sand. We drove out to Jojoba Wash and it was deep so we also aired down the Tacoma I have a similar picture of the descent from the Solstice Cave which I will have to dig up. Daren was on that trip 👍 OK found it. Daren is in the lead with my wife trailing behind. I remember we were pretty scratched up from that trip 😉 Bob edited by surfponto on 11/16/2023
11/19/2023 Topic: Indian Valley Weekend dsefcik Administrator	I don't believe any have been touched up. If you use dstretch you can find a lot of really faded ones.
11/19/2023 Topic: Crowds dsefcik Administrator	Going the CNF route, charge access fees anywhere services are provided, ie trash cans, porta potties, parking areas, etc.
11/25/2023 Topic: Trail Cam from long ago. dsefcik Administrator	The BP ones we have found had BP business cards inside the door, no external markings like ABDSP cameras have.
12/18/2023 Topic: Sad News about Anza Borrego dsefcik Administrator	Brian wrote: As for Nicolais and Rockhouse valley, I was under the impression that this is BLM land once you enter Riverside county at the dry fall. edited by Brian on 12/17/2023 RHC is a patch work of land owners, state, federal and tribal. You can use CalTopo to view land management boundaries by selecting the Public Lands option and then looking at the Legend link.
12/18/2023 Topic: Sad News about Anza Borrego dsefcik Administrator	Agree with Buford, Collins Valley can get totally trashed since it so remote and vehicle access is allowed. You can backpack into the area from other locations. There used to be heavy dope farms up there and probably still are.
12/18/2023 Topic: Crowds dsefcik Administrator	I retired summer 2021, same as surfponto I believe....can't imagine ever getting up every day and going to work again..I have not missed a single day or work!! Longer story coming soon about that though.
12/18/2023 Topic: Trail Cam from long ago. dsefcik Administrator	Britain wrote: What’s the etiquette when finding a trail cam? I’m sort of relieved it’s gone but a bit pissed. I had my knee replaced in October and it was a bit of work to get to it lol… Don't get caught !! Tommy750 and I found a few cams in McCain from BP once and then as we moved on found another one hidden way up in a tree looking down at the other ones.
1/16/2024 Topic: Indian Gorge Campout dsefcik Administrator	Nice TR, thanks for sharing. Spend enough time in the desert and the cholla will just be normal and easy to deal with. We call it "jumping" cholla. You can also climb False Sombrero peak at the end of the north fork, it is right there across the TP wash.
1/16/2024 Topic: My Retriement dsefcik Administrator	I know I promised a long story but....a long story short: Summer 2021 I quit my job and called it retirement since I could cash in on my pension. Sold our home and moved the family to Florida. Bought 5 acres in Rural Florida next to the Green Swamp Spend my days now doing whatever I want, hiking, garden, beer, whatever. So, that is why I have very few desert posts these days. Hopefully I will start making some trips back out west to visit. Florida is definitely a different place. dscf1557_2021-12-10 by Mal Criado dscf1470_2021-11-27_v3 by Mal Criado dscf1582_2021-12-10_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1833_2022-05-13 by Mal Criado dscf1876_2022-05-13 by Mal Criado dscf1459_2021-11-27_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1537_2021-12-01 by Mal Criado dscf1539_2021-12-01 by Mal Criado dscf1808_2022-05-13 by Mal Criado dscf1852_2022-05-13 by Mal Criado dscf2085_2023-04-22 by Mal Criado dscf2090_2023-04-28_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1654_2022-04-12_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1708_2022-04-21_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1735_2022-04-24_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1655_2022-04-12_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1721_2022-04-24_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1715_2022-04-24_v2 by Mal Criado dscf1710_2022-04-24_v2 by Mal Criado InFrame_1649856213685 by Mal Criado --------
1/17/2024 Topic: Sandstone Canyon question dsefcik Administrator	Those look legit. I don't remember anything like that out there but then again that is a popular area.
1/18/2024 Topic: My Retriement dsefcik Administrator	surfponto wrote: How close did you get to those gators? As close as I want, alligators are everywhere here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aGxddC1lyA
1/21/2024 Topic: My Retriement dsefcik Administrator	Britain wrote: Why Florida? Mostly family choice for various reasons. I went along with it for financial reasons. I can live here on a 1/3 of what is costs to live in CA. Almost all of my family and my wife's family have left CA...so there it is. I so miss the desert and mountains but am finding some new interests here.
1/21/2024 Topic: My Retriement dsefcik Administrator	surfponto wrote: Damm that is close 😲 There are alligators in the retention ponds in the parking lot at Walmart, signs everywhere, different world here. No surprise to walk out to your car and find a gator underneath your car.
1/21/2024 Topic: Four Frogs Canyon dsefcik Administrator	That whole area is worth the time. McCain Valley and down to ABDSP is a special place, almost not visited by anyone anymore. So much to explore. History, remoteness, amazing place, hope everyone keeps it that way.
2/2/2024 Topic: Anza Borrego Egg Mountain dsefcik Administrator	I have camped up there several times, nice place with great views. BP visited me every time. Had a fox visit one night at dinner looking for hand outs.
2/13/2024 Topic: Little Blair North dsefcik Administrator	Great pics. Like the camo shirt.
3/10/2024 Topic: Wildflowers starting to bloom around June Wash dsefcik Administrator	Looks nice Bob 👍 A map by the ABF is available here https://theabf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Flower-Filed-3-A3-size-map-1.pdf
3/10/2024 Topic: Sandstone Canyon question dsefcik Administrator	I have heard reports from other people that no longer see features in the sandstone walls out there and they were definitely old.

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