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Cattelmen's Shack in Rockhouse Cyn Carrizo Gorge
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/11/2013
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I was looking thru the April 1947 issue of Desert Mag and saw an article about Carrizo Gorge and it had a picture of the cattlemen's shack in it. I thought it would be interesting to compare it to how it looks today. Technically though it is out of ABDSP and is in BLM land.
Here is the 1947 article photo
And here is a photo from July 2010 when Bob, his wife and I visited it
This is a great "what is different in these pictures" game. There are some subtle differences but the fact that the most of the Ocotillos are still there says something about them.
I would like to get back out there and explore the surrounding hills some more.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
5/12/2013
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That is awesome Daren,
I am amazed how much has stayed the same, especially the Ocotillo
Bob
dsefcik wrote:
I was looking thru the April 1947 issue of Desert Mag and saw an article about Carrizo Gorge and it had a picture of the cattlemen's shack in it. I thought it would be interesting to compare it to how it looks today. Technically though it is out of ABDSP and is in BLM land.
Here is the 1947 article photo
And here is a photo from July 2010 when Bob, his wife and I visited it
This is a great "what is different in these pictures" game. There are some subtle differences but the fact that the most of the Ocotillos are still there says something about them.
I would like to get back out there and explore the surrounding hills some more.
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https://www.anzaborrego.net/
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1364
5/12/2013
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I would be up for exploring that area some more.
Let me know when you head out
Bob
dsefcik wrote:
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I would like to get back out there and explore the surrounding hills some more.
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https://www.anzaborrego.net/
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
5/13/2013
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Always interesting to reproduce someone's pic from 50 years ago. Looks like some interesting palm groves about the shack. Do you know if the water source to the cabin has dried up or is the plumbing just broke?
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
5/13/2013
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tommy750 wrote:
Always interesting to reproduce someone's pic from 50 years ago. Looks like some interesting palm groves about the shack. Do you know if the water source to the cabin has dried up or is the plumbing just broke? The plumbing is there but dry, in fact I remarked to Bob and Mary that we should go back and trace it up the canyon. Looking on a topo you can see a spring is there, in fact there are lots of water sources in that whole area. One more thing still on my ever growing list.....
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http://www.darensefcik.com
http://www.carrizogorge.com
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Space Cowboy Posts: 9
5/15/2013
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A buddy and I once camped out overnight at the cabin, then crawled up the rocks behind it. The grade got too rough to really negotiate to the spring, and there seemed to be a whole lot of other things more accessible to explore. There's an extensive rock wall to the east of the cabin up the wash that you can't really see until you stumble into it. While still looking for the spring a the top we found a whole lot of black plastic piping all over the place. It didn't dawn on me until later that the ruggedness as well as a water source might make it a possible 'Guerrilla' pot farm location. This would date back to before the turn of the century.
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