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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 10/20/2019	dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 Took a few days off from work and did some day hiking with Gary. We hit up Pinyon Mtn and Grapevine Mtn VABM's. We also spent a day hiking around Cottonwood Canyon. B/W photos are from an Olympus OM-4 with Rollie Retros 80s film developed in Rodinal. View of Granite Mountain from Pinyon Mountain Gary reading the Pinyon Mountain register Looking towards Borrego Springs Sunset at our campsite off Pinyon Mtn Road Here is the GPS track for the hike Grapevine Mtn VABM GPS track for the Grapevine hike Found this rattlesnake dead, only signs of trauma was a smashed head...recent. I would half speculate someone or something smashed his head and left him for dead....sad. There are several dry falls going up the drainage we took, all passible with a little effort. Here is Gary on the last one near the top The Grapevine Mtn register is still there, over to the right of Gary in the picture under some rocks Bitter Creek Spring bathtub Gary at the top Cottonwood Canyon is an interesting place and worthy of a day of exploring. Purchase a day parking permit at the Butterfield store for $5 and you can park on their property and hike in. Water Tanker wheel, spokes are made of wood There are many old cattle troughs out in Cottonwood Cyn Several beautiful cottonwood tree patches are in the canyon. They are very peaceful to sit under and just listen to the wind whip thru their leaves...hard to leave those cottonwood trees. A couple of water tankers we found An old stone flume in one of the drainages This guy had an upset tummy I spent an extra night out in the desert and camped out near the Shake VABM View from the Shake VABM The Shake resgister does not see a whole lot of visitors Total Mylar Baloons this trip - 9 --- -- http://www.sefcik.com http://www.darensefcik.com http://www.carrizogorge.com
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Britain Posts: 602 10/20/2019	Britain Posts: 602 Love the film photos. Didn't you guys do oriflame up and over to cottonwood a ways back? -- Cant drive 55 Britain http://icorva.com
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deborah Posts: 115 10/20/2019	deborah Posts: 115 Goodness, these are beautiful. Great clouds in those black and white photos. I'm glad the Grapevine Mtn register is still there. Thanks for sharing!
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tommy750 Posts: 1049 10/20/2019	tommy750 Posts: 1049 Looks like a great set of hikes, Daren. Glad you could get out there.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049 10/20/2019	tommy750 Posts: 1049 Britain wrote: Love the film photos. Didn't you guys do oriflame up and over to cottonwood a ways back? Gary and I did the Oriflame Cottonwood trip. Wish we would have had more time out in Cottonwood especially since there was lots of water. http://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/forum/topic1279-oriflame-to-cottonwood-canyon--day-bp.aspx
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 10/21/2019	dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622 Was just looking at my 2011 TR of Grapevine, the bathtub seems to have gotten a bit overgrown. 2011 2019 -- http://www.sefcik.com http://www.darensefcik.com http://www.carrizogorge.com
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Britain Posts: 602 10/21/2019	Britain Posts: 602 Ok I remember that post! tommy750 wrote: Britain wrote: Love the film photos. Didn't you guys do oriflame up and over to cottonwood a ways back? Gary and I did the Oriflame Cottonwood trip. Wish we would have had more time out in Cottonwood especially since there was lots of water. http://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/forum/topic1279-oriflame-to-cottonwood-canyon--day-bp.aspx -- Cant drive 55 Britain http://icorva.com
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