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2/22/2012 8:23:05 AM
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Truck Camper
surfponto
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Not sure how well that would handle off-road 
DRT Lakeside wrote:
Took some not so good pics of a home built camper/truck that we usually see on the way out of Ocotillo. Not sure if it is the one mentioned in this forum, but it is definitely unique. Nice craftsmanship and you gotta love the fullsize "Whirlybird" roof vent on it. Looks like it has a lot of underneath storage and a porch of some sort on the back. I have never seen it moving though, it is always parked when we see it. Here are a couple of crummy pics, I didn't want to creep around the front of their house too long. You can see much more detail if you download them full size. link |
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2/22/2012 8:17:03 AM
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Truck Camper
surfponto
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I really like all of these truck popup camper options.
I am hoping to pick up one for my wife's Tacoma in the next couple years after I get tired of climbing up the ladder into the rooftop tent. 
What's nice about the 4-Wheel popup campers is that they can hake some off road abuse and they are pretty compact when folded down.
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2/22/2012 8:04:25 AM
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Truck Camper
kylekai
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We camped on the North Indian Canyon road, right after it forks from Indian Gorge. The next morning we went to the end of the North Indian Canyon and hiked around. The road was narrow at times, and it took some creative steering!
About a month ago we camped at Bow Willow and hiked around the trails there:
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2/22/2012 7:46:43 AM
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Truck Camper
hikerdmb
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Nice camper and welcome to the forum. Can't wait to see where you take your rig. Indian Valley is definitely a great place. Did you go all the way up through the gorge with the camper? I know it is a bit narrow in a couple of spots.
David
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2/22/2012 5:39:11 AM
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Mortero Palms
dsefcik
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I showed the photo to someone who knows about the wagon wheel and they said that is not it...sorry..but a nice find anyway! So I guess the hunt is still on for what it's origin is.
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2/22/2012 5:31:57 AM
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Truck Camper
dsefcik
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Indian Gorge is one of my favorite places...last weekend looked like a very busy camping weekend for sure, we saw lots of people out.
Welcome to the forums!
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2/21/2012 10:32:25 PM
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Truck Camper
kylekai
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We just spent the weekend off Indian Gorge road, hiking Torote Canyon and exploring other nearby areas. Beautiful weather. It's amazing such a beautiful place can be so close to such a large noisy city.
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2/21/2012 9:19:12 AM
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Mortero Palms
surfponto
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Good idea
Could forward picture to Mark Jorgensen.
Bob
ziphius wrote:
That looks like a great trip that you and your son had! The mysterious ground circle with quartz and pottery shards is very interesting. Perhaps one of the ABDSP rangers might know by looking at the photo what exactly it is? Great find.  - Jim |
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2/21/2012 9:14:15 AM
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Mortero Palms
ziphius
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That looks like a great trip that you and your son had! The mysterious ground circle with quartz and pottery shards is very interesting. Perhaps one of the ABDSP rangers might know by looking at the photo what exactly it is? Great find. - Jim
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2/21/2012 9:11:47 AM
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Red Top via Inner Pasture via Agua Caliente
ziphius
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anutami wrote:
Nice trip! Is red top considered the most remote spot in southern ABDSP? Looks like there is a bunch of pinyon pines on the summit. How was the wind factor sat night and sun on the summit? I was near mortero palms and I thought my truck and camper was going to blow over. I had that 5th wheel picture daren took in the back of my mind.
Thanks! I don't know what the most remote area is... but there isn't much going on in the Sawtooth range. The summit register wasn't overflowing! There was a bit of gusty wind on Sat. night and Sunday morning, but nothing too bad. I should have paid more attention to the flora at the top, I can't recall if these were pinyon pines or desert juniper, but I think they were the latter. - Jim
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2/21/2012 5:59:54 AM
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Red Top via Inner Pasture via Agua Caliente
dsefcik
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anutami wrote:
Nice trip! Is red top considered the most remote spot in southern ABDSP?
