tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33428740768300010762024-03-18T00:23:24.818-07:00Patrick TillettExtremely OverduePat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comBlogger643125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-32501003312816919182018-11-12T04:00:00.000-08:002018-11-13T18:16:24.027-08:00Where in the heck have I been?<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've received several inquiries about my lengthy absence, and figured I should at least offer up an explanation. The short answer is that I've spent the majority of the last two months on my couch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In early September I totally ruptured the Achilles tendon in my left leg. It actually snapped in half leaving my left foot dangling like a dead fish. The Achilles tendon is what attaches the bottom of the calf muscle to bone, so not only was my foot flopping around, so was my calf muscle. I had surgery shortly afterwards and until 10 days ago have been in various casts. Last week I was feeling pretty good about things, and what I thought was pain from the surgery turned out to be an infection! It was taken care of quickly and today I start several months of physical therapy. The surgeon said I'll be back to normal in about six months! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not only am I going to miss almost the entire "cool weather" exploring season in the desert, I also ALREADY have a major case of cabin fever! I've been physically able to post things and have a ton to post, but I just haven't felt like it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm starting to though...</span>Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-59019394160398004732018-08-20T04:00:00.000-07:002018-08-20T04:00:01.293-07:00Bloomington Petroglyphs - St. George UT <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No one really knows when people first arrived in this part of the country, but throughout the ages several groups have called it home. In order, the known groups are Early Hunter/Gatherers, Desert Archaic, Ancestral Puebloan (aka Anasazi), and Paiute. They have all left their marks here. Most of the petroglyphs shown below were thought to have been created by the Ancestral Puebloans as early as 2,000 years ago. As with most of these places, all of what I just said can't really be attributed to exact time periods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These petroglyphs are located in a little neighborhood park, but it's really just a small area set aside to preserve them. In some of the photos you can see some of the houses. I'm happy to report that we saw very little vandalism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm glad the site is somewhat protected, but was surprised that they would allow structures to be built so close to it at all. A while later I was REALLY surprised to learn that there are also petroglyphs boulders in people's back yards! When I say surprised, I don't mean it in a good way. It makes me wonder how much history was bulldozed to "develop" this area. It didn't take long for me to find out that many things were destroyed. Have I ever mentioned that I really dislike developers? I'll jump off my soap box now. On with the petroglyphs!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The petros are on those large rocks in the middle of the park. The house to the right is currently for sale. I thought it would be cool to live right across the street. Then reality hit me. There is always some grizzly old guy in the neighborhood chasing kids off his lawn. That guy would most certainly be me. Of course there aren't any lawns here, so I'm sure I'd be obsessed with protecting the petros instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> It must have been quite a sight to see that large rock split in half.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Based on the angle of the petros on the front rock, It must have split a very long time ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> It looks like there are at least two layers of petros in some spots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> The presence of a grinding surfaces tells us that this area was also used for some type of habitation. Maybe a seasonal, or temporary camp, or maybe even a village. We will never know what else was in the area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These little depressions are known as "cupules" and considered by many to be a very early form of petroglyphs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although this post is about a small and obscure petroglyph site, most of the photos relate to the scenery instead. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The general area is called Lost Horse Valley. I'll pipe down now, hope you enjoy the rest of the photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's not much of a petroglyph panel, but I love it just the same.</span></div>
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-66780432398015577972018-07-02T04:00:00.000-07:002018-07-08T17:51:28.915-07:00Bernasconi Pass Petroglyph and Luiseno Creation Story<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This very interesting petroglyph sits in Bernasconi Pass in Riverside County. It has not been dated, but Indians have been in this area for thousands of years. Luiseno creation lore says that the symbols on this rock represents Tukmit (the first man) and Tomayowit (the first woman). When the hollow part on top of the rock fills with water, it flows from one depression into another representing the male, and then into the lower representing the female. Then it flows through the female symbol to the ground. This is how the people, the land, the plants, and animals were created. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Following creation, their first born children were sent to the four corners of the of the earth. Tomayowit lay down and become the Earth Mother. Tukmit rose above it all to become Father Sky. