Anza Borego; Back 2 Back weekends

[Scuba]

PART 1 :

Saturday 11/21 was the date of the annual SoCal TTORA Anza run.
Got to the fish creek camp round 8:30AM ish had the drivers meeting at 9 and headed to pinyon mountain

Our Group
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Our leader Dell, Through the squeeze
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Sorry if this is huge
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Little bit later
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Tony getting flexy
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The Caravan the next day, We left fish creek and went west down 78. We all Turned off at grapevine canyon which basically cut out some miles from the trip. And it was on dirt :)
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That's about it for Part 1

While at this event I had got to talking with Tony and he said he was headed out to anza again the next weekend. I checked the work schedule and it was doable, So that will bring us to Part 2...

[Scuba]

PART 2 :

I met up with Tony at around 2:30 and we were in anza by 4.
We had plans to go to Sheep Canyon Camp via Lower Coyote canyon. What turned me on the most about this place was the fact that you had to wheel to get to camp, No yuppies in minivans or RV's would really be able to make it :spank:

First thing on the trail was a big water crossing, maybe 50 yards long, 3/4 up on a 33" tire. So maybe 20" of water, maybe more..

Tony going in
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After that there was some rocky stuff, could be done on 31's im sure. Think cleghorn but maybe a tad worse. Actually tony is only RWD right now, and in his 85 on 32's he did just fine.

Tony
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Both of us
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Near camp ? I dont remember
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Once we got to camp we set up, got a fire going and had some thanksgiving leftovers
Had some beers and it was time to crash out.

First thing in the morning I wake up to the inside of my tent being wet.. GREAT
I didnt secure my rainfly enough and it just so happened to rain on us.
Around 9 the rain started slowing down so me and tony's daughter mel decided to go wheel back down LCC and back up, Tony opted to chillax at camp.

On the way to the rocks
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More crappy weather
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Going down
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We got back around noon and the rain was done, we had "breakfast" and just chilled.

Tony the chef
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It had JUST stopped raining
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This is all I need
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Later that day we decided to hike up into the rocks at the back of sheep canyon, Fun time, great views and a REALLY GOOD WORKOUT

Tony's daughter Mel and I during the hike
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The waterfal where we stopped going up
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The view from the highes point we hiked, lookin back down into sheep canyon. Camp is down there somewhere on the right, Though you probably cant see it
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On the way down we found where all the rain went
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I found this rock and was wondering if any geology freaks can tell me what does this to a rock..?
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Once back to camp we had limited sunlight, so we cooked some new york steaks, baked potatoes and some yeast rolls :drool: Awesome dinner

When we were almost done eating we started getting sprinkled on, We retreated to Tony's 4Runner for a bit. After that we started a nice little camp fire and were rain free the whole night :thumbup:
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Before bed I sat in the truck listening to music :
"Lately I've been runin on faith, What else could a poor boy do"
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The next morning I woke up to a dry tent :clap:
Mel had made some breakfast boritoes and we hung out for a bit. Later Tony and Mel decided to take another little hike, I was still sore so I said have fun. While they were gone I packed up my stuff and got a nice little tan. And took some lame shots with my junk
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Tony and Mel got back a while later and packed up, we were out of camp around 1-2 ?
On the way out we ran into a guy in a MOG that broke off a side step..
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37X10's on portals..
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Heading down
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Looking for my line ?
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If you were going up, I would say this would be the toughest part..
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Then the water crossing.
With the rain I could tell it had risen a bit, but nothing serious
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Nice
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Finally around 2 we were out, onto pavement and we headed to a nearby gas station to air up.

We were then on our merry way, I had an awesome time and regardless of the rain it was an awesome weekend. Thanks to Tony for showing me this memorable spot !

[strykersd]

Looks like you guys had a good time. Now Tony just needs to get his 4WD up and running!

Sadly the rock garden in lower coyote canyon got a manicure by the park services and it isn't as challenging as it use to be :(

[Seanz0rz]

im loving that water crossing! im hoping to hit some decent water in the deserts this winter. gotta break the snorkel in!

[Scuba]

Looks like you guys had a good time. Now Tony just needs to get his 4WD up and running!

Sadly the rock garden in lower coyote canyon got a manicure by the park services and it isn't as challenging as it use to be :(

LOL, I mentioned to him that once he gets 4WD back he'll that much better of a driver.
And Tony did say that they graded it or whatever, but it was still fun..




im loving that water crossing! im hoping to hit some decent water in the deserts this winter. gotta break the snorkel in!


You need to break in your rear bumper too !

[Casey Likes Metal]

Really cool pics!

Making me realize how long its been since I last wheeled. I'm getting the itch again!

[Okie81]

Great pics. I like the watercrossing, it's great when you have to wheel to get to camp.

[troyboy162]

you get Mel's number? :P

[L33T35T Tacoma]

you get Mel's number? :P


Troy, I already harassed him about that via text, lol



Really cool pics!

Making me realize how long its been since I last wheeled. I'm getting the itch again!


Casey where the hell have you been? I haven't heard from you in forever!

[troyboy162]

Troy, I already harassed him about that via text, lol


haha

around his age...check
likes wheeling....check
father likes Steve....check

well everything seems to be in order here lol

[Scuba]

Yeah she's deff a cool chick. She lives in poway I though I think, and i'm not a fan of that distance..
We'll see what comes of it..

[4x4mike]

Quote from: Seanz0rz on Nov 29, 2009, 11:01 pm
im loving that water crossing! im hoping to hit some decent water in the deserts this winter. gotta break the snorkel in!

You need to break in your rear bumper too !



His bumper got broken in at Pismo when he was pulled pretty hard. Held up great from what I could tell.

[Seanz0rz]

yep, also backed into a light pole at school. now pole u-7 has a pretty large dent in it! not a mark on my bumper!

[wifesaysimadumbass]

hey kid you got I.D. for that beer in the cooler? j/k :tongueout:

[Scuba]

hey kid you got I.D. for that beer in the cooler? j/k :tongueout:


No actually I lost my fake ID officer..