hilld
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Been spending a lot of time on San Juan Island building our house. No more sleeping in the uninsulated van at the moment. Current
Who has a better camp site than me?
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Did you come up or go down Silver Canyon Road? If so, are the switchbacks at the end of the canyon doable for a 170 4wd's turning radius?I drove past Shulman Grove towards the Patriarch Grove, 3 miles further down a gravel road towards Silver Canyon over next to where the Big Satellite Dishes and Antennas are. Actually higher than the BC visitor center. Still in the BC Nat Forest though
Inyo National Forest - Patriarch Grove Trailhead
Inyo National Forest - Patriarch Grove Trailheadwww.fs.usda.gov
sanomechanic
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I came up to Bristlecone Forest and kept driving straight past the outpost about 3 miles. Gravel roads topped with snow all the way. I did not drop in though. There was ice standing.
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glasseye
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Midwestdrifter
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Well its a ice sheet this morning (freeze-thaw has started). I awoke to sound of spinning tires and cursing... You can tell these folks aren't used to winter weather!YIKES! Looks like pretty dry sn*w, though. Way colder in AR than BC.
Thankfully all the snow will be gone by tomorrow. You can't keep the south cold for long, though apparently long enough (Texas, cough cough).
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Midwestdrifter
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That is a good area, often overlooked by other folks in the region. The secret is to go in the winter so the bugs don't get you!
steved57
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I was there in November and temp's were perfect and I didn't have any bug issues - and yes it's a great hiking, bicycling, rafting and dual sport bike area as there are lot's of dirt roads
glasseye
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That's why they gave us deserts. No rain, no traffic, no cops, no noise, no bugs.
Eureka Dunes campsite at extreme lower right.
Midwestdrifter
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I do love the desert, but there is also no water, minimal plant life, and shortage of cell service.That's why they gave us deserts. No rain, no traffic, no cops, no noise, no bugs.
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Eureka Dunes campsite at extreme lower right.
glasseye
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Heh. All true.I do love the desert, but there is also no water, minimal plant life, and shortage of cell service.
But I bring my own water (and ice cold IPAs) And for a couple of days, I don't need no stinkin' cell service
and as for plants...
VanGoSki
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Fixed it for ya.I do love the desert, because there is also no water, minimal plant life, and shortage of cell service.
And also dark skies...
(This is a different meteor photo than the one I posted before at this location.)
Colorado_Al
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Valley View Hot Springs at Orient Land Trust. San Luis Valley, Colorado
glasseye
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This is the America I'm missing. Those wide, empty valleys are heartbreakingly beautiful.
Thanks, Al
glasseye
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I sold all my Nikon gear because of superb images like this. Gonna be Sony for me from now on. That and some fast glass. My fastest lens was f4.Fixed it for ya.
And also dark skies...
(This is a different meteor photo than the one I posted before at this location.)
So, thanks, VanGoSki for costing me several grand in the near future.
Colorado_Al
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SprinterSnale
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So the Sony is outpacing Nikon to the level that you would ditch all your old glass? I reckon it's the combo of fast glass and contemporary body. The A7 is all the rage...What's a Lumix guy to do?I sold all my Nikon gear because of superb images like this. Gonna be Sony for me from now on. That and some fast glass. My fastest lens was f4.
So, thanks, VanGoSki for costing me several grand in the near future.