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| Panamint Valley December
27- January 6, 2017 |
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| View from the mouth of Tuber Canyon (Gap
in mid ground is the Wildrose Road) The area if
front of the mid ground ridge is known as the Wildrose Graben (It
is a dropped block fault) |
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| Light shaft towards Argus Peak |
Rainbow in the Argus Range |
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| Camp at the end of P4
(Wind was an issue later in the stay) |
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| Mya near camp with Panamint Range background |
| I had company for most of my time out near
Ballarat. I brought the Cherokee out on Tuesday and moved out with the
trailer on Wednesday. Scot & Austin spent Thursday and Friday nights
out there. Dave was out Sunday and left after me on Friday. He towed the
Cherokee back to town for me so I didn't have to make two trips. Scot thinks
he started coming out to Panamint Valley around New Years of 2003 when
they moved back from Arizona. That would be 13 or so years. I know I was
coming out alone before that, probably over 15 years. |
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| Water in the Playa near Ballarat was gone when I left |
Snow up at the Wildrose Charcoal Kilns (Was
slick as snot because of traffic) |
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| My esteemed collogues (Our
other neighbors were coyotes) |
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| While in the Pleasant Canyon we spied a herd of Bighorn Sheep on one
of the steep canyon walls. Unfortunately I didn't get a good picture of
them. This one was about the best. It is the third time I have stumbled
across Bighorn and the first time there were males. |
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| Mya above the Tuber Canyon Mine ruins |
| The Jeep trail between Tuber and Jail Canyons
was "Closed for Wilderness Restoration. Horse and Foot Traffic
Only" They closed the Jeep trail between Jail and Hall Canyon's
years ago. Surprise Canyon access was closed even before that. A
shrinking world for easy access. Fine if you have the time to hoof it
for miles. |
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