Anza Borrego Desert - Completed Trips - Return to Ghost Mountain - Messages https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Anza Borrego Desert - Completed Trips - Return to Ghost Mountain - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:41:57 GMT Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:41:57 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from dsefcik Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:41:57 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from tommy750 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:03:03 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from hikerdmb Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:14:31 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from anutami Jim (ziphius) wrote:
Nice trip Nolan! Do you have a bank of batteries being recharged, or are you running everything off a single deep-cycle battery?


I have 2 deep cycle batteries. They each have approx 125 amp hours each for a total of 250. I only need to bring my generator if we run the AC which is pretty much never. solar is the way to go!!! wish I had it on our house.]]> Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:23:36 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from ziphius Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:45:06 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic895-return-to-ghost-mountain.aspx Message from anutami tommy750 wrote:
Nice trip, Nolan. Any pics of your solar panel setup? Did you install it yourself? Thanks. Tom


Yeah, it is pretty easy to do and so much cheaper! Here are a few pics. It is nice to know we can use the vent fan, lights, heater, charge batteries and the kids can watch TV all powered by the sun. Whatever we use at night is pretty much charged up before noon smile





Here is the solar controller
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I also wanted to test out my new 200 Watt Solar Panel System I just installed a few weeks ago.





We arrived at the trail head about 2pm and it was in the mid 80's. There was a slight breeze that made it pretty nice.




It has been a few years since we visited the site last time and the Kids had a blast.





The hike was a lot easier than I remember it



View looking at the parking area and Blair Valley








Views to the south











My Clock Said 3:06 pm.



Views of Blair Valley








Garbage Dump





Haven't had a cholla bomb in awhile



We headed toward the pictograph trail head parking area



and found a nice campsite for the night



There is always time for boulder scrambling



Views of Little Blair



The Ocotillo in the area seem to take on human form



After a great night we hung out for a while and headed back home, around Little Blair back to S2

It was a great trip, my solar panels kept my batteries at 100% pretty much the entire time.





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