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although information relating to most petroglyphs no longer exits, it is fantastic that we still have sites like this one. This spot is included in a no trespassing zone adjacent to a dam, and I was fortunate to be allowed to see it. The stone was moved down the pass to this spot about 60 years ago to save it from seemingly ever present bulldozers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I used DStretch only to highlight the symbols. You can more clearly see the path of the water passing from the male through the female symbol (yoni).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Handprint pictographs are always a treat for me. I think it's because normal pictos and petros are made with tools. Handprint pictos are created from the actual placement of the hand on the surface. When compared to most other symbols, handprints seem very personal. In my mind's eye I can picture the person placing their hand on the rock. The "rock art" in this area are estimated to be about 1,000 years old.<i> <b>That is seven or eight centuries before the first white settlers started arriving.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You can barely see them with the naked eye.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With DStretch much more is revealed. Notice where the middle of the palm didn't make contact with the rock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The rocky surface is a very large, or multiple Agave roasting pits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> A nice sized rock shelter</span></div>
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-31785356301644711042018-06-01T04:00:00.000-07:002018-06-01T04:00:16.839-07:00Red Rock Wash Pictographs - Red Rock Canyon NCA<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This pictograph site is in the same area as my last post. We like auto-touring, but love getting out of the jeep and exploring much more. This site isn't a secret, but we saw very few people while hiking around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Straight ahead to our intended target. There is a waterfall at the end of the canyon on the left. I'll cover it in another post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the bottom center you can see some rock shelters used by the original inhabitants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> The first pictograph we saw here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Same pictograph enhanced with DStretch. It would have been nice to see it before it started fading. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Hard to see anything on this wall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Not much better after enhancement, but there is a nice sunburst and a few other images.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Self portrait of the original owner?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A closer look at the rock shelters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Excuse me! Can you two get a room please? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rock Shelters. I'm not sure how much "barricading" these barricades actually do, but I don't blame them for trying to keep people out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have no idea how old these pictos are. Several hundred to maybe a thousand years? They were done by either the Southern Paiute, or the Patayan who were here before them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We viewed another pictograph site and also one with both pictographs and petroglyphs. There are more in the area, but our time in the Las Vegas area was limited this trip. Next time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I hope everybody is okay with my low-key and sometimes humorous approach to these places. </span><br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-25474591572848013802018-04-30T05:00:00.000-07:002018-04-30T05:00:00.216-07:00Rocky Point Petroglyph Site - Gila River Area AZ Rocky Point is another great site along the Gila River. Background info relating to this site, is pretty much the same as my recent post on the <a href="http://patricktillett.blogspot.com/2018/02/painted-rock-petroglyph-site-gila-river.html" target="_blank">Painted Rock site</a>. For thousands of years people have been using the areas around the Gila as an ancient "freeway." While doing so they left a great deal of evidence of their presence. This site contains petroglyphs, pottery shards, rock alignments, ancient trails, etc. There is also some historic graffiti here.<br />
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This is the same line, only with the photo taken from above. If you saw it in person it is recognizable as a man made stone wall. Maybe it was defensive in nature, or maybe not...</div>
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A pretty large pottery shard. There were quite a few of them. (Yes, I replaced it exactly where I found it).<br />
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We are spending the next few weeks in Nevada, and Southern Utah, and have already seen some amazing things.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sadly, the pictographs at this site are virtually invisible to the naked eye. It is also sad that very few of the multitude of visitors to the park have ever seen, or even heard of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The pictographs themselves are rather unremarkable, but the site is still amazing because of the rock formations in the area.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This large boulder is about 30' tall. Very impressive in person. It looks smaller in this photo because of the Joshua tree that was between me and the rock.