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Culp Valley Campground & Borrego Badlands Prerun - Sept. 14th & 15th 2012

I'm planning a trip out to the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park on the third Saturday of September to pre-run a possible route for the 2012 BorregoFest event. I'll be heading out on the 14th, Friday evening to the Culp Valley Campground to stay the night then make my way down to meet up at the Pegleg Smith Historical Marker: 33.295436,-116.297971

http://www.recreationparks.net/CA/san-d ... illo-wells

Feel free to come on out!

Points of interest will included Fonts Point and Inspiration Overlook, historic Truckhaven Trail, the Pumpkin Patch, Seventeen Palms, and Calcite Mine. After Calcite Mine, instead of just hopping right back onto the pavement, I'm thinking of just cutting across the desert to Highway 78. From S22 head south on the Cross Over Trail, east on Arroyo Salado Wash, south on Pole Line Road, west on the Gas Domes Trail, and then south along Tarantula Wash to Highway 78.

Borrego Badlands Route


Culp Valley Campground http://www.sandiegoreader.com/photos/2009/may/06/5823/






Friday, September 14th:

Setup Friday evening at Culp Valley Campground.

Saturday, September 15th:

Meeting Location: Pegleg Smith Historical Marker 33.295436,-116.297971 http://www.recreationparks.net/CA/san-d ... illo-wells
Meeting Time: 7:00AM
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
CB Channel: 32

I'll also be there Friday afternoon to camp overnight.

dlichterman wrote:I'll also be there Friday afternoon to camp overnight.

Sounds good! See you out there.

Edit: I should be heading out in about an hour or two.

***Trip Complete!***

Here are the photos I took.

I spotted the Ranchita Yeti!


Culp Valley


Home for the night.


Heading out in the morning.










Airing down along the historic Truckhaven Trail.




Fonts Point Overlook.




Vista del Malpais.






Pumpkin Patch.




Seventeen Palms




Back onto the Truckhaven Trail.




North Fork Arroyo Salado Wash.




Calcite Mine Trail.






Oops!








Cross Over Trail.


Arroyo Salado Wash.


Pole Line Road.


Gas Domes.




Pickin' up the pace in Tarantula Wash.


Twenty feet from the pavement and someone finally gets stuck!








Coming through Julian on the way home.

need a little more details on the "oops"

Crismateski wrote:need a little more details on the "oops"

That was on the way up to Calcite Mine. dlichterman slid sideways a bit and tagged the side of his truck. That trail is rougher than I remember.

BorregoWrangler wrote:

Crismateski wrote:need a little more details on the "oops"

That was on the way up to Calcite Mine. dlichterman slid sideways a bit and tagged the side of his truck. That trail is rougher than I remember.

That's pretty much it. It was the section with a huge hole, and my wheels must have slipped. My tires are old and need to be replaced.....will be before next month. My truck is a big longer that everyone elses stuff so it just barely tagged.

dlichterman wrote:

BorregoWrangler wrote:

Crismateski wrote:need a little more details on the "oops"

That was on the way up to Calcite Mine. dlichterman slid sideways a bit and tagged the side of his truck. That trail is rougher than I remember.

That's pretty much it. It was the section with a huge hole, and my wheels must have slipped. My tires are old and need to be replaced.....will be before next month. My truck is a big longer that everyone elses stuff so it just barely tagged.

I will have to watch out for that spot next month

Alrighty, here are my pics! I also think the run should be named "Borrego Badlands escape the heat by doing a desert prerun"

Full set with all the pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlichterma ... 994234733/

Fonts point:


Us on the trails:


John:


Joe:


Mike and Alex:


Mark


Calcite mine erosion


Mark's oops, 20 feet from the pavement:

Thank You John.....for the personal invite!

I'm sorry that I could not make it.

Fun pics!

The trail to the Calcite Mine now looks Terrible......

I won't be taking the SWR up there anytime soon!

Carry On!....