Blair Valley Camping with

Oriflamme Canyon and the Missing Waterfall

Anza Borrego Desert State Park, 3/25/2006

The plan: Camp in Blair Valley and find the 15 foot waterfall that John and April could not find last year.

We did not find the waterfall. I think we were close though.  We returned to camp to cook hot dogs and smores. We had a great campfire time. The morning was real easy with Jackie and her pooches stopping by with cinnamon rolls. Someone (no name please) piddled on Thess's ice chest. My new sling-light backpacking chair was a hit with the ladies.  It seems to be VERY stimulating.  We then took off to the mud caves to poke around a bit.

Many, many additional pictures on April & Thess web sites which I will add later.

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At the 3 foot waterfall. Some one had
some picture composition issues! 

 

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The 3' waterfall picnic spot.
John caught a lizard & a frog.

April made short work of a bag of chips!

 

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  The 3 foot waterfall. (Almost)

 

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Looking down Oriflamme Canyon.

 

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Looking up Oriflamme Canyon.

 

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Burned out tree.

 

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Looky here, the frog family.

 

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Only slightly inconvenienced.

 

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The bubbling brook.

 

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On Mason Truck Trail (hike start)

 

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Snow cap on the Laguna's.

 

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Sunday at the mud caves.