Hey Ant, next time you're out by Borrego Springs (if you are up for a 6000 ft climb), check out Indian Head Peak:
When you are up there, you can see where they used fire to make the rock brittle, and excavated a lot of the top of the mountain. Then, sit on the chin and hang your feet over the edge. The whole top of the thing is man shaped.
Mike
Cool Indian head peak gollum. I posted the Indian head rock that can be seen from Utah Trail, about a mile or two before the JTNP's eastern entrance. One day when I get a jeep with articulation suspension, then I can visit places like that. You know the places that you go to when you’re on one of your off-road excursions .
You might also check out NASA Worldwind. It has a lot of different plug-ins including different color spectrums, and TOPOs. I use both (they are both free).
HAHAHA
For the most part, my Acura (car) gets me pretty close to where I need to go (usually). I hike in from there. Occasionally, I have to take Suburban. About $100 per trip from home to Joshua Tree or Brawley and back.
Poor car. I have taken that thing places where no car was ever meant to go. Only got stuck once, and the kindly Police Expeditions got me out (AAA won't go off road).
My best was when I burnt up the engine in the Suburban by the intersection of the 62 and 177 (Northeast of Joshua Tree), and called AAA for the tow home to Laguna Niguel (right at 200 miles free of charge). GOD I LOVE AAA!