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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 10:53 AM
Mine area looking west




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 10:54 AM
Past the mine toward the Trail




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 10:54 AM
Closer to the trail




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 10:59 AM
Wash meets Trail




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 10:59 AM


From the mine up the wash to the trail is a climb of about 300 feet.
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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:12 AM


Keep going Tom, these are GREAT!!!



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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:22 AM
Up the trail




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:23 AM
Up some more




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:24 AM
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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:25 AM
Keep Going




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:26 AM
On to what look to be a Plain




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:27 AM
Further West




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:28 AM
Low Res to hwy1




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:28 AM
Hwy 1 at top




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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:33 AM


The mine area is around 1700 feet and the trail peaks at about 2800+ then drops back to around 2500 feet toward the hwy. These are approximate elevations.

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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:53 AM
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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 11:57 AM


I parked my truck at the top of the ridge in your 10:26 am post photo (on to what looked to be a plain)... Excellent TW!!!



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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 12:01 PM
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Some people just can't wait. Told a few neighbors about it and they had to go yesterday. - Remember, we're in Baja Bugs and desert rails - no MCs. There is a road into the mouth of the canyon from Hghy 5 but we only found it on our way out.

This shows where we went - from Matomi to the canyon and back out to the highway. (red) and points for the mine and upper canyon near the lower left.




This shows our gong into the mouth - about a mile from the lunch spot.




There were motorcycle tracks going on beyond where we went. Because of a broken axle on a rail and time of day we turned around there but know we can drive further up the canyon on another day. Where we stopped we were at about 635 ft elevation. Longer days will help when we go back again.

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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 12:21 PM


Lou when I come down for the race we're going to check it out.
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[*] posted on 2-24-2007 at 06:28 PM


When are you coming down Tom?



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