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tommy750 Posts: 1049
4/28/2015
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Was trying to head out last weekend for a short backpack trip but the weather wasn't cooperative so postponed. Did decide to head out on Sunday and ended up wandering around west of the Indian Hill area. Spied this Red Racer hopelessly stuck in a 5 ft pit near the powder can shack. Couldn't tell if he was dead or alive till I tossed a handful of sand at him and his head moved. Jumped in and grabbed him and he quickly became the luckiest snake in ABDSP 
 Stuck Snake by tomteske, on Flickr
Looking pretty thin. Finally saw him start to move and when I got done looking around, he was gone. Hope he makes it!
 Red Racer by tomteske, on Flickr
 Rescue Snake by tomteske, on Flickr
The powder can shack is fading fast but there are other ones out there.
 Powder Can House by tomteske, on Flickr
 Powder Can House2 by tomteske, on Flickr
 25 LBS. by tomteske, on Flickr
A little panel near the tracks.
 Grafitti Triptych by tomteske, on Flickr
Still lots of artifacts lying around the old railroad camps.
 Knife by tomteske, on Flickr
 Diarrheoea by tomteske, on Flickr
 Shovel by tomteske, on Flickr
Top of a flask or salt shaker? Only thing I found that wasn't rusting.
 Flask by tomteske, on Flickr
Great Basin Whiptail
 Great Basin Whiptail by tomteske, on Flickr
Found morteros around a bunch of rock shelters and some maybe pictos.
 Morteros by tomteske, on Flickr
 ss_lbk by tomteske, on Flickr
Couple pics near the tracks. Enjoy. Tom
 Seven Sisters by tomteske, on Flickr
 Southern Pacific by tomteske, on Flickr
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
4/29/2015
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Awesome job rescuing that red racer
Wow you are not kidding about the powder can house. last time we saw it it looked like this.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
4/29/2015
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Here it is 08/25/2011 so Bob, either your picture is older than that or it has been rebuilt.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
4/29/2015
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Tom, you put in some mileage on that trip, sorry I didn't join you..I guess we should call you snake man now....
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
4/29/2015
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You are right.
That trip was from February 2010
dsefcik wrote:
Here it is 08/25/2011 so Bob, either your picture is older than that or it has been rebuilt.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
4/29/2015
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dsefcik wrote:
Tom, you put in some mileage on that trip, sorry I didn't join you..I guess we should call you snake man now....
Good thing we didn't go out Saturday since the wind and dust were horrible. Sunday was perfect, however.
My gps said 12.8 miles with the GE track stating 11.9 which is about what I expected. Your gps would probably say I went a few blocks (Last time we went out there was a major discrepancy between our two garmin units)
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
4/29/2015
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surfponto wrote:
You are right.
That trip was from February 2010
dsefcik wrote:
Here it is 08/25/2011 so Bob, either your picture is older than that or it has been rebuilt.
Three or four cans go missing every year! Next year it will all be over 
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ziphius Posts: 911
4/29/2015
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Nice pics Tommy, love the graffiti. Alex and I saw a red racer (=coachwhip) near Gray Mtn. last weekend...so fast. BTW, this site is pretty darn good for herp identification:
http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/snakesid/common.html - Jim
edited by ziphius on 4/29/2015
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
4/29/2015
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Jim (ziphius) wrote:
Nice pics Tommy, love the graffiti. Alex and I saw a red racer (=coachwhip) near Gray Mtn. last weekend...so fast. BTW, this site is pretty darn good for herp identification:
http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/snakesid/common.html - Jim
edited by ziphius on 4/29/2015
I love that site! Always head there for help IDing the critters. This poor racer was not very active and hopefully he can grab a quick meal and start recuperating.
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anutami Posts: 491
4/30/2015
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tommy750 wrote:
surfponto wrote:
You are right.
That trip was from February 2010
dsefcik wrote:
Here it is 08/25/2011 so Bob, either your picture is older than that or it has been rebuilt.
Three or four cans go missing every year! Next year it will all be over
Wow, bummed I have yet to be there. Thanks for the report! Your reports are always top notch 😃
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
5/1/2015
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Nolan (anutami) wrote:
tommy750 wrote:
surfponto wrote:
You are right.
That trip was from February 2010
dsefcik wrote:
Here it is 08/25/2011 so Bob, either your picture is older than that or it has been rebuilt.
Three or four cans go missing every year! Next year it will all be over
Wow, bummed I have yet to be there. Thanks for the report! Your reports are always top notch 😃
Thanks for the props, Nolan! Always enjoy reading your posts as well. The area is fun to explore and I'm sure your kids will love it.
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