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A natural water "tank" used by the local Indians that was later enlarged by local ranchers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I had to crank up the contrast to even see a hint of the <span style="background-color: yellow;">pictographs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span>Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-42287530546801610762018-03-12T04:00:00.000-07:002018-03-12T04:00:04.239-07:00Cloud Museum - Bard CA <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's always a good thing to find another desert oddity. If you like old things like I do (especially cars), this place would be right up your alley. A guy named Johnny Cloud started collecting old cars and other things many years ago. He eventually ended up with so much stuff, that he turned his place into a "museum." Bard California is a tiny little town (population under 100) near Yuma Arizona. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This post has a lot of photos, so I'll give everyone a break and not include much more narrative. I could say a lot more about this place, and all of it would be good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There must have been 150 cars here. This was my favorite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> There were also a ton of other historical items </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Most of the cars were either Ford Model T's, or Model A's. A lot of them were trucks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Johnny Cloud has a story for almost every car he has. Who owned it, where they lived, and how he came to get it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Anybody here (besides me) that remembers when you wouldn't dare take a car across, or into the desert without at least one of these water bags in front of your radiator?</span><br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com86Bard, CA 92222, USA32.7892117 -114.556061800000017.2671772000000026 -155.8646558 58.3112462 -73.24746780000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-65380618730556825582018-02-19T04:00:00.000-08:002018-02-19T04:00:19.030-08:00Twin Tanks #3 Wilderness Area Pictographs & Rock Shelter JTNP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The third of four posts from the Twin Tanks area of Joshua Tree National Park. I use the term "Twin Tanks area" loosely because it's closer to it than anything else, but it's not really close at all. If you are thinking about trying to find these two sites, please remember that the first few photos may, or may not even be in the area at all. It is also very easy to become hurt, or lost there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The "cave" in that huge boulder looks pretty inviting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The same photo after some post processing. This isn't a large or amazing site, and it is extremely obscure. I'm sure there are very few people who have seen it since it's creation. If anybody does stumble upon it, I doubt if they would see anything at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It wasn't easy to coax these two guys out of the first photo. It looks like two people to me. You can still see the outstretched arms, head, and body of the one on the left. I might be wrong about the one on the right, it may be just a smudge! Heck, I may be wrong about the one on the left also...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There were small pottery shards nearby, and also evidence (almost invisible) of pictographs in this rock shelter. Even after using DStretch on them there were only a few faint lines. Because of that I didn't include any photos. </span><br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-72113330465787352642018-02-05T04:00:00.000-08:002018-02-10T15:07:32.341-08:00Painted Rock Petroglyph Site - Gila River area AZAmerican Indians have lived and traveled through this part of southwestern Arizona for more than 10,000 years. This was primarily made possible because of the Gila River. It flowed freely and fully until about 150 years ago. That was when damming and constant water diversion reduced it to a trickle. Prior to that, the banks of the Gila acted as a "freeway" for ancient Indians. Most of the water may be gone, but the Indians certainly left their mark (literally) on the landscape. This petroglyph site is one of many along the Gila River. Without the river, I doubt there would have been any.<br />
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After a long drive across the desert from Yuma, we eventually arrived at our destination.</div>
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This photo was taken from the other side of the rock formation. The ground in the near part of the photo is called "Desert Pavement." It really is as flat and hard as a road, and is a natural occurrence.</div>
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A little closer to this hill of granite and basalt rocks. From this distance you start to see hundreds, if not thousands of petroglyphs.</div>
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The petroglyphs are primarily of two different styles. The first style is "Western archaic" and were created from approximately 2000 to 8000 years ago. They are mostly geometric in shape. In the middle of the above photo the "grid" shaped symbol is an example.<br />
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The "rake-like" symbol on the rock in this photo is also an example.</div>
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The "ladder" looking symbol near the top of this photo is yet another. Just to the right of the "ladder" and and little above it, is a petroglyph representing a scorpion. This is of a different style from a later period.<br />
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The second style in the area is called the "Gila Style." Symbols of this style were thought to have been created between 300 BC and 1450 AD, by the Hohokam people. These symbols reflect people, animals, plants, and circular shapes. Some common shapes such as zig-zags were thought be have been used by both groups.<br />
