tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49515391488806257042024-02-22T13:50:58.790-08:00What's New at Spin and Margies Desert HideawaySpin and Margiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15683446903210584021noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-6299428301787620282017-05-28T21:16:00.001-07:002017-05-28T21:16:43.826-07:00A Nice Morning Hike Along The Lost Horse Loop TrailThe other morning, instead of heading up toward the Lost Horse Mine, we crossed the road and took the Lost Horse Loop Trail in reverse. We were just out for a nice morning walk, so we just headed off into the valley. This is a great trail as it heads out about 2 or 3 miles to the south and goes through a verdant area full of beautiful Joshua Trees and lots of vegetation. We were excited to see so many flowers still in bloom at this point in May. We walked along for about an hour and then our stomachs started rumbling from hunger and we could smell the coffee brewing back at the bunkhouse, so we headed back pronto, with some wonderful images in our minds and my camera. Go early, as this hike is very popular and the parking lot tends to get full right away. Take the entire 6 mile Lost Horse Loop Trail sometime, it's one of the best hikes in the Park.<br />
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Making our way through the trees</div>
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Desert Primrose</div>
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Interesting rocks along the way</div>
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-79439492211177814712017-05-21T21:45:00.000-07:002017-05-21T21:45:48.067-07:00A New 'Quick-In' Hike That's Great For Sunsets As Well!We had passed this little turnout on the West side of the road, just past the Maze Trail pullout, many times, seeing a couple of cars parked there and wondered what was out there. So, one morning on the way into the Park, we decided to stop and check it out. As soon as you park, there is a well-worn trail leading away to the West. It travels up into the rocks and then heads North out to a nice viewpoint, which would be a great Sunset Viewing Spot. Then it continues down a wash, descending eventually to another viewpoint, where you look towards the road and houses in the distance. At this point, we turned around and headed back up the wash. The trail is about a mile or so to the last viewpoint, but there are plenty of places you could explore on the way in or on the way back. It's always fun to try a new trail in the Park, you never know what you're going to find. This is a good one if you just want to get in and on the trail right away and don't have that much time to explore. Try it sometime.<br />
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Start of the Trail</div>
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Beautiful Landscape and Hills</div>
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San Gorgonio View and Sunset Spot</div>
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Lots of Flowers Along The Way </div>
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Nice View To The North</div>
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Moon Setting Over The Rocks</div>
Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-16024544937498259342017-05-14T21:30:00.000-07:002017-05-14T21:30:29.843-07:00An Exciting Morning Exploring Around Skull RockSkull Rock is one of the tourist 'hot spots' in the Park, so I always try to go early before the crowds arrive. The other day, I spent a wonderful morning exploring the rock formations to the South behind Skull Rock itself. It was one of those classic desert mornings with the cool air, bright blue skies, a light breeze and that enticing scent of earth and sage in the air. The birds seemed happy as well, chittering amongst themselves, singing to their mates and flitting about as I moved slowly through and around the rock formations. I spent a couple of very pleasant hours exploring the area before heading back to the car. There's a lot more to see than just Skull Rock and the Nature Trail. Go early and leave enough time to wander freely, you'll be glad you did.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-84098854010927743782017-05-07T17:11:00.000-07:002017-05-07T17:11:50.585-07:00A Nice Alternative to the More Popular HikesOn the way over to Split Rock, I noticed a section of rocks on the hills just before the turnoff to Split Rock and thought to myself...self... let's go check those out. There's a pullout just before the turn to Split Rock, so I parked and headed to 'them that hills' to see 'what was what' and all. What a fun place to roam around. You can hike up this one slant of rocks to the top for some great views, come down in to the valley around the back, boulder through a side canyon (a nice workout!) and over to the group of Easter Island-Like formations opposite the slant. I spent a couple of hours ranging all over and had a great time. It just proves you don't always have to follow the crowd to the 'Big Attractions'. There's plenty of great hikes almost everywhere in the Park, so fine a pullout and do some exploring.