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February 12, 2017
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| Looked up and saw this cloud. Loved how the sun's light lite it up. |
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| Looking to the west that white dot is the moon setting. |
Not sure what mountains we are looking at but it is all beautiful.
We are know on the Coyote Canyon Road.
The Desert Garden is a nice place to stop and enjoy the surrounding beauty.
There was no sign naming this wash but it was flowing pretty fast and Tom said the water was cold.
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| Lower right our water crossing. |
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| The Anza Expedition of 1775-1776 |
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| Not to far after this sign we turned around and headed back. We came to a spot where we would have had to ride up the wash to continue. We could see vehicles on the other side but decided not to do it. Now we realize, having read the brochure more fully, we should have parked, gotten out, and walked up the hill. Since, that is probably were the palm grove is. Something to do next time we come this way. |
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| There are a lot of ocotillos in this area. I took the one on the bottom right on our way out. It was the first time we had ever seen a sign in the desert telling us the way out. |
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| My favorite ocotillo of the day. |
"Enjoy this moment
for this moment
is your life."
~unknown
Looks like you had a wonderful outing to the canyon. great pictures.
ReplyDeleteWe did enjoy the ride and I loved all the ocotillos.
DeleteGlad you made the drive out to the creek. Beautiful area. There are three crossings before you get to the rocky hill overlooking the valley. Your vehicle would go through all three with no problem. It is shallow unless we get a lot of rain this weekend.
ReplyDeleteGood to know for next time. Tom just wasn't sure about taking the jeep down that creek. Plus, now I do not feel as bad about not parking and walking up the hill we turned around at.
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