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Apparently drove to Socorro for xmas this year, as this photo, probably by Leny, has a time stamp. |
 Jef with Mr. T in Socorro | |||||||
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 Craig went to cannon party this month  Papa Don, Craig, Greg & Deb at firing line with Hank & Veronica prepping the cannon  Craig with used cannon ball  Craig, Torrey & Greg at Mari's Lewis house |
 Jef & Craig at Wenrich around Halloween - maybe this year  Buzzer |
Bought my backup tennis racquet for $25 on the 28th.  Craig torturing Torrey  Greg torturing Buzzer | ||||||
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Hiked up to Laura Peak on the 15th. | ||||||||
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House-sat for Hank and Linda in Temecula for a few days, from about the 12th. I had to buy a power cord to use his computer for some reason on the 12th. |
Took Lisa kayaking in Mission Bay. We did the Southwest Kayak evening paddle out to the mouth of the bay. SW Kayak seems to have disappeared since. | |||||||
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Went on a 3 day car camping trip to Ouray CO with Dyer, Janis, Julie (Janis's daughter), and one of Dyer's co-workers.  Hiking trail near Ouray (in background)  Jef in downtown Ouray |
We rented mountain bikes and drove into downtown Ouray, went on a couple of hikes, and saw the 4th of July festivities in Ouray. | |||||||
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Hiked up to Laura Peak on the 10th. | ||||||||
| May | 1996 | |||||||
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Went to Las Vegas with Craig and Don. Craig had free rooms at the Stardust. Went on a couple cinema rides at the Excalibur. That was all I could take! |
Purchased aluminum siding for my project to cover my eves. Hiked up to Laura Peak, elevation 1500', and placed a register there on the 8th: 6 miles, 900' vertical, 3 hours.  The register |
Went on a 12 mile one way hike with Craig from Trout Pond by Lake Cuyamaca, and hitting Cuyamaca Peak, Jamacha Peak, and ending at Cold Spring. I bought us dinner at the lake after the hike. | ||||||
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On the 7th, climbed Granite Mountain: 6.5 miles, 3200' vertical, 7 hours. |
Went up to Mojave cannon party on 14th. | |||||||
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On the 2nd, hiked to Blue Angel Peak, crossing briefly into Mexico: 5 miles, 1300' vertical, 3 hours. Also on the 2nd, explored the Myer Wash area, after parking on an unused snippet of highway 80: 4 miles, 1000' vertical, 3 hours. On the 3rd, climbed  Chanced into rare hiker near the peak and got him to take my pic Indianhead hike is about 8 miles, 3200' vertical, 7 hours. On the 23rd, did a loop hike up Arroyo Tapiado to Arroyo Seco del Diablo: 16.5 miles, 600' vertical, 8 hours. On the 27th, went skiing with Craig and Greg at Snow Summit. On the 31st, climbed Rabbit Peak, a 20 mile, 8300' vertical, 14 hour hike, on the 31st.  
|  Temple cairn after hiking 200' vertical up Villager Ridge  View of Clark Lake from Villager  Passed Villager Peak on way up  View of Rabbit from Villager Peak
|  At the summit, found 3 hikers from Ranchita and got one to take my pic  Before photoshop, spliced pix together the old fashioned way  Selfie of me on Rabbit with Villager in the background | ||||||
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On the 4th, hiked a loop going up Bighorn Canyon from Nolina Wash, hitting Blue Spring, and topping out at Pinyon Peak. Descended down Pinyon Wash, discovering old dam just before entering Harper Flat: 14 miles, 3100' vertical, 10 hours.  Pinyon Mtn. register On the 6th, climbed Lizard Peak for first time, took longer way: 4 miles, 1500' vertical, 3 hours. On the 8th, hiked Flatcat Canyon up to palms: 5.5 miles, 1800' vertical, 5 hours. |
On the 11th, hiked Alma Wash up to Starfish Cove, where I placed my first register: 10 miles, 1600' vertical, 7 hours. On the 19th, hiked up to Rattlesnake Spring: 8.5 miles, 2500' vertical, 7 hours. Did the Wonderstone Wash hike in near freezing drizzly weather. This hike passed the Moly Mine, sheep tanks in Smoketree Wash, and peaked at Pyramid Peak. Went a couple miles down Wonderstone Wash. This hike had great views of the Salton Sea: 12 miles, 3000' vertical, 12 hours. |
On the 28th, skied with Craig, Greg and Torrey at Mountain High. | ||||||
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On the 25th, climbed San Ysidro Mountain: 8 miles, 4400' vertical, 8 hours. Snow was at the top!  San Ysidro Peak register - note the snow at this lofty (5000') location | ||||||||
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