Rock hopping/walkabout

[davidwyby]

I used to spend a lot of time outdoors, now I’m usually sawing while outdoors. Took a break yesterday.

Hiked down from the fwy, ‘burb and an old ford car down there


Somewhat surprised to find water. About 3000’



Ancient fence, hand split?



Cliffhanger



Southern California greenbutt mini dragon

 

[davidwyby]

Lots of wind caves etc



Such bright color






Quite a bit of trash from illegal immigrants

I’ve heard that the guys who cross them tell the LA is just over the hill. It’s 4 hrs drive north.

 

[davidwyby]

Tenacity…



Arches





Ferns down under the huge boulders in the ravines

 

[davidwyby]

This guys kept circling low. I don’t think he was rooting for my survival.





Good thing I’m skinny



Part of what I was hopping around one

 

[davidwyby]

Next I went wandering around a big valley I haven’t been to in years.






yucca. Hmmm, I don’t remember seeing trees up here before…



Parry pinyon according to Seek app. I was pretty stoked, kinda rare, mostly in Baja. I’m going to call this the Treeo area since I found 3…and go climb them next time.

 

[davidwyby]

Interesting geology

 

[lxskllr]

Looks like you had a fantastic day! Lots of stuff to see. Nice resource having that available to you :^)

 

[davidwyby]

What kinda oak is this little guy? No luck with seek





Lordy there are a lot of different oak just in CA…

I found this bottle with a bunch of bug that apparently got in and couldn’t get out, along with a couple sprouts.



Predator Rock

It appears someone left dog food in the Tinaja



Slime mold…in the desert

 

[davidwyby]

Looks like you had a fantastic day! Lots of stuff to see. Nice resource having that available to you :^)

I’d rather be in AZ with bigger cooler temp
Maintains but yes. It was also better before they put a bunch of huge bird choppers in. 😒

 

[flushcut]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[davidwyby]

Thinking back on memories more, that’s the valley where the owls warned me of the mountain lion watching me…

 

[lxskllr]

I can't find anything in my program regarding the oak, but the catkins look pretty unique. Maybe you can narrow it down using those.

 

[flushcut]

The knife was a nice find.

 

[cory]

they put a bunch of huge bird choppers in. 😒

Wind farms?

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Guessing a type of scrub Oak.
might be a Quercus berberidifolia...

 

[stikine]

Nice pictures David.

 

[Dave Shepard]

Those wind caves look interesting, and I don't like caves.

 

[SeanKroll]

Great Pics!! Thanks for sharing!

I've been to Joshua Tree NP on rock climbing trips a couple of extended times. The landscape is similar.

 

[davidwyby]

Great Pics!! Thanks for sharing!

I've been to Joshua Tree NP on rock climbing trips a couple of extended times. The landscape is similar.

Just a hop skip and jump away. @Burnham has been down around here and has a thread with pics

 

[Burnham]

It's nice country to visit, sure enough.

In the TE forum. https://www.masterblasterhome.com/threads/travels.19623/

 

[vharrison]

Love the wild flowers! Thanks for posting !