It is actually BLM land, part of the Sawtooth Mtns range
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2/20/2012 9:49:06 PM
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Red Top via Inner Pasture via Agua Caliente
anutami
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Nice trip! Is red top considered the most remote spot in southern ABDSP? Looks like there is a bunch of pinyon pines on the summit. How was the wind factor sat night and sun on the summit? I was near mortero palms and I thought my truck and camper was going to blow over. I had that 5th wheel picture daren took in the back of my mind.
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2/20/2012 9:25:52 PM
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Mortero Palms
anutami
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The temps were nice 60's, but the windchill factor brought them way down. My kids seem to get cold very easy.
I was closer to mortero palms on the find. I was skeptical about campers making the design because there were so many pottery schards and the rocks in the circle were nowhere around the area. They must have been carried there from quite a ways away. Also, the rocks were so clean. It looks like it has been there a long time. If it is native American park rangers need to put a sign because it is so close to the road. My son almost started picking up some of the cool rocks since he is the one who first found it. He is so used to rock hounding out there. Luckily I caught him in time and reminded him he had to just look and not touch. Good thing he is starting to love taking pictures. He filled up about 1gb of pictures on the wheel.
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2/20/2012 7:44:53 PM
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Mortero Palms
surfponto
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Wow that is awesome !
I had not heard of that.
Time to start going through those old Desert Magazines you sent me the link for.
Bob
dsefcik wrote:
pretty sure that is the "wagon wheel", i have heard of it but never seen it. if so, it is native american made. people need to realize how vast the the impact they have on the desert is, you can find artifacts almost everywhere in the desert.....nice find...
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2/20/2012 7:26:50 PM
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Mortero Palms
dsefcik
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pretty sure that is the "wagon wheel", i have heard of it but never seen it. if so, it is native american made. people need to realize how vast the the impact they have on the desert is, you can find artifacts almost everywhere in the desert.....nice find...
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2/20/2012 5:24:40 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
surfponto
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Funny that is exactly where we came out of after heading up from Punta Rosaliita. I had always wanted to follow the coast up on the dirt roads and this was the first time we did it.
We ended up hitting pavement just north of Catavina.
Incredible desert area. The Cordons are amazing in that area.
Buford wrote:
Cool Baja pics. I have never been down there during flower season. I really enjoy the scenery between El Rosario to just past Catavina, but have never stopped to explore the area.
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2/20/2012 5:12:27 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
Buford
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Cool Baja pics. I have never been down there during flower season. I really enjoy the scenery between El Rosario to just past Catavina, but have never stopped to explore the area.
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2/20/2012 5:11:13 PM
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Best spots to camp
surfponto
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OK you got my interest.
What kind of 4WD are you guys driving?
Bob
dsefcik wrote:
Indian Valley.....North Fork....get there early....
Some nice spots way back up behind Little Blair, follow the road up towards Shake Peak on the topo. I have tried to hide from the wind before, doesn't seem to work out very well hence my comment....Cool Canyon may be empty also, not super back country but I don't think very many people go there...one other spot is at the end of Mine Wash, there is a nice tucked in camp area. End of Carrizo Gorge is also good.
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2/20/2012 5:10:06 PM
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Mortero Palms
surfponto
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Looks like a great trip.
How were the temperatures? Your son is really bundled up.
That first view is dead on for where the Ocotillo Express Turbines would go. Sucks big time. 
That circle thing is cool. Guessing it was done by some campers but I don't really know.
Was that near Piedras Grandes?
Bob
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2/20/2012 5:05:13 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
surfponto
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I like Bahia also. Great fishing
Last couple trips we camped out there and then headed over to the Pacific for surf.
You kayaked from La Bufadorato to Todos Santos Island !! That is impressive
We didn't have any issues but most people always say we are crazy for going down.
Thanks for posting the flower pictures.
anutami wrote:
Nice baja trip, I have been very apprehensive about going down to baja these last couple of years. We love bahia de los angeles, la bufadora (kayaked to todos santos from there), and scorpian bay. Any issues while you were down? Looks pretty wet down there and the hood of your cruiser is covered in mud spray.
I camped at Mortero Palms trailhead on Sat Night and they are trying to come out...
