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Barker Ranch has burned

Post by unwiredadventures » Wed May 06, 2009 6:21 pm

Some more information on the burning here.

A photo one of my friends took of Barker Ranch a little more than a week before the fire, photo here.
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by NotAMog » Thu May 07, 2009 8:21 pm

It's very sad to hear that everyone has lost a great piece history. The loss of these old desert ranches and other sites, even those without the infamous history of the Barker ranch, leaves fewer places where the magic of connecting with the pioneers who settled these seemingly inhospitable places can be experienced. Four wheeling allows us to visit the remaining out of the way places and see the sites much as the last inhabitants left them without them being a "do not touch" museum setting. Unfortunately, this requires that everyone visiting these places show responsibility in preserving them for the next visitors. One senseless act providing a moment of "fun" or bravado for an individual can destroy a site forever and lead to the closure of many other sites for the majority to protect them from a few irresponsible individuals.

I've had the pleasure of visiting the Barker ranch several times. It made for a surprisingly comfortable place to stop for lunch or a break while traveling through the area. On my last visit it was good to see that someone had cleaned up the inside of the ranch house and even brought in some better furniture for those wanting to make use of it. Stopping there made it easy to imagine how it was for the original settlers living in such as remote location.

The destruction of the Barker ranch was a sad day indeed.
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by OLLIE » Fri May 08, 2009 10:02 pm

I'm sad I never got to see it personally. I have heard and read much about it.
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by cruiserlarry » Fri May 08, 2009 10:04 pm

OLLIE wrote:I'm sad I never got to see it personally. I have heard and read much about it.
I've never been either, although I've been meaning to go for years...we'll have to set up a trip to see what's left... :)
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by raYGunn » Fri May 08, 2009 10:16 pm

cruiserlarry wrote:
OLLIE wrote:I'm sad I never got to see it personally. I have heard and read much about it.
I've never been either, although I've been meaning to go for years...we'll have to set up a trip to see what's left... :)
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by raYGunn » Fri May 08, 2009 11:06 pm

Speaking of burned, DaveK, are you OK!?

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire ... -lanes-chp
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by cruiserlarry » Sat May 09, 2009 10:40 am

raYGunn wrote:Speaking of burned, DaveK, are you OK!?

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire ... -lanes-chp

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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by DaveK » Sat May 09, 2009 6:43 pm

The H2 is fine, thanks. Must have been a big fire to make the news like it did.
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Re: Barker Ranch has burned

Post by cruiserlarry » Sat May 09, 2009 9:43 pm

DaveK wrote:The H2 is fine, thanks. Must have been a big fire to make the news like it did.
Nah - It was a small fire, just a BIG traffic jam.... :o :lol:
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