Thursday, September 22, 2011

POURING OVER MY ATLAS TODAY IN SEARCH OF NEW SOUTHWEST LOCATIONS AND ADVENTURES:))

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CALIFORNIA’S BLAIR CANYON NEAR GHOST MOUNTAIN
Spent some more time with my Atlas's today looking for interesting places and travel ideas for this winter's wanderings after we leave south-western Colorado.   Warm weather and new areas will be our priority this year plus revisiting a few favourite spots. We'll probably spend a little time around Borrego Springs California again but will scout out some new boon docking areas this time. We have boon docked at the Clark Dry Lake Bed for the past 3 years but it has become too familiar for us now and we knew last winter that if we were to return to the Borrego Springs area we would be needing a change.
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HIKING UP TO GHOST MOUNTAIN WITH CALIFORNIA’S LAGUNA MOUNTAINS TO THE WEST
There is a great area near Ghost Mountain in the Blair Valley that I think would be great for us but last time we were there we heard Verizon did not cover that region yet.   It is necessary for us to have an internet connection because Kelly will once again be handling all the Deer Park Lodge reservations for the following summer. We may further scout out the Vallectio Valley south of there this year as well.  The Valley is just on the east side of the Vallecito Mountains with San Diego being on the west side.   That Valley had a magic feel to it when we drove a fair ways down through it two years ago.  Not a lot of civilization in or near the Blair or Vallecito Valleys which of course makes them great nature areas and……….perfect for us.   Always love the challenge and great scenery of new and different areas.
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LOTS OF ROOM IN BLAIR CANYON FOR BOON DOCKING….PHOTO TAKEN FROM ATOP GHOST MOUNTAIN LOOKING NORTH WITH THE SAN YSIDRO MOUNTAINS ON THE FAR HORIZON….BORREGO SPRINGS IS TO THE RIGHT AND AT THE FOOT OF THOSE MOUNTAINS


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FROM ATOP GHOST MOUNTAIN THIS IS LOOKING SOUTHEAST OVER THE VALLECITO VALLEY WHERE WE MAY SPEND SOME TIME THIS WINTER…SAN DIEGO IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAGUNA MOUNTAINS TO THE RIGHT…..TOP LEFT HORIZON IS MEXICO
In case anyone happens to be interested in my 4 treks up Ghost Mountain in the last 3 years to the Marshal South homestead, you can just type either ‘Ghost Mountain’ or ‘Marshal South’ into our search bar at the top of the right hand column of our blog.  The Marshal South site spoke to me like no other place I have ever been and it has continued to draw me back up Ghost Mountain every time we are in that area.  I fully expect to be up there again this trip, standing atop my favourite large boulder, wind blowing through my hair with the Vallecito Valley stretching out to the horizon below and beyond.  The above photo was taken from atop that rock. 
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CLIMBING THE STEEP ROCKY PATH TO GHOST MOUNTAIN WITH BLAIR VALLEY IN THE BACKGROUND
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GHOST MOUNTAIN IS DEAD AHEAD ON TOP OF THAT RIDGE
GROANER’S CORNER:((  My mind works like lightning,...........one brilliant 'Flash' and it is gone!!
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12 comments:

  1. Looking forward to this winter's travels.

    Who looks after Uncle Harry when you're not there?

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  2. time is marching on and soon the wheels will be turning...love the shots from the trail!..not a soul for miles..gotta love that!!!

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  3. I think planning for the journey is as much fun and excitement as actually making the journey.

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  4. It's nice when all your dreams come through. Keep going...., keep planning your new trip Good Luck
    We just have gone back from our short by time trip. It was a lot of new impressions
    http://runningliner.blogspot.com/2011/09/trip-to-cape-breton-315-september.html

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  5. I love pouring over maps, too and dreaming of places to go. I sometime wonder which is more fun, the planning or the actual trip.

    All I know for sure is I really enjoy following your travels and I take detailed notes of good places to go pointed out from your blog.

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  6. I love planning too. I've planned so many trips to Europe in such detail that I feel as though I have been there, even though I have not. I do love the southwest. Have fun.

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  7. I love planning too. I've planned so many trips to Europe in such detail that I feel as though I have been there, even though I have not. I do love the southwest. Have fun.

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  8. Hah! Was just thinking about you guys today and wondering where you will be headed.

    Hope to run into you this winter. We'll be in TX until Xmas but in Jan/Feb we'll point our rig to the SoCal/Az desert again. Hope to meet up with you.

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  9. Come meet us in Mexico...you'd love it! And gas is only $0.73 a litre!

    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  10. I wrote a long comment, but it vanished when I was spell checking?

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