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2/20/2012 4:44:14 PM
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Mortero Palms
anutami
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Did a quick trip with my son Brett to Mortero Palms. I wanted to get and idea of how this windfarm project is going to impact the area.
Brett snapping a photo of this serene view, Mortero Palms Rd. looking east towards Ocotillo
It sounds like pretty soon this will be a sea of turbines
Does anyone know what this is?
close up
Sunday had some crazy wind...It blew Brett over a couple of times
looking up the canyon, the palms are above the saddle
looking east on top of the saddle
small Indian cave, notice the mortero
Is that some yoni art? the wind almost sent Brett tumbling
cool view
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2/20/2012 4:20:03 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
surfponto
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We were blown away by the Desert down in Baja Sur and Central Baja.
Very beautiful.
Flowers were coming up everywhere.
Your Inner Pasture trip sounds great,
Bob
ziphius wrote:
Baja Sonora looks pretty lush compared to ABDSP right now! I saw a lot of 'micro-blooms' in the Inner Pasture over the weekend, but no big areas of coverage, just isolated blooms. The exception being Ocotillo, which were starting to bloom almost everywhere I looked. Also some nice blooms of white-flowered Ceanothus far up in the canyons, where there is a bit more water. |
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2/20/2012 4:18:44 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
surfponto
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Thanks
Trying to plan an overnight trip and was hoping the wildflowers were starting.
Sounds like at least a couple more weeks
Bob
hvydrt wrote:
I was anywhere from the 900'-4500' elevation in the Borrego Palm Canyon area on Saturday and only saw a few flowers. Things were looking slightly greener than they were a few weeks ago though.
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2/20/2012 2:48:32 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
hikerdmb
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That looks like an amazing day. Nice friend!!!!
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2/20/2012 2:47:32 PM
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Anza Borrego Wildflower Report ?
anutami
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Nice baja trip, I have been very apprehensive about going down to baja these last couple of years. We love bahia de los angeles, la bufadora (kayaked to todos santos from there), and scorpian bay. Any issues while you were down? Looks pretty wet down there and the hood of your cruiser is covered in mud spray.
I camped at Mortero Palms trailhead on Sat Night and they are trying to come out...
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2/20/2012 2:11:36 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
dsefcik
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anutami wrote:
Wow! Now that is the way to see the park, and you were able to stop at dudleys bakery. Have you tried the jalepano cheese bread? I guess you can just about land a helo anywhere. Saturday was a beautiful day to fly. Did you happen to see where that remote plane wreck site was?
We did not go looking for the plane wreckage..maybe next time...we ate a whole bag of the jalapeno cheese bread rolls walking back out to the helicopter..!! best thing on the trip was I only had to carry **one** bottle of water and not 3 gallons!
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2/20/2012 2:04:50 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
anutami
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Wow! Now that is the way to see the park, and you were able to stop at dudleys bakery. Have you tried the jalepano cheese bread? I guess you can just about land a helo anywhere. Saturday was a beautiful day to fly. Did you happen to see where that remote plane wreck site was?
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2/20/2012 1:31:24 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
dsefcik
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ziphius wrote:
Where is the Castle In The Sky that you photographed? I agree it is hard to take photos from a helo.
Don't remember exactly, somewhere out near Barrett Lake I think...it was before Buckaman Springs road...weird looking place.
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2/20/2012 1:11:36 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
ziphius
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Awesome trip Daren. Great pictographs and nice find on the rock shelter. I wonder how many 'unfound' pictograph sites there are in ABDSP... Your 'cactus or some sort' photo is a species of Dudleya, sometimes called dead-man's fingers. You can find similar-looking species on coastal bluffs around Torrey Pines. Cool plant. Where is the Castle In The Sky that you photographed? I agree it is hard to take photos from a helo. I've spent a lot of time in fixed-wing aircraft (on occasion a helo) photographing whales and dolphins and we use specialized belly-mounted photographic systems. - Jim
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2/20/2012 1:03:20 PM
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ABDSP Via Helicopter
surfponto
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Awesome
Looks like a blast. Makes a 4WD seem pretty ridiculous
Those pictographs are really cool.
Bob
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