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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Burro Schmidt Tunnel and Shanty (1906-1930s)
The entrance into the Burro Schmidt Tunnel. “What is it, what nameless, inscrutable, unearthly thing is it; what cozening, hidden lord and master, and cruel, remorseless emperor commands me; that against all natural lovings and longings, I so keep pushing, … Continue reading
Posted in Kern County
Tagged Burro Schmidt, El Paso Mountains, Great Depression, History, Mining, Mojave Desert, Non-fiction, Photos, Travel, William Henry Schmidt, Writing
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Fossil Falls, A Glacial Relic of the Pleistocene
David Stillman scrambling up familiar territory, through the gullet of Fossil Falls and over the slick, water polished basalt. Standing in the arid Owens Valley of California, beside an ancient dry riverbed that can barely be discerned amid cragged lava … Continue reading
Posted in Inyo County
Tagged Fossil Falls, Hiking, History, Indians, Native Americans, Nature, Owens River, Petroglyphs, Rock Art, Volcanoes, waterfalls
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Sespe Hot Springs From Piedra Blanca
Fossilized oak leaf found along the Sespe Trail. Note the veins and serrated edges. A Late, Hot Start I didn’t start walking from Piedra Blanca Trailhead until a few ticks before ten in the morning, at least four hours later … Continue reading
Posted in Ventura County
Tagged Backpacking, Camping, Fossils, Hiking, Hot Springs, Nature, Photos, Sespe Hotsprings, Sespe Wilderness, Snakes, Swimming Holes
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