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ziphius Posts: 911
1/21/2015
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There is a rectangular water trough at 32.6736 -116.1091 near Mountain Spring, just west of 8. In satellite view on caltopo.com (and Google Earth), it looks like there are 2 animals side-by-side drinking at the edge of the trough.
edited by ziphius on 1/22/2015
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
1/21/2015
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That is Bighorn country and looks plausible....guess we will have to stop and take a look next time we are out there...good eye...but I know why you were looking at a water trough to begin with....
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ziphius Posts: 911
1/21/2015
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dsefcik wrote:
...but I know why you were looking at a water trough to begin with....
Nothing more fun than 'connecting blue dots' on the map to plan a long trip. Might require some caching. Of course, you're invited.
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
1/21/2015
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Jim (ziphius) wrote:
dsefcik wrote:
...but I know why you were looking at a water trough to begin with....
Nothing more fun than 'connecting blue dots' on the map to plan a long trip. Might require some caching. Of course, you're invited. Just let me know the details, you have my contact info. I am half planning some kind of extended backpack trip for Spring Break.
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ziphius Posts: 911
1/21/2015
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dsefcik wrote:
That is Bighorn country and looks plausible....guess we will have to stop and take a look next time we are out there...good eye...but I know why you were looking at a water trough to begin with....
Now I've convinced myself that the topmost 'animal' is an adult male.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
1/21/2015
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Nice find, Jim. The 8/28/14 GE imaging for the desert area is fantastic. Was out there last year ( http://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/forum/topic898-yuha-and-mt-springs-exit.aspx ) and saw 14 sheep with tons of prints and scat leading to Mt. Springs. Got to the spring area at dusk and only saw the empty troughs closer to the freeway. Missed the trough you're seeing. Before you stop on I-8 and spend too much time exploring the old stage stop etc, check GE for the CHP cruiser parked a few yards uphill on the eastbound shoulder. They've been known to cite people there. 
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AdventureGraham Posts: 170
1/21/2015
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I've seen some rams making their way down to the spring before. Last time I was there I saw crawfish in there too.
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ziphius Posts: 911
1/22/2015
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BorregoWrangler wrote:
I've seen some rams making their way down to the spring before. Last time I was there I saw crawfish in there too.
Crawdads in the desert. I love it!
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
2/1/2015
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ziphius Posts: 911
2/1/2015
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Hey, what did you do with the sheep? That algae looks suspiciously like blue-green cyanobacteria, can be a problem for dogs and humans alike :Blue Green Algae. If you drank any and lived, let us know.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
2/1/2015
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Reminds me of my neighbor's swimming pool Were there still coins on the edge of the triple trough?
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
2/2/2015
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tommy750 wrote:
Were there still coins on the edge of the triple trough? Didn't really look too close, it was windy and I didn't want to be seen by highway patrol so I just snapped the photos and left fairly quick....maybe next time.
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