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10/23/2024 Topic: Indianhead East Ridge Britain	Knarly. Cool pictures and great hike.
11/18/2024 Topic: Piedras Grandes Britain	Well, My first hill climbing for years. It's good to get out. Didn't get it but didn't expect to the first time. I'll hit it every 3 days until I get get it. LOL so out of shape. Got to 2100ft 400 more to go. I was accending from the north side. Last hill I did was Gasp from the gorge..years ago.
11/27/2024 Topic: Piedras Grandes Britain	tekewin wrote: Such a cool area. Why was that helicopter flying so low? Border patrol? Yes BP. Ive been hitting Piedras Grandes about every 3 days. Im close to the top now. Im At about 2450. Not doing any hill climbing in the last 3 years hasn't done me any good. Most of the steep stuff is done. This hill reminds me of coming down to the Huff BM. Full of cactus and lose rock. Being 71 years young Ill get it the next go around.
11/27/2024 Topic: Piedras Grandes Britain	tekewin wrote: 71, awesome! I feel ya. I hit 60 this year and it feels like it. I got buzzed by a BP heli on top of Tecate a few years back. On the second pass, it blew a bunch of dust and twigs inside my vehicle since my windows were open. Maybe I shouldn't have waved at them. LOL the 8 underpass going to Table Mountain I got pulled over by BP. They told me to empty by rig. I politely told them to fk off. Prior weekend I was hiking in the Baja near La Mila. Lost a good pair of lightweight nylon hiking pants from butt scooting down PG. Though ripped in the rear area I still will use them until I can replace them.
12/9/2024 Topic: Piedras Grandes Britain	I pretty much Hike alone unless the wife goes. I give her the estimated GPS tracks I will take. Then she can find my carcass if I dont return. Getting tougher every year but Ill keep at it.
12/10/2024 Topic: Wonderstone Wash & Lake Cahilla Bathtub Ring Britain	Cool vid, you can see the ring from the freeway.
12/29/2024 Topic: Piedras Grandes Britain	tommy750 wrote: Glad you're getting out again, Britain. I turned 65 this year and worked my last day a couple weeks ago. Looking forward to those 7-day weekends! I carried a sat phone for years while solo hiking but ditched it for a Garmin Inreach Messenger. Way cheaper and should give my wife exact coordinates where to find my carcass LOL Ill look into the Garmin Inreach. Wanted to hit PG again during Xmas. Wife want to try and go up. But she brought some cold virus from work and passed it off to me. But Im getting back to normal and will hit PG Tuesday or Wednesday. I think I got all the cactus thorns out from the last trip up so I should be good to go. I retired at 62 and quickly got bored. Hiking and photography kept me from going wonkers.
1/3/2025 Topic: Carrizo Creek Badlands Britain	Jan 1 hike. Initially wanted to hit the R&R service road west of Indian hill but the area was flooded with ATV's. Second choice was Jacumba Jims in the gorge but looked like some weekend warriors were stuck in the sand and didn't feel like a rescue. It seemed others were trying to get them out anyway. So off to Carrizo Creek. Parked at the end of Canyon Sin Nobre and went over the first hill into the badlands butting up against the Coyote's Well looks like the ATV's have gotten into this section also. But it was a nice day out. Plenty of ups and downs.
1/17/2025 Topic: Carrizo Creek Badlands Britain	tommy750 wrote: Nice you could get out Britain and being able to hike after New Year's Eve is a good thing! Best of all when you get back to your rig...its still there!
20 days ago Topic: R.I.P Desert Drifter Britain	Wow. Just started watching his videos. RIP. A car accident bummer. I would think he would have slipped off of one of those cliffs with a ruin on it. edited by Britain on 4/11/2025 edited by Britain on 4/11/2025
23 hours ago Topic: Carrizo Creek Badland Britain	Did a loop through the badlands starting where Canyon Sin Nombre and Carrizo creek meet. Headed south and up and over the first hill into the washes that butt up against the Coyote's. 7 miler temps started at 75 but quickly went into the mid 90's. Nothing worth the mention except getting out. Looking back towards Whale and Granite. Nice day out. Into the washes. The washes lol all look the same. Really dry out. After roaming about up through this, nearing noon we took a break. Wife shadowing. Had lunch near the Leckie BM. Exited the washes near the Leckie BM. Usually the wash near here is pretty swampy but it was bone dry today. We took a small wash up near the exit into the creek instead of following the cliffs. Found a steep drop off into the creek area. Wash was green but dry. Doesnt look like the removal of the Tamarisk worked. 2 mylars removed. edited by Britain on 5/1/2025
2 hours ago Topic: Carrizo Creek Badland Britain	Brian wrote: Glad someone's getting out there. A fractured ankle meant an early end to the season for me. With any luck I'll be ready to go when next season comes around. It took nearly 6 months when I busted up my ankle to get in any miles. Best of luck.

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