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In most places a rock with this many symbols, over such a long period of time, are referred to as "newspaper rock." However, I haven't heard that about this rock. I guess it was a popular place to leave a symbol, because they were made right on top of each other. There are deer, lizards, people, turtles, spirals, etc.<br />
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This is the same rock, but pulled back a bit. You can also clearly see petroglyphs from both styles (and time frames) on the same rock to the right.<br />
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This view is pretty interesting for a couple of reasons. First off, you can clearly see that some of the petroglyphs on the top rock are buried in the ground. Nobody really knows how much the ground level changed over thousands of years, but it clearly has changed. The second thing is the "metate" (aka "slick" or "grinding stone").<br />
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Here is another metate, this one has a cupule, or small mortar in it. It is a very rare occurrence to see a grinding surface on the same stone that also contains petroglyphs.<br />
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I hate seeing graffiti in these places, but sometimes historic graffiti is a good thing. Many other people (non-Indian) later used the ancient Indian trails to travel across the lower southwest for various reasons. Some of these people are famous and you would recognize their names and stories. Fodder for another post, so I won't get into it. I have no idea who SMC 1815 and Max. G 1857 were yet, but I'm going to try and find out!</div>
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TDQ 1878 and VA 1907 were also here. Pretty rude of them to leave their names on the same rock with the petroglyphs. Of course, back then nobody placed any value on them.<br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-17321869120356138182018-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:002018-01-08T21:53:15.323-08:00Mentone Beach - Highland California <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today I was looking for an old bridge in the "Inland Empire" area of Southern California. This is clearly not desert, but it is certainly not urban, or even suburban either. It is on the fringe of a town. The fringes are where the most interesting places and people are usually found. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For a few reasons, this might be my favorite finds. Those of you have been following my articles for a while know that I've been to a ton of odd and/or interesting places, so saying that this might be my favorite, is no small thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The bridge I was looking for is somewhere in the distance on the left side of the photo. When I saw this though, I immediately pulled over to take a couple of photos. I was just about to climb back into the jeep, when the gate opened and a guy walked out. We said hello, and I told him that I love places like this. He introduced himself and invited me in! I was so happy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Muffler Man! This version is of course Paul Bunyan. To show you how big this guy is, look at the door between his legs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On each side of Paul Bunyan is an ornate ship smokestack. I didn't think much of that fact until the owner (Pete) told me they were from a "paddle wheeler" that used to be moored in Newport Harbor. It was refitted to be a floating restaurant, and served in that capacity for many years. I live maybe 20 miles from there, and ate in there a couple of times. The name of the ship was the Ruben E. Lee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is an airplane on the roof of his house. It isn't just any airplane though. It was used in the movie 1941, starring John Belushi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just look at all the stuff in this photo! It looks like something you might see on the TV show American Pickers. Guess what? You will see it on American Pickers, because they were recently there filming!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You are looking into the back of a 1956 Ford F100 pickup. This model was only produced for four years. I have a 1953 F100. Very few of these trucks have this large rear window. They were built in 1956. I have to admit, that I was a little jealous. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So much to love in this photo. A 1937 Plymouth pickup truck, vintage trailers, and an airplane! Oh yeah, don't miss the porthole utilized as a rear window in the truck. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An outdoor water bed. I wish I had more photos of the amazing deck areas that are under a giant California Pepper tree, that Pete planted about 35 years ago. It is so shady and comfortable there. This is where you'd find me on a hot "inland empire" day. (not necessarily in the bed, but under the tree).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Pete showing me the inside of a really large tee-pee. It had a large fire ring inside of it, with plenty of flat rocks to sit on. A nice spot to spend a cold evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's no secret that I love this stuff, and this kind of place. Further, I really connected with the owner. Pete and I are just about the same age, from the same generation, both Vietnam Vets, and from the same area. I enjoyed our conversation just as much as I did his place. I spend quite a bit of time in this area, and for sure I'm going to be going back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">More desert oddities. You might recognize two of them from a previous post.</span></div>
