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ABDSP Via Helicopter

dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 2/20/2012	dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 I feel very fortunate to know someone with a helicopter who graciously offers to take us flying on occasion free of charge. Saturday we flew out to ABDSP to check out some of the more remote, harder to reach areas. In a helicopter you can fly in and land just about anywhere. You can see all of the photos from our flight on my website here: http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Helicopter-Ride-02-18-2012/21555263_BjMtHc The Helicopter Qualcomm Stadium A Castle In The Sky SDG&E SPL Laydown area east of Barret Lake SDG&E SPL Towers west of Live Oak Springs Wind Turbines near Live Oak Springs, you can see Sombrero Peak in the background Me and Scotty "C" in the backseat, it is hard to take photographs in the back seat of a small helicopter Stopping to check the terrain I found what looks like a small arrowhead Balance Rock Scott found this pictograph Carrizo Gorge...the easy way!! Goat Canyon Trestle Canebrake Wash Some nice pictographs An old rock shelter I found This water catch basin was filled with water that was plumbed into it by a nearby spring Here is the plumbing and the water flowing Some cupules A nice little cactus of some sort Cruising thru Vallecito Some more pictographs we found The Pitt's Special --- Flying up Hell Hole Canyon SDG&E SPL towers in El Monte Valley below El Cap These are just some of the photos from the trip, check out more here: http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/Anza-Borrego-Desert-State-Park/Helicopter-Ride-02-18-2012/21555263_BjMtHc -- -- http://www.sefcik.com http://www.darensefcik.com http://www.carrizogorge.com
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364 2/20/2012	surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364 Awesome Looks like a blast. Makes a 4WD seem pretty ridiculous Those pictographs are really cool. Bob <em>edited by surfponto on 2/20/2012</em> -- https://www.anzaborrego.net/
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ziphius Posts: 911 2/20/2012	ziphius Posts: 911 Awesome trip Daren. Great pictographs and nice find on the rock shelter. I wonder how many 'unfound' pictograph sites there are in ABDSP... Your 'cactus or some sort' photo is a species of Dudleya, sometimes called dead-man's fingers. You can find similar-looking species on coastal bluffs around Torrey Pines. Cool plant. Where is the Castle In The Sky that you photographed? I agree it is hard to take photos from a helo. I've spent a lot of time in fixed-wing aircraft (on occasion a helo) photographing whales and dolphins and we use specialized belly-mounted photographic systems. - Jim <em>edited by ziphius on 2/20/2012</em> -- http://www.coyotelearning.org
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 2/20/2012	dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 ziphius wrote: Where is the Castle In The Sky that you photographed? I agree it is hard to take photos from a helo. Don't remember exactly, somewhere out near Barrett Lake I think...it was before Buckaman Springs road...weird looking place. -- http://www.sefcik.com http://www.darensefcik.com http://www.carrizogorge.com
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anutami Posts: 491 2/20/2012	anutami Posts: 491 Wow! Now that is the way to see the park, and you were able to stop at dudleys bakery. Have you tried the jalepano cheese bread? I guess you can just about land a helo anywhere. Saturday was a beautiful day to fly. Did you happen to see where that remote plane wreck site was?
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 2/20/2012	dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 anutami wrote: Wow! Now that is the way to see the park, and you were able to stop at dudleys bakery. Have you tried the jalepano cheese bread? I guess you can just about land a helo anywhere. Saturday was a beautiful day to fly. Did you happen to see where that remote plane wreck site was? We did not go looking for the plane wreckage..maybe next time...we ate a whole bag of the jalapeno cheese bread rolls walking back out to the helicopter..!! best thing on the trip was I only had to carry one bottle of water and not 3 gallons! -- http://www.sefcik.com http://www.darensefcik.com http://www.carrizogorge.com
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hikerdmb Posts: 423 2/20/2012	hikerdmb Posts: 423 That looks like an amazing day. Nice friend!!!!
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