Friday, December 30, 2011

RoadTrip 2011 finally does the Marshall South home site hike!

After reading about this place for several years in the Bayfield Bunch posts, I finally found myself headed into the Blair Valley and up Ghost mountain to check this out.PC280447PC280449PC280450

Essentially, it is a story about a man and his wife who raised a family here, and attempted to live off the land in the 30’s and 40’s. He was a well known author and writer.

But, instead of me re-writing everything about this place, why not just go to the Bayfield Bunch blog and type ‘Yaqitepec’ in the search box, and Al will tell you all about his 4 (?) and counting visits to and thoughts about this place.PC280452PC280451PC280453

Marshall’s sundial.PC280457PC280459PC280460PC280461PC280463PC280464PC280465PC280466PC280467PC280468PC280469PC280470

I will just say that it is a very nice area to visit, and very scenic. Unlike Al (and I don’t want to jinx us here), we have not suffered from any wind at all while boondocked in the Borrego Springs area.PC280474PC280475

Time to put on the hiking boots and head somewhere else today!


Late addition: Thanks to Lori for reminding me. I did check at the Park Info center and confirmed that the concrete structures were aerial gunnery targets from when the lake bed was used as an airfield and range. I also researched a bit and it appears that the wires on low posts that I found may have been part of a radio telescope from the same era.

5 comments:

  1. Interesting place for sure and the desert photos are awesome!!

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  2. Looks like a great place to take a horse and let them do the hiking.

    Wonderful Photos Ivan

    Take Care
    Brenda

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  3. Looks like a great place to take a horse and let them do the hiking.

    Wonderful Photos Ivan

    Take Care
    Brenda

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  4. Yaquitepec has been one of my favorite places for the past 4 years now and if we make it to Borrego Springs again this year I will be back up there for my 6th time. It took on special meaning for me after I read the book about their lifestyle. Had I known you were headed up there I would have told you where to find the Geocache. It was near the Cistern

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  5. Happy New Years you two lucky guy and critter. Enjoy the warmth down there.

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