Traveling up and down the Pinyon DROPOFF.....

[pegleglooker]

Hey Gang,
Just got back from the desert tonight and MAN what a TRIP !!!! Bruce Harrington and I spent a couple of days exploring some really GREAT places. But first.... A place called the Pinyon Dropoff... Bruce and I decide to take a trip down Split Mt in the Anza Borrego Desert ( down in SoCal ) and we were trying to see if we could make it through.... Well, I can say we REALLY tried.. As you can see by the map we came in through Split Mt ( Fish Creek Wash ) and took in some of the the sites ( we went to the wind caves... but that's another post ). The blue line shows a relatively easy road, the red line.... not so much..



As we made our approach headed towards the S2 ( mainly a Western direction ), we didn't realize that further down the trail that this was a ONE way trail... In fact at this time it wasn't even in our heads. We came up on the drop off and stopped and looked it over ( please understand, we had just ONE vehicle and safety is a MUST ).



We had no idea what was ahead, but is was a loooong way back and about 5-6 miles forward so a decision had to be made, and the " pilot " was looking it over..... His answer.... " Ah $%^* lets go for it "... and I said " Ok.... But I guess I should aaaa take pictures and NOT ride in the truck "
And here is what it looked like.....

Top of the hill


and a waaaaaayyyyyyy we go !!!!!


aaaa Dear Lord just this once I would like to ask a favor....


Thank You Baby Jesus ( quote from Will Ferrell )


OK... So Bruce made it, and I bowed before his GREATNESS !!!! But let's continue down the trail..... Wait a minute what's this thing

Heartbreak Hill and won't ya know it... I got NO pixs of how much WORST this one was going up.. and then that's when I heard " %&^% &&^% &*& ^ *^^ %% we have to go back !!!!! and when you're right you're right.... So guess what we get to do.... YEP....go UP the drop off !!! And this is where I was soooooo glad that I was with someone who REALLY knew how to handle his vehicle. THANK YOU Bruce for not just knowing what to do..... but also DOING it...

mmmm This looks familiar...


Heeeeeeere we go !!!!!


almoooooost there....


YEAH BABY !!!!!!


And this was just one tiny part of two ABSOLUTELY GREAT days ..... PLEASE give KUDOS to Bruce for doing what he did, I for one, was TREMENDOUSLY impressed with his ability... GREAT JOB BRUCE !!!!

Enjoy gang
PLL

[Mackaydon]

Great photos (and driving ability); thanks for sharing.

[Vin-Diesel]

Hey ya Pegleg,

Yea I absolutly love that area. I like to set up my basecamp at Vallecito Station and hike all over that area. In fact the pics on "mug " thread was taken at Vallecito.

and Blair Valley ... sheeesh another fun spot. Have you hiked up to see the pictographs... its pretty neat. I found a cashe (geo-cashe) site up there, not geo-chashing just hiking and bumped into it. Took a ring and left a pencil and carabiner.

On the way there I like to stop at the Pala Mine and sift through a $20 bucket to find tourlamine. Lots of fun..

Rock on

Vin.

[pegleglooker]

hey Diesel,
Yeah I been to the pictographs, and thought they were pretty cool. Here's a pix, I haven't been to the Marshall South house, but will go this year. Bruce and I were at Vallecitos and I was really annoyed. I was asking which road to take to get to Treasure Canyon, and man was I SHUT DOWN !!!!!! Apparently that whole area behind Vallecitos has been given to the park ( by the government ) and NO ONE is allowed there at all !!!! ( serious jailtime ) It just seems to me, that almost all the land is being taken away from the public and that really SUCKS!!!!! Don't get me started on that $%#^...... Anyway maybe one of these days we'll see you out at Pinyon....

pictographs


Have fun
PLL

[mrs.oroblanco]

Yeah - that was part of the S.21 California Desert Protection Act, 1994.

You may give your thanks to Boxer, Feinstein and Clinton for 'protecting' the land from its people.

B

[OPUS1]

Pegleg,

What an adventure that must have been. The trip must have been half the fun. I would never make it in my big 2500 Ram. Those little Toyotas are great for small 4x4 trails.

Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[pegleglooker]

hey gang,
Thankx for all the kind words, but I was really just a passenger/photographer/witness to the whole thing. The " talent " really belongs to Bruce, I mean here we are MILES from anywhere, and if he would have gotten stuck...... I just didn't want to think about the loooooooooonnngggg walk that was ahead. And on top of that he had to go back UP the SAME hill !!!! The boy has skills.... PLEASE give HIM the KUDOS ..... I was just a worried witness

PLL