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Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-85628243516637325792017-11-13T04:00:00.000-08:002017-11-13T04:00:08.960-08:00Universal Studios - Los AngelesA while back we went to Universal Studios in the Los Angeles area. Not really my cup of tea, but I was determined to make the best of it. I actually did have a pretty good time. Didn't like waiting in lines though. Since then I've seen several of these "sets" in movies, TV shows, and commercials. Most of this post is black & white. The old time scenes seemed to lend themselves to it. I would love to be able to walk around these places, instead of driving through on a tour. That is all I have to say, hope you enjoy the photos.<br />
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My favorite part was seeing street after street of buildings, residential areas, etc. All of them only facades, to use as scenery and sets.<br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com78tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-86436181321166087022017-10-23T04:00:00.000-07:002017-10-23T04:00:02.884-07:00Twin Tanks Post #2 Wilderness Area - Joshua Tree National Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the long overdue Part 2 of 3 posts relating to the greater Twin Tanks area in JTNP. If you are so inclined, here is a link to <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://patricktillett.blogspot.com/2017/03/twin-tanks-post-1-joshua-tree-national.html" target="_blank">Part 1.</a> </span>The following photos are examples of the spectacular sights to be seen in this area. As I said in post 1, this area is very rugged, and great care should be taken while there. Even very experience hikers (such as my friend Peter) at "Spare Parts and Pics" can hurt themselves here. <a href="http://sparepartsandpics.blogspot.com/2017/10/ugly-foot-alert.html" target="_blank">Right Peter?</a> Click on the link to see Pete's sprained ankle, and other beautiful photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one is posted first, for no other reason that I love it. Take a bite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was headed that-a-way! Except for the first 50 yards or so, it is very rugged...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> ...and looks like this. Looking back to where I started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We basically followed the Pacific Coast Trail along the bluffs for a few miles on foot, and several more by car. We never did find it the first day, but we figured it out that night, and pretty much drove right to it the next morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is where we went. It all started with a very pleasant view. Better than that actually, because there was so much more to see than we expected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This site could easily be thousands of years old. I stopped counting mortars at 75. There were also depressions that I believed to be the remains of many others. Also, no telling how many are under that concrete on the left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A view from across the bay, back to the mortar site. Imagine this scene a thousand years ago. Nothing made by modern man would be seen. It would be hundreds of years, before any white person even laid eyes on the area. Now imagine a Chumash village in the area of those buildings above the far pier. There were probably some of village women grinding food in the mortars below it. The village had everything they needed, with no danger of using up all the resources in the area. It was perfect! Right up until the Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans did all they could to wipe them from the face of the earth. Their crime? They were here first...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In one form or another a pier has stood on this spot for well over a hundred years. Every single version contributed to the demise of this important historic cultural area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In some cases, they actually reshaped mortars to use as post holes. It amazes me that people would do this without giving so much as a second thought about what they were destroying. (see the square shape inside the round mortar).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> While I'm knee deep in mortars, my wife (who is much more observant than I am), finds some other treasures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This mortar site is just a few feet away from, and below the road. Based on the geography, I'm positive that the related village was very close by. Unfortunately, I'm sure everything was destroyed by construction of the road, and grading of the slope and shelf above it. </span></div>
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Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-39213209913433875692017-09-25T04:00:00.000-07:002017-09-25T04:00:27.024-07:00Hearst Castle - Central Coast - San Simeon Ca <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For those of you who have never been here, it really is a castle. Some say it was complete folly. Call it what you will, but it is amazing. I won't waste your time with a page full of information about the castle, or relating to William Randolph Hearst and his publishing empire. I will give you a couple of links to those things. Also, do you remember Patty Hearst, and/or the Symbionese Liberation Army? <u>Please</u> don't feel pressured to follow the links! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Links</span>: <a href="http://hearstcastle.org/" target="_blank">Hearst Castle</a> website. