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| When is 'Loveboat' coming on?? |
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| They 'leaved' me.... and now it's pissing! |
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| Trail Angel to the rescue.... she couldn't do enough for PCT thru hikers! could've stayed with her for two days! |
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| It's not all bad.....This was pretty nice! |
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| Finally....some real progress....Halaluia! |
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| This was nice too ... a fully paved trail across the Antelope Valley Heading for the Aquaduct |
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| Nope..... It's not oil......It's water for thirsty LA |
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| Trail Angels come in all sizes and shapes... These guys really 'kicked ass' (This picture is for John Bennett) |
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| Gave me 10 lbs of army rations and gator aid! Sweet!! |
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| Here's a question.... In a battle between car and pine cone.. Who wins?? |
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| Answer?....Pine cone!!.......had to buy a new tire! |
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| Here's their weapon of choice ...really sharp! |
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| Here's proof that we also hiked some of the PCT |
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Let's play 'Find the snake!' This guy (and an other one) was only 6" from our ankles! and we had to walk back in the tall grass!Sandy freaked out! |
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| The windy Mojave has an incredible array of wind turbines!! This was just one row of hundreds The PCT winds right through the middle of them! |
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| OK....OK.....Listen up!! ........ Did anyone get the address?? |
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| We though we were going to do this ride ...'The Viper' Accidentally got in the wrong line... Ended up doing the Meanest..Baddest ride of all! The...'X2' |
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| This one!! .....the X2 |
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| Made the PNE wooden roller coaster feel like a ferris wheel! But ... surprisingly ...we managed to keep our composure! |
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| See what I mean.. Totally at ease!... P.S. We did go on and do the 'Viper' also! It was cool! |
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| Hi... I'm Mr Luke.... I told you once!...and I told you twice!!...This is a charity drive!! Now ...cough up!! Mr D will explain! |
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| heh..heh.....Rude little bast...rd ....He's talking about this shirt.... |
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| and this shirt.... |
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| And this shirt..... 'Hope's place women's shelter' - see link in the blog! |
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| This wasn't part of the deal!... I came down here to get away from this stuff |
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| And they didn't tell me about this either! |
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| Or this... The massive 2009 burn! it shut down a good part of the San Gabriel mountains from 2009 to the present. |
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| Hallowed ground for 'trekkies' - " Beam me up scotty!" .... seems it didn't work ... Captain Kirk was still standing there when Darrell walked by! |
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| Sandy at the 'golden spike' (so to speak) This was the site of the June 5, 1993 completion of the PCT |
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| Ignore Newton at your own peril!!! Camp under these trees and your likely to wake up with a headache 'Coulter' pine cones.... can weigh up to 5 lbs! |
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| Taking a page out of Spain's book... but in the Mojave desert..... Solar electricity via super heated steam and conventional turbines! looks like an experimental set-up with two types of solar 'collectors' Certainly was bright ...could see them from miles around! |
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| This hill was trying to take off..... wasn't working! |
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| Sandy and John on a side trip - The Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena! |
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| And here's why ....... A spectacular concert of five centuries of pipe organ music including several pieces by Johann Sebatian Bach (1685-1750) Simply incredible - well worth the drive into town!! 'Phatom of the Opera' ... but better! |
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| Now remember what I was talking to you about!!! |
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| It never rains in southern California (except when it rains that is....as in...now!) |
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| But then the SUN comes out and all is forgiven! |
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| Crossing Deep Creek - in style! - no wading through creeks for this kid! |
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| Trail angels - at work again! Amazing and appreciated! |
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| At least they have the important detours marked - see you at the clown!! |
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| Fellow trekkers at the Clown! - 'Happy Whale', 'Choho', .....and....and.......I forget! |
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| Snakes.... I hate snakes!!.....especially rattle snakes .This one was cute though!.... coiled up he would fit on the top of a beer can! |
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| This one wouldn't ... he was 5-6' long ....thick around as my wrist... and totally preoccupied |
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| We don't know how this battle ended... the snake's mouth was stretched pretty wide..... He was frothing at the mouth .....and it looked like he had some ways to go yet! The ground squirrel was easily 5" across and the snake was having one heck of a time dragging it up the trail. We wished him 'bon appitit!' |
