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Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:01 pm**

Anza Borrego, Ca...Yaquitepec, The Marshall South "Great Experiment" 1930-1942. http://www.desertusa.com/desert-people/ ... south.html

: 1.0 mile trail to the site.; 150328, Yaquitepec 01.JPG (193.62 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Partial adobe forms and other signs of the family homestead.; 150328, Yaquitepec 11.JPG (146.5 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Water catchment and storage necessary.; 150328, Yaquitepec 13.JPG (126.95 KiB) Viewed 530 times

: More of an overview and holding system. A lot of cement that was brought up this hill, purported by hand.; 150328, Yaquitepec 14.JPG (110.79 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Little Blair Valley is just a short drive away and rich with Native American sites.; Pictograph and Morteros Trails 07.jpg (120.38 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Mortar sites like this are common and if you look at the resources found in the Julian area and the proximity of this area you can imagine this is a great place to live off the land.; Pictograph and Morteros Trails 11.JPG (132.79 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Another, not so rare sight, in this area.; HDR Tom 01.jpg (158.76 KiB) Viewed 537 times

: Friends shot of deer on the way back from Anza Borrego.; HDR Deer 01.jpg (177.68 KiB) Viewed 537 times

Posted: **Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:36 pm**

As mentioned above the Sierra's have some remote and gorgeous areas.

Here are several pictures of a trip I took in 2013 to Coyote Creek and Funnel Lake area 10 thousand feet above Bishop. Here is a link to view the complete trip report. http://phils-treks-and-trips.blogspot.c ... -results=1

The trail is relative easy and a high clearance vehicle (pickup, SUV, stock jeep, etc) would be able to make it. The only difficult part is a 25 yard sand hill that has to be climbed when leaving Funnel Lake. With some momentum the hill came be climb.

I like spring, early July, because of the wild flowers and lack of fire restrictions. Later in summer there can be open fire restrictions. This is a pack it in...pack it out area and you will need to bring water. It's only 30 miles from Bishop but if you are going to explore the valley and some of the trails, it would be wise to bring extra fuel. There is fishing so you will need a license. There are also bears about, didn't see any but saw tracks alone one of the creeks we crossed.

Coyote Creek Trail

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Camp Site

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Campsite viewed from above

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Funnel Lake

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Morning at Funnel Lake

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Meadow fed by 7 springs

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Wild Flowers

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Dinner

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Mountain View

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Switchbacks into and out of area

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Posted: **Fri Apr 15, 2016 4:34 pm**

These two books contain the details for the destinations I posted:

California Trails High Sierra Region:
http://www.dirtyparts.com/store/detail. ... /pid-60356

Guide to California Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails:
http://www.dirtyparts.com/store/detail. ... pid-154642

Roger

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