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Randolph_Hearst" target="_blank">W.R. Hearst</a> (Wikipedia)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbionese_Liberation_Army" target="_blank">Symbionese Liberation Army and Patty Hearst</a> (Wikipedia)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Many more photos are <a href="https://www.curbed.com/2012/11/5/10309886/the-many-magnificent-estates-of-william-randolph-hearst" target="_blank">here</a>. Most of them taken in areas not available on the public tours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><u>La Cuesta Encantada (The Enchanted Castle)</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In today's dollars, this place cost more than a half billion dollars to build. It is 90,000 square feet in size, has 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, and 19 entertaining rooms. It also had the largest private zoo in the world, and over 100 acres of gardens. The wharf was built so ships could deliver building materials, and supplies to the site.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In my last post I pointed this place out. It was on the top of a hill in the distance. This is the opposite view. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">San Simeon Point is the land form in the upper right hand corner of this photo. The trail I was on, starts from the wharf (to the right of this golden lady's head), continues around the bay to the actual point, and then around the other side. The very little town of San Simeon was to the right of the wharf. Hearst built the wharf, the town, and planted every tree in sight. The castle is large enough to have 11 different tours available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the tour guides told me that people currently working here, are allowed to use this pool on "special" occasions. The pool is a bit over the top for my liking, but it sure is beautiful. <span style="text-align: center;">There are many alabaster statues and sculptures around the property. Most of these photos were taken in the middle of the day, with very challenging lighting. If you want really good photos of this place, there are probably a million of them you can access on Google. I'm sure I have better photos to replace some of these, but I can't find them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span>Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-91777238311347133962017-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:002017-09-15T12:06:25.074-07:00A Tale of Two Bridges - Pismo Beach CA<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This post is about side by side bridges in Pismo Beach. The coast road was the only thru-road on this part of the coast. The railroad bridge was built in 1909, and the road bridge in 1911. A little bit of history that won't be with us for much longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">aka "The Bello Street Bridge" or "The Pismo Creek Bridge"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Railroad engineers made sure that the tracks would be laid on the most level ground possible, and take the path of least resistance. Many years later when auto roads were being constructed, they took advantage of the work that RR engineers had already done. As a result, the early roads were usually built very close to existing railroad routes. These two bridges are a good example of this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The railroad tracks on the left, and the coastal road on the right. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To those of you that have traveled on Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1), or the Hwy 101, along the coast; can you imagine using this little road?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Not much of a road now. I'm looking for some historic photos of what it looked like back then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> The 1911 coast road bridge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Those of you that have been around here for a long time, know that I would usually take some photos while walking across the bridge. Not this time! It is really rotting away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's not much of a bridge anymore, but it does make a good trellis. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you look closely, especially in the upper left side, you can clearly see that this bridge is going to collapse one of these days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Say what? That doesn't sound very refreshing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><b>Old Coast RR Bridge</b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This RR line is still in use.</span></div>
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.Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com72tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-54366966693819163332017-08-30T21:41:00.002-07:002017-08-30T21:41:33.306-07:00San Simeon Point Trail - California Central Coast<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In addition to Moonstone Beach and Cambria (my last post), there are many more amazing things to see and experience along Hwy 1 (pacific coast highway). One of those things is the San Simeon Point Trail. Despite being right across the highway from the visitor center for the William Randolph Hearst Castle, this great trail is rarely visited. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> The trail, pier, and what is left of the little town of San Simeon, is now part of W.R. Hearst SP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Taken from the trail, this photo shows the little state park. Hearst Castle can also be seen in the upper left hand corner. If you are ever in this area, you MUST see the castle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From the parking lot, you turn right at the base of the wharf. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> At this point, the trail leaves the beach</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sometimes the trail gets a bit close to the cliff edge</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and sometimes the trail erodes down the cliff</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Initially, I couldn't see the steer on the right, and for a very tense second or two, I totally thought the one on the left was a bear! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">About four miles north on hwy 1, is the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery. <a href="http://patricktillett.blogspot.com/search?q=piedras" target="_blank">Older posts here.</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">About one mile further on hwy 1, is Piedras Blancas Light House.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hearst Castle is right across the road (hwy 1). I will post something on this place soon.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">About 7 miles south on hwy 1, is Moonstone Beach/Cambria <a href="http://patricktillett.blogspot.com/2017/08/moonstone-beach-california-central-coast.html" target="_blank">(from my last post)</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Morro Bay/Morro Rock is about 30 miles south on hwy 1) also a must see. <a href="http://patricktillett.blogspot.com/2010/08/moro-bay-day-1.html" target="_blank">Old post here</a>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The 150 mile coastline from here to Monterey is gorgeous. Further, the 25.-30 mile stretch in the Big Sur area, is quite possibly the most beautiful and rugged coastline in the country (if not the world). At this moment hwy 1 is closed in the Big Sur area due to a major landslide.</span></li>
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.Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com66tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-81635667288097918642017-08-15T04:00:00.000-07:002017-08-15T04:00:40.870-07:00Moonstone Beach - California Central Coast<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Moonstone beach is actually part of the little and amazing town of Cambria (Latin for Wales). </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although Moonstone beach has some small hotels, and a few restaurants, it is mostly known for it's beach. It's not really the kind of beach that comes to mind when most people think of beaches in southern/central California. Yes, you can swim, surf, stroll on the boardwalk and sunbathe there. You can also find moonstones. More on moonstones later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You already know that no matter where I am, I'm always on the lookout for evidence that Indians lived in an area. I just happened to stumble upon some of it right here. More on that later also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These mortars were almost in plain site. After I spotted them, I had to wait for about 20 people to pass before I could actually get to them, and take these photos. Everyone of the people who passed it, saw nothing. I've asked many people I know if they've ever seen any mortars here. Every one of them said they hadn't. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Very little is known relating to which Indian groups lived here in pre-history. Most of the known habitation in this area was by the Chumash people. It is estimated that as many as 40,000 Chumash lived in the area 1,000 years prior to the Spanish arriving. Then the Missions arrived, the miners, and then the farmers. Each group contributing to the systematic annihilation of most of the Chumash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Placed my phone next to this one for scale. Had I realized that the screen was no nasty, I would have wiped it off first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some distance away, I found this. I'm absolutely sure they nobody gives this spot a second look, probably not even a first. It is called midden. It's the ancient equivalent of a trash/garbage pit. There were even some small shards of pottery on the surface of this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> There were so many pelicans flying around, that I had to get at least one photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Most of the areas in the first several photos where you see beach front, is most likely not made of sand, but of this. On any given day, you will see people digging through the sand/rocks for moonstones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">These are polished moonstones. Apparently, it is a type of feldspar. When it forms, it does so in layers. Light reflects off the layers and causes the stone to glow. I believe that moonstone is considered a gem, but I'm not sure. </span><br />
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The basin is outlined in red. The three surrounding mountain ranges are also desolate. It's hard to believe now, but this area was once lush, swampy, and even had water flowing through it. Clearly, that was a long time ago.<br />
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In almost all cases in the desert, where there was water, there was also people. It was no different here. They didn't leave a lot of evidence, but they did leave some! We'll get to that in a minute. First, a few pics of the beautiful (in my eyes) scenery.<br />
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Now to the petroglyphs. We were traveling down Porcupine Wash (still in Pinto Basin), keeping this rock jumble on our right. Our destination is that dark rock (that looks like Pac-Man) just to the left of center.<br />
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There! If you saw my last post, you will see that the petroglyphs on this rock very much resemble the ones included there. These are in much better condition. In additions to the barbells, please note the faint "sunburst" image near the brush on the right side of the photo.</div>
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There was also a nearby rock shelter. There was soot on the overhanging rock to the right. I don't know when this spot was last used, but I'm pretty sure it was a long long time ago.<br />
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My favorite find of the day was this fossilized shell. I believe it's a freshwater snail (fossil) I was amazed that it was still intact. I moved it into a safer spot and hope it survives for a lot longer.<br />
