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BajaGringo
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One big change I noticed in comparing the 1966 photo and the 2009 photo is that Bruce Barron has put on a few pounds!
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David K
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Funny man, you are!
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BajaGringo
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Sorry David, I couldn't resist. I'll go on a diet if you do???
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David K
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It would be a good thing, yes?
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BajaGringo
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OK, I am starting today!!!!
Right after I finish these donuts...
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David K
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We have the makings of a fun bet, perhaps we should take it to u2u before weight figures get tossed around ??
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BajaGringo
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You have a deal - anybody else want in on this? u2u me...
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DavidK, I love your before & after shots! I need to get myself a copy of Choral Pepper's book and play that game.
-- Geoff
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The funnest part of this discovery is comparing the photos!
...how little the Old Man Cactus has grown in 43 years:...
The cardon, ocotillos and other plants are so slightly changed in nearly half a century! Make one wonder how old they are?!
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Photos are good illustration of how slow things grown in desert, and how rocks take so long to develop their patina. Makes it easy to understand how
off-road vehicles can easily scar the desert and it can take many decades or centuries for visual scars to disappear. Today, you can go to Baja and
still find scars of the ECR trail, even in areas where it is not still in use. In Mojave, you can still see Patton's WWII tank training scars that
look like they happened yesterday.
Tread lightly!
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David K
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It is those scars that are such an attraction to us history buffs... so glad the Jesuits built those trails!
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
The funnest part of this discovery is comparing the photos!
...how little the Old Man Cactus has grown in 43 years:...
The cardon, ocotillos and other plants are so slightly changed in nearly half a century! Make one wonder how old they are?!
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Photos are good illustration of how slow things grown in desert, and how rocks take so long to develop their patina. Makes it easy to understand how
off-road vehicles can easily scar the desert and it can take many decades or centuries for visual scars to disappear. Today, you can go to Baja and
still find scars of the ECR trail, even in areas where it is not still in use. In Mojave, you can still see Patton's WWII tank training scars that
look like they happened yesterday.
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To me the MOST interesting things to explore on the Mojave Desert (or any desert) are the historical mines, old abandoned towns, the aboriginal sites,
and the old Patton trails, as well as the historic Mojave Road, etc.------all man-made things. I love the natural attractions too, but the "man made
history" is the REAL attraction to me. At 70+ I cannot walk more than about 3 miles with my arthritis, so vehicular access is of prime importance to
me----------as one of the many authors of the "TREAD LIGHTLY" campaign, I too realize that the desert is very fragile, but do not believe that
vehicular access should be cut off unless it is duplicating already existing access-------sensitive (to "all" man's needs) management is the answer,
IMO.
Barry
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David K
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Thanks Barry for the intelligent reply... and that the desert can only be enjoyed if we can get there... no matter our physical ability or time
constraints.
This is our planet, too... afterall!
Now, find some rock piles that look interesting out there, everybody!
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