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This past January, we went to Yosemite and Death Valley On top of Nevada Falls, Yosemite  It had rained not too long before we got to Death Valley, so there was about two inches of water at Badwater Basin. Last summer we went to Yellowstone, Glacier, and Great Basin  Grand Canyon of Yellowstone  The weather wasn't great the first week of June, but Glacier is very pretty.  Inside Lehman Caves at Great Basin  Wheeler Peak at Great Basin. Road was closed so couldn't get too high up.
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Every January I like to overnight on Rabbit Peak or Villager Peak, which are on the southern end of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, just west of Salton Sea. These are from going to Villager in 2019.      
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Jul 17, 2020 23:43
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Checked out a plane monument in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, about 45 minutes east of San Diego. It's slowly coming back into itself after the Cedar Fire in 2003 destroyed a lot of the park.     
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Jul 27, 2020 01:02
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It is desert season, so started off yesterday by doing the Domelands in the Coyote Mountain Wilderness, about 90 minutes east of San Diego People like to shoot out here but never pick up their brass.      Did some slot canyons  Halfway  These domes used to be sand dunes that hardened and the winds have carved away at them over time for make the formations  Looking north toward Salton Sea  The top of the mountains used to be a seabed a long time ago so there's some marine fossils if you look. This morning drove up to Mt. Laguna for sunrise and left my phone on potato mode. Oops.    These are all looking east toward Salton Sea and Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
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Nov 16, 2020 01:08
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Saturday I went up to Granite Mountain via Cool Canyon out on the western edge of Anza Borrego Desert State Park, seeing as it'll probably be my last desert hike for the season since babby is coming very soon. I knew Santa Ana's were blowing in, but wasn't expecting 50-60mph gusts for the stretch that went ~4,500ft to the peak at 5,650ft Overall it was a fun hike, as once you get out of the canyon there's no real trail and it's just making your way up the ridges with some scrambling along the way.       https://i.imgur.com/Xq1IF5J.mp4 This was at 4,600ft
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Feb 25, 2021 04:19
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It's desert time baby! Took a day off last week, went out to Anza Borrego Desert State Park, and went up Whale Peak from the south. First bit of the route went by some pictographs    Looking east toward Salton Sea  Looking south to the Carrizo Badlands and Sawtooth Mountains  Route down
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Nov 3, 2021 04:39
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Went out to Bighorn Canyon at Anza Borrego Desert State Park with some goons last weekend   
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Mar 14, 2022 02:16
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Anza Borrego posted:This looks real nice. I think we are going to try and get one more desert weekend in before the season runs out. Temps were manageable? Oh yeah. A few times it was tempting to take off my light jacket due to the heat around 9-10am but the wind from the storms passing through the county were gusting pretty strong so just kept it on. Probably going to do one or two more outings if I can.
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Mar 14, 2022 06:43
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Some stuff since April. Whale Peak out in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Took another goon and it was the last desert hike of the season since it broke 100F while we were out the last weekend of April.   Up to Cuyamaca, Japacha, and Stonewall Peaks in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.   Noble Canyon, part of the Cleveland National Forest.   And this past weekend did a quick bag of Viejas Mountain before it got hot for the day, also part of Cleveland National Forest. 
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Jul 26, 2023 18:46
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There was a slight dip in temperature here this week, so after a last minute check I decided to sneak in desert hike over at Anza Borrego Desert State Park instead of my original plan for Saturday. Just gotta start at 6am       Got back to the car and it was ~95F at 11am, so overall a good time. The Aardvark fucked around with this message at 21:37 on Aug 13, 2023 |
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Aug 13, 2023 15:35
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   Decided to wander up to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument since I've done most of the bigger elevation gain hikes in San Diego. Got a bunch of stuff to do now when I can't do the desert rat stuff.
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Aug 27, 2023 17:29
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    More San Jacinto Mountains fun, this time around Red and Grey Tahquitz
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Sep 18, 2023 19:21
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Went out to Elephant benchmark in Anza Borrego Desert State Park last weekend and saw some Elephant trees and lots of rocks Elephant tree   Salton Sea from the benchmark  Carrizo Badlands from the benchmark  The way down and out
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Nov 18, 2023 05:39
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   Did my annual overnight to Villager Peak this weekend.
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Jan 16, 2024 18:51
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   Lovely stroll to Goat Canyon Trestle
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