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-35318656203580618142017-05-01T06:52:00.000-07:002017-05-01T06:52:04.952-07:00The Maze Trail-Always A Pleasure!We hadn't hiked the Maze Trail in a while and were worried that we'd missed all the flowering, but no, there was still plenty of flowers to see and beautiful views as well. This is always a great hike if you just want to get in quickly to the Park and on to the trail. We didn't do the entire Maze Trail this time, instead branching off toward the Big Pine Trail to see what was down that particular wash. It hooks into the official Big Pine Trail which heads over to the Boy Scout Trail. We turned around about half way because my stomach was growling and I could smell the coffee brewing back at the chuck wagon aka our house. The great thing about this trail is you can really head off in any direction at any time and still have a great hike. Try it some time.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-88838275279669772852017-04-17T07:50:00.000-07:002017-04-17T07:50:33.979-07:00Our New Favorite Hike-Lucky Boy Vista Loop TrailOne of our guests at Spin and Margie's tipped us off to this hike, so we gave it a shot. It's a great hike with lots of interesting vegetation, views and rock formations to see. It's also a good alternative to the Pine City hike, because that parking lot gets full on the weekends. Lucky Boy pullout is about a mile before you get to the Pine City parking lot. There's only room for four cars, so go early. Check it out on line so you know what the hike entails. It's a nice, moderate hike of about 3 miles round trip.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-24391598079766378452017-04-03T07:44:00.000-07:002017-04-03T07:44:49.927-07:00Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere!Last week Margie and I went down to see the blooms at Cottonwood, what a sight for the eyes! At that point, the flowering was up as far as Twin Tanks, so this week I decided to explore the area around the Window Rock Trail to see if there were any flower displays. I spent a couple of hours hiking around in the rocks on the Northern side and only touched the tip of the Iceberg as it were. There are still plenty of burgeoning plants just waiting for the warm weather to show their colors. We should have a nice bloom all through April and May, so get out and do some hiking!<br />
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Spectacular Lichen</div>
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-11867401925273365932017-03-13T07:20:00.000-07:002017-03-17T11:02:59.917-07:00Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is Greening Up!I got up Saturday morning and headed over to Big Morongo Canyon Preserve to see if there were any early flowers along the Mesquite and Canyon Trails. After a wet winter it was nice to see the Cottonwoods leafing out in all their glory, but no major flowering yet. I guess we have to wait for another week or so for things to start popping. I ended up walking the Mesquite Trail, down the Canyon Trail and even up on top of the Yucca Trail, where you get a nice overview of the Preserve. I never get tired of going to the Preserve at any time of year, there's always something new to see. It's such a peaceful and serene place to take a stroll, listen to the birds in the trees and feel the breeze on your face. We're so lucky to have this special place here in the desert. I tell people, when Joshua Tree National Park is busy, head over to the Preserve, you won't regret it.<br />
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Overview from Yucca Trail</div>
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Looking Across the Field Along The Mesquite Trail</div>
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Winter Copper Color Fading To Lush Green</div>
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Feathery Green and Trees</div>
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Looking Back Toward the Distant Hills</div>
Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-409983050682751742017-02-13T07:45:00.001-08:002017-02-13T07:45:40.393-08:00Having Fun at Jumbo RocksThe other morning, I thought it would be fun to go over to Jumbo Rocks and try some double exposures there. The rocks in that area are ice cream-like, melting shapes, so I thought they would lend themselves to this kind of imagery. I bouldered around for a couple of hours and came up with some nice ones. It's always fun to see the 'familiar' in a different way. (Click on to make larger)<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-74859718478786213532017-01-16T09:15:00.001-08:002017-01-16T09:15:40.081-08:00Desert In My Mind-Double Exposures at Hidden ValleyI'm always trying to see Joshua Tree National Park in a different and unique way, so the other morning I got up early and went over to a favorite spot in Hidden Valley where there are some great rock formations. I'd been thinking about this idea for a while and figured this was a good day to experiment. I spent the whole morning doing double exposures of the rocks and Joshua Trees there. It's a real hit and miss technique sometimes, but I think I came up with some nice ones.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-61138031081793103612017-01-09T12:11:00.001-08:002017-01-09T12:11:55.536-08:00A Reflective Morning at Barker DamI hadn't visited Barker Dam in quite some time and after seeing water at Surprise Tank, I figured a visit was in order. The day I went, I had the whole place to myself for a couple of hours which was a real treat. It was cold of course, but nice and quiet. A slight breeze came up at one point which created some ripples on the surface of the water adding a nice effect. Early morning is definitely the best time to go before the crowds get there. No big horn sightings this time alas. Next time.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-67482107040580834052017-01-02T08:51:00.000-08:002017-01-05T21:27:27.635-08:00There's Water at Surprise Tank Ma!Since we've been getting all this rain lately, we figured there might be some water at 'Surprise Tank', so we hiked out to see what was what. Yup, there was a good amount, not quite up to the top but enough to get some pics and do some hiking around the otherworldly rock formations there. A pretty nice day was had by all.<br />
