Our drive starts in a wash
adjacent to Hidden Valley
Ranch.
Eric chose the left branch of the wash.
The tract gets more &
more narrow,
This is a dead end
for us.
Erosion is dismantling
the wall of the wash.
Eric & I climb up out
of the wash.
We follow a trail across
open fields.
The tract parallels
a fence line.
I open a crude gate &
Eric drives through.
And I close it before returning to the Jeep. That's part of back road driving etiquette.
The tire treads are filled
with mud.
Eric heads up the mountain side,
to a dead end.
Shot gun shells...
People come out here to
target shoot.
A large tank sits just off
the side of the road.
Eric marks newly found trails for us to explore on another day.
The lone mail box.
A solitary cloud drifts
across the sky.
Cattle graze near
the trail.
Eric finds the road
back to Hidden
Valley Ranch.
Eric did a great job navigating unfamiliar terrain with very little information. I look forward to exploring the trails he found during today's drive.
