suntinez
Explorer
After re-connecting at the Pasadena M&G the previous weekend, a few of us decided to head to Saline Valley for some serious soaking.
On the way in, we ran into some guys who were on their second flat. Since cowboy roscoe and his eagle-eye had spotted their sunglasses laying at the site of their first flat, we stopped and wound up helping them. Their jack couldn’t get them out of this position, but they used our X-jack and voila – back in business. Well sorta … we hauled them, their dog, their flats and all their stuff with us, they got fixed up the next day and got back somehow. South pass had some dicey washouts and pretty new rock slides, but we got in OK and setup camp, albeit a little late.
Breakfast at café ganesha is luxurious and filling - to say the least. We did learn that cooking bacon on an infrared grill is NOT advised. We opted for post-feast bloating in the upper springs.
Pictures really don’t capture the beauty of this place, the variety and changing of colors as the sun and the clouds progress over this oasis.
There was quite a bit of expo eye-candy – 2 MANs, a Mog, several different varieties of pop-up truck campers, and some really cool trailers. And a private chopper that flew over every single campsite, then split … huh.
On the way in, we ran into some guys who were on their second flat. Since cowboy roscoe and his eagle-eye had spotted their sunglasses laying at the site of their first flat, we stopped and wound up helping them. Their jack couldn’t get them out of this position, but they used our X-jack and voila – back in business. Well sorta … we hauled them, their dog, their flats and all their stuff with us, they got fixed up the next day and got back somehow. South pass had some dicey washouts and pretty new rock slides, but we got in OK and setup camp, albeit a little late.
Breakfast at café ganesha is luxurious and filling - to say the least. We did learn that cooking bacon on an infrared grill is NOT advised. We opted for post-feast bloating in the upper springs.
Pictures really don’t capture the beauty of this place, the variety and changing of colors as the sun and the clouds progress over this oasis.
There was quite a bit of expo eye-candy – 2 MANs, a Mog, several different varieties of pop-up truck campers, and some really cool trailers. And a private chopper that flew over every single campsite, then split … huh.