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dtoujours Posts: 21
29 days ago
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Most of the routes to get to the portion of Wonderstone Wash that lies within Anza-Borrego Desert State Park pass through native or private land and I was grateful to get permission to do so the other day. I put together 6 minutes and 47 seconds of amateur footage to share the adventure, and I'm sorry about video and audio quality issues at time due to use of old equipment.
https://youtu.be/edVxz1vHUFE
I hope you enjoy!
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Brian Posts: 236
28 days ago
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Nice video. I remember seeing Wonderstone Wash mentioned in early editions of Schad's book. But I never wanted to deal with getting permission for access, so I never went there. Nice to see what it looks like.
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Britain Posts: 608
28 days ago
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Cool vid, you can see the ring from the freeway.
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http://icorva.com
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dtoujours Posts: 21
28 days ago
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Thanks, both, I was hoping people would enjoy seeing the wash who didn't want to mess with getting permission for access.
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Buford Posts: 461
27 days ago
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Interesting. Didn’t know about all the access issues. I’ve only accessed Wonderstone from up top.
If you drop in from the top of the wash there aren’t any private property issues. Takes a bit more effort.
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Links to my photos: ABDSP photos, Bighorn sheep photos, ABDSP time lapse video, Wildlife photos (mainly birds)
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tommy750 Posts: 1058
9 days ago
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Thanks for the nice video, dtoujours. I day hiked out there from Red Earth Casino a while back and encountered Torres-Martinez signage north of where I visited which I respected. There was no fencing or signage to the south. Was is difficult to get permission from the gravel company? Restrictions on where you could travel? Collecting?
I've been eyeing the other wonderstone quarry which was the predominant Kumeyaay source, Cerro Colorado. Cerro Colorado is a mile south of the border and easily visible from I-8 driving past Yuha. Next time I'm traveling on Mex 2D, I might stop by if it's possible to visit.
Here's a great free pdf link on wonderstone if anyone wants more info on the local indigenous use:
https://www.californiaprehistory.com/publications/proceedings/Proceedings.08Pigniolo.pdf
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dtoujours Posts: 21
8 days ago
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I started by asking permission from the gravel company, per the advice in the Lindsay "Anza-Borrego Desert Region" guidebook, but they said I needed to talk with the Torres-Martinez people. I contacted them and they asked me to complete a form and submit a map of my proposed travel route, and they approved me a month and a half later. No collecting, but I was happy to leave the things I found for future visitors to enjoy.
Thanks for the link!
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tommy750 Posts: 1058
7 days ago
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dtoujours wrote:
I started by asking permission from the gravel company, per the advice in the Lindsay "Anza-Borrego Desert Region" guidebook, but they said I needed to talk with the Torres-Martinez people. I contacted them and they asked me to complete a form and submit a map of my proposed travel route, and they approved me a month and a half later. No collecting, but I was happy to leave the things I found for future visitors to enjoy.
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for the info, Dtoujours. Just noticed on caltopo the Rainbow Rock part of the quarry is held by two private parties and not the gravel mining LLC or Torres-Martinez Indians. Did you visit the Torres-Martinez part of Wonderstone or Rainbow Rock as well? I ended up walking due west from Red Earth and then north to Rainbow Rock essentially all on unsigned private property.
 Wonderstone by tomteske, on Flickr
 Rainbow Rock by tomteske, on Flickr
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dtoujours Posts: 21
6 days ago
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I essentially followed the BorregoHiking path, although I parked my car farther to the east from their starting point.
https://borregohiking.com/hiking/2016_wonderstone_wash.html
I can't point to the exact points on the maps where I saw the wonderstone rocks, but it was at multiple points right along the wash path closer to the eastern start of the path mentioned above, near Rainbow Rock and what Google is calling Mowgood Mountain. I did continue into the state park for quite a ways.
Edited for clarity.
edited by dtoujours on 1/1/2025
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