Talk about a trip you took out to Anza Borrego
Alma Wash
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2634
11/28/2011
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Alma Wash was more work than I anticipated, it was almost 6 miles each way and an elevation gain of around 1500' with lots of boulder wash once you got into the canyon area. My son and I saw a lot of different scat, coyote, cat, sheep and many tracks, human and animal. This hike is more popular than I thought given all of the foot prints we saw.
The night sky was filled with stars, I think this is the Milky Way, Orion's Belt and Sirius and probably many more, pretty sure the big huge planet that hung out (not pictured) was Jupiter. Here are two different exposures.
ISO 3200, Exposure 30 seconds, Aperture f4, Focal Length 10mm
ISO 12800, Exposure 15 seconds, Aperture f4, Focal Length 10mm
Alma Wash is known for it's Elephant Trees
The Trailhead, check out the difference in what a zoom lens vs a wide angle lens will do with the distant landscape (entrance to Alma Wash) in this picture and the next one below.
My son is ready to hike out
Number #9 on the trail, "the" Elephant Tree. There are many more Elephant trees in the canyon up on the ridges.
Starting up the wash towards the entrance to the canyon
The entrance to the canyon
The next couple of photos show the canyon and if you look closely you can see the many Elephant Trees up in the ridges
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My son found a dead lamb
My sons hand for size reference
Multiple scat droppings in a single footprint
Mandatory scat with bones photograph
Total Mylar balloons this trip - 1
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