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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
10/23/2011
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We just got back from a quick overnight trip out to Borrego Springs for Borrego Days. No camping this time, but we got to stay our friends rancho style house which sits in a valley below Indian Head.
Will post a quick report soon
Borrego Days / Galleta Meadows Photo Album
<em>edited by surfponto on 10/23/2011</em>
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TR Posts: 67
10/25/2011
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We also took a day trip out to Borrego Days.
Even took a little side trip to Fish Creek / Wind Caves area.
And yes, that's my wife in the Land Cruiser. She humored me because it was my birthday. She got out to go to lunch at the Red Ocotillo, and to look at the Exhibitors in Christmas Circle. And she even went off roading with me. That is a big concession for her. Her idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
10/25/2011
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Love the distance shot of the dragon. Looks awesome.
Don't you just love how the Land Cruiser looks totally at home in the Desert? 
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
10/25/2011
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I really like the Fish Creek photo, I still need to get out there...thanks for sharing that.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
10/25/2011
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Hey Bob, is that a new bumper and winch on your Toyota??
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
10/25/2011
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dsefcik wrote:
Hey Bob, is that a new bumper and winch on your Toyota??
I wish
You are giving me ideas though
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TR Posts: 67
11/1/2011
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Addendum to the Borrego Days trip, and another trip to Rockhouse Canyon this past weekend.
I've seen two mountain lions on the drives home. One from the Borrego Days trip, outside of Ramona. It was crossing the road.
The other, this past Sunday evening, on the Sunrise Highway. (Yeah, I like to vary my route back to San Diego.) It was also crossing the road.
Neither one was in a particular hurry. There must be plenty of food for them. Because I seeing a lot of scat.
I haven't seen a mountain lion in six or seven years. And it was in Yellowstone.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
11/1/2011
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How was RHC? I am thinking of heading out that way this weekend.
I can say that down in Vallecito (which is below Monument Peak and the Lagunas in general) there is a lot of mountain lion scat, big ones, almost the length of my feet and an inch or so in diameter..I have not seen any actual mountain lions out there but the evidence is there and signs warn of them in the area.
This one is is from Indian Valley
TR wrote:
Addendum to the Borrego Days trip, and another trip to Rockhouse Canyon this past weekend.
I've seen two mountain lions on the drives home. One from the Borrego Days trip, outside of Ramona. It was crossing the road.
The other, this past Sunday evening, on the Sunrise Highway. (Yeah, I like to vary my route back to San Diego.) It was also crossing the road.
Neither one was in a particular hurry. There must be plenty of food for them. Because I seeing a lot of scat.
I haven't seen a mountain lion in six or seven years. And it was in Yellowstone.
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TR Posts: 67
11/2/2011
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Rockhouse Canyon was good as far as I went. I was experiencing alternator trouble, so I was afraid to go to far for fear of getting stuck out there. The Land Cruiser is in the shop right now getting the alternator replaced.
Didn't see much wildlife. Couple of lizards and a few birds. Lots of rock. Some of it seems basalt like. That didn't make much sense, as I don't know of any volcanic activity in the area.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
11/2/2011
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Ouch.
Expensive for those.
What were the symptoms?
Bob
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TR Posts: 67
11/3/2011
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Bob;
Yes, $600 +. On top of the new tires that I had just put on the week before, and the new battery. I was going to wait on the tires, until I had it lifted. But they were just too far gone.
Symptoms? Well, I got a battery discharge light, a brake light indicator (indicating hand brake was on), and an automatic tranmission fliud tempature light, all at the same time.
I didn't believe it was real because all three came on at the same time. Ithought it might be a short. The battery was brand new, and the parking brake wasn't on. So, that left the AT Fluid. I got out and checked it. It was within the range, and it didn't feel hot.
So I went and hiked around for a couple hours. And when I came back, and started it up, the lights came back on.
So I headed home. When I got up to freeway speed, all the lights went out.
The service tech at Mossy Toyota said that when the aternator goes, you get all three lights. I guess it's Toyota's way off telliing you it's serious, or expensive.
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