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In the middle of this photo, you can see my wife exploring.</div>
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Mammal fossils relating back to the stone age have been found in the Pinto Basin. Also, traces of very early human presence.</div>
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-49062420643596468322017-07-10T04:00:00.000-07:002017-07-12T20:17:01.907-07:00Stirrup Tank Adjacent Petroglyphs JTNP<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although this isn't a large site, it is noteworthy because of the type of petroglyphs that are there. Plus, it is in an absolutely gorgeous and rugged area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">...when you run into this! Climbing down into, and then up out of this is actually the easiest way to go. During major storms, water rushes down these little gullies at amazing speed. Not a place you want to be stuck in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Although there aren't very many of them remaining, the predominant petroglyphs at this site are the "barbell" looking symbols. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There are many opinions relating to what exactly the "barbell" symbols represent. My granny told me that it represents a meeting between two people, or two groups of people. If there is a third circle in the middle, it represents a third party acting as an intermediary, or mediator. I believe her...</span><br />
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<br />Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-82029652646515579622017-06-19T04:00:00.000-07:002017-11-11T13:57:05.320-08:00Crystal Cove Historic District - Laguna Beach CaThe Crystal Cove Historic District is a small part (12 acres) of Crystal Cove State Park. It consists of 46 beach cottages built mostly in the early part of the last century. They were built primarily from wood made available when a lumber ship capsized in the area. It is one of the only remaining Southern California beach developments from early last century. It is located on a beautiful stretch of SoCal coastline, and several silent movies were filmed here in the 1920's.<br />
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This was private property until the state purchased it in 1979. People were in a bit of an uproar, because they thought the state was going to demolish all the cottages. They didn't though! In fact, the state, along with the Crystal Cove Conservancy, began a restoration project of the cottages. So far, 21 cottages are now available for overnight rental. There is a lot more information available, but I think what I just said, is just about all you need. I apologize in advance for the poor quality of some of these photos. It was the middle of a very hazy day and the light was brutal. I would have been better off using the camera on my phone.<br />
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Judging by the cars. I'd say this photo (which I found on the CA State Parks website) was taken in the early 1940's. Even though most of the structures you see here are not in good shape today...<br />
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...most of them still stand. The cottages in the foreground have been restored to original. This photo is from the same place as the previous one. </div>
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The following photos are just a small part of what is left. There is also a second tier of cottages.</div>
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This is one of the restored cottages</div>
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.Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-54868866173706162902017-06-05T04:00:00.000-07:002017-11-11T13:59:29.943-08:00Laguna Niguel Lake<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another departure from the desert.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This lake is just down the hill from where we live, and is part of our local park. It's a great place and we can walk to it in just a few minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For those of you who are familiar with my granddaughter Tay, this is her younger brother. He's a bit older and bigger than this now. Either way, he is still a maniac.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a great place for fishing and hiking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A common site just about everywhere this time of year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Just a few of the Canadian Geese that spend winter and spring here. Some have even stopping migrating and seem to live here full time now. I'm pretty sure that most of these guys are gone though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm not a bird expert, and don't usually post photos of them, but what the heck. They are pretty cute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Boat rentals and one lonely goose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Great Tailed, or Mexican Grackle. These are very common around these parts and are very much characters. They are also very smart, and will even hold a conversation with you (in their language).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanks to our amazing rain this year, the water level is almost to the top of this picnic table right now (if it was still sitting there). It even spilled a lot of water over the dam at the other end. The drought is over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No joke! People occasionally find them in their yards and gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">More to come relating to this place. There was once an Acjachemen/Juaneno Indian village here. Unfortunately, very little of their presence still remains today. </span></div>
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