Domelands
with Jef, Kathy, Maya, Fred, Lynn, Steve, Bob, etc.
March 5, 2006
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Start of hike
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Arriving late to Ocotillo, Jef thought he may have seen Steve in a car going north. He turned around and followed. Turns out his hunch was right, and the hiking group had changed from Fossil Canyon to the Domelands.
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 HIKE MAP
 Starting the hike
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 Kathy, Maya, Lynn, Rob, Fred, Steve, Nachiket, Ken

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 1st break area
 Descending into wash
 In wash
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 Layer of solid oystershells
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 Steve showed how he used to climb up this dry waterfall
 Nachiket took up challenge
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 Fossilized sand dollars in windcave

 Starting up slot canyon
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 Arrival at Boatramp Beach
 Fossilized snail
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 Note color still present in fossilized seashell

 Lunchbreak at Boatramp Beach
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 Seashell collection in San Felipe, 1/2/06


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 Fossil seashell collection

 Steve, dead to the world
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 Ascending to domes (with wind caves)

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 Bristly and broadleafed gilias next to each other
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 Fagonia
 Prickly poppy
 Desert fir
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 Broomrape parasite blooms
 Eriogonum
 Coachwhip
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 Sand Blazing Star
 Desert lotus?
 Borrego Aster
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