12/18/2011 Topic: Whale Peak Via Pinyon MTN Road billd987	Good stuff I went up today on the same trail with my 8 and 10 year olds for a day hike. It was a little chilly on top (with snow), but all in all we had a great time.
3/18/2012 Topic: Solo Backpacking in Rockhouse Valley billd987	Thanks for sharing. I've got Rockhouse Valley on my to do list. It's one place I've never been to in the park.
3/18/2012 Topic: Best spots to camp billd987	Fish creek has been a family favorite of ours for decades. We've never had a wind problem, but some of that's probably just luck of the draw.
4/2/2012 Topic: Butler/Jackass Flats/Village/Rockhouse Canyon Loop billd987	This past weekend I did an overnighter with my 2 daughters and my friend and his daughter. We parked at the intersection of Rockhouse Canyon Road and Butler Canyon Road. We went up Butler from there. There are a couple of areas at the front of the canyon where you have to do some climbing. After that it flattens out nice and makes for a great afternoon walk. We followed some sheep and mountain lion tracks....they were probably working the water left from the storm the week before. At the end of Butler we cut east and went to the site of the Cahuilla village overlooking Rockhouse canyon above Hidden Spring. The night was windy, but dry. The next morning we let the girls look around the site and there was a lot of pottery sighted as wells as Motreros. About 10 we walked down to Hidden Spring on the old pathway, checked out the spring (not much more than a seep), and walked the final 3.5 down to the truck. All in all we did just shy of 10 miles according to the GPS, and it was a very kid friendly hike. The girls (10 and 9) did great! Pics to follw edited by billd987 on 4/2/2012 edited by billd987 on 4/2/2012 edited by billd987 on 4/2/2012 <em>edited by billd987 on 4/3/2012</em>
4/3/2012 Topic: Butler/Jackass Flats/Village/Rockhouse Canyon Loop billd987	I did get some pics of the artifacts....I'll post them up tonight. The village itself has done a quick job of returning to nature, but if you look close you can see rocks out of place that make up foundations, etc.
1/6/2013 Topic: 7 Days in Anza Borrego Desert State Park billd987	great stuff! thanks for sharing.

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