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Well, well,
well….It has been a long time since I last posted and much has happened.
My desert
trip went off without a hitch. Son Tim came from Houston for 10 days of hiking
and 4x4 trips. It was a pleasure to have him. The rest of the crew appreciated
him also as they had someone to answer their “rock” questions.
We hiked
almost every day which is a rarity for us “old guys”. I kept a log of the hikes
and trips.
I think the
main reason for all the hikes was the amount of prior planning and the quest
for finding the unknown in Death Valley. Each year as we learn more about the
history and peoples of Death Valley we also add to our list of things to see
and do.
I have had a
long running list of places to see and check them off as we do them. My list is
four pages long and contains 52 items. Some of these we do over as newer people
join us and I note the year we did them. Also, we like to check every few years
to see if certain artifacts still remain or has someone taken or defaced them.
This year we
rechecked several areas on found for the most part all is as we last saw them.
In
particular we hiked to “Rood” rock at Jayhawker Springs to recheck that item
and found it much as it was before. It is a very good hike up hill which gets
your blood pumping.
We also took
a 4x4 trip with a guide to find Jean Lemoigne’s grave and
his wagon. The wagon had been hitched to two mules which Lemoigne had tied to a
mesquite bush when he fell ill and died. The mules also died. Someone later
took the wagon back to a canyon near Lemoigne’s cabin. Lemoigne died in 1919
which makes the wagon almost 100 years old. The wagon was intact but had been
smashed down by heavy snows over the years. The idea that it was still there is
remarkable.
I'll end with a nice sunset picture.
