Talk about a trip you took out to Anza Borrego
Blair Valley & Cool Canyon
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abschmitt Posts: 11
10/9/2013
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Got away last weekend for a solo camp/hiking trip to Blair Valley.
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I immediately headed to Blair Valley to grab a good camp spot before I headed out on my first hike of the season....Cool Canyon
This is looking back across S2 towards the Pinyon Mountain area after hiking a ways up cool canyon.
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Butterflies everywhere! I was surrounded by butterflies the entire hike...very cool
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Finally got to try my new macro lens filter on my NEX-6
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Saw some tracks here not sure what they are...anyone?
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Also saw this when I stopped for lunch at the large dry waterfall
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After my short hike in cool canyon I headed back to blair valley and set up all my camp gear. Should have took a pic of this because I car camp like a pro....next time I guess. After I set up camp I threw some tri-tip on the grill, cracked open a beer and enjoyed the view.
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The next day I contemplated several hikes in the area...but I eventually decided to make my way up pinyon mountain rd for a look at that great pain in the rear boulder that has blocked my way to the trail head previously. The first time I went to investigate this trail I had 2 wheel drive and there was no way I was making it. This time I was equipped with my new to me F150 4X4 and good thing too because the road was much softer than it was last year. I was very tempted to try my luck going over this bad boy but I chose to play it safe especially since I was alone.
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Guess I'll have to wait to conquer Whale Peak until I get that jeep.
I decided to park close by and improvise a hike up some of the lower mountains. On a positive note I got to exercise my back country navigation skills using topo map & compass. Until now I have been using mainly my hand held GPS unit, but I really want to learn how to navigate with only a map & compass.
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Well it wasn't too bad for a first trip of the season, weather was perfect and I needed a weekend to relax. I'll be out there again soon!
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