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The tank is on the left nestled amongst the rocks</div>
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Slippery shapes in the rocks</div>
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The tank and water beyond</div>
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Angled view to the North</div>
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The elders</div>
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-70436656893950260582016-12-18T19:11:00.000-08:002016-12-18T19:11:32.125-08:00A Different Take on Fall at the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and Covington ParkSaturday morning I got up at first light and headed over to Covington Park and Big Morongo Canyon Preserve to take some pictures of the Cottonwoods in their Fall colors. Unfortunately, some of the color had been lost due to the bad weather this past week, so instead of doing my usual 'straight' photographs, I experimented with some double exposures. I came up with a little technique that put, what you might call, a little 'spin' on the pictures. Always fun to do something a little different eh?<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-20402302475826843422016-11-21T07:20:00.001-08:002016-11-21T07:20:45.000-08:00The Magic Spot - Never Fails to PleaseIt was a busy day in the Park, so we headed down the Geo Trail to our favorite spot which we call 'The Magic Spot', because something magical is always happening there. Today, it was great light and some wonderful clouds. The rock formations never fail to fascinate me: full of texture, shape and movement. I always love coming here any time of year.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-50235606062253308572016-10-24T10:24:00.000-07:002016-10-24T10:24:30.094-07:00A Sultry Morning Discovery Walk I awoke yesterday morning to a blazing sky and thought, I have to get in to the park! So I drove in and as soon as I got to where I wanted to take my walk, the sun disappeared behind the clouds. Typical. But I thought, the air is so cool and moist, I'll just take a nice walk out and see what I find. What's not to love. I couldn't take the usual 'landscape' photos because the light was soft, so I just concentrated on the details: What was close in, what was at my feet, as I walked along the edge of the rocks. I found a lot to focus on and had a very nice morning. Now home to breakfast!<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-74185842077877999942016-10-17T08:00:00.001-07:002016-10-17T08:00:33.233-07:00Climbing Around in the Rocks Near Split RockThis is one of my favorite areas to explore early on a Saturday morning. I park at the pull-out just past Split Rock and head in to the rocks to see what I can find. I usually, only have a couple of hours before breakfast, so I just find an area and 'work it'. I love just getting in all the little crooks and crannies of the rocks, taking my time and enjoying the cool morning air. I usually discover something new, something different I hadn't seen before. Always a treat.<br />
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<br />Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-53671614028775793822016-10-10T13:39:00.000-07:002016-10-10T13:39:19.338-07:00A Meandering Walk to the Wall St. MillI wanted to show Margie this one area I discovered the other day between Wall St. Mill and Wonderland Ranch. In between, there's an old truck that we started from and walked in to this horseshoe shaped valley. We just walked along the edges seeing what was there. It's full of Pinyon Pines, Scrub Oaks and Manzanitas, a beautiful valley to just wander about. Along the way, we ran in to this foundation (complete with basement) out in the middle of a field. Not sure if it was a building or house. Did it belong to Will Bagley, who scuffled with Bill Keys... who knows. As we kept pushing along we came up over a ridge and there we were at the Wall St. Mill (which is now surrounded by barbed wire to keep the destroyers out). I didn't recognize where we were at first, until I saw the old cars under the trees. Before the barbed wire, you could get inside the mill and putter around to see how things worked. I took some photos and then we headed back across country to the car. All in all, a nice Sunday morning walk.<br />
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Spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215714070436444953noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4951539148880625704.post-82866547883018283262016-10-02T07:32:00.000-07:002016-10-02T07:32:00.919-07:00A 'Lave Flow' of Rock near Echo RockWe've been doing a little exploring in the area near Echo Rock in Joshua Tree National Park lately. One morning we went straight to the east and around this large rock formation, following along the edge and came to what we call a 'lava flow' of rock. It just pours out from the rocks above creating this wonderful surface to walk on and explore all the little gullies and crevasses there. I kept going back to get more pictures and now it's one of our favorite spots to explore.<br />
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