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 Post subject: Last minute trip
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:54 am 
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I've got cabin feaver so I'm off to look for wildflowers on the trails behind Frenchman's Mtn. This is to let someone know where I'll be and I should be back by 4pm. Running Lave Bautte from north to south, back north up Rainbow Garden to Middle Wash, Middle wash to Kodachrome and then south on Kodachrome.

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 Post subject: Re: Last minute trip
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:52 pm 
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OK, I'm back. Had some flowers action, the Bear Paw Poppy is going off big time on Rainbow Garden & Kodachrome. Most of the Beavertail Cactus is done but the Cholla is just starting to bloom. Indigo Bush and Desert Blazing Stars are starting to take over

But the main thing I discovered is BLM did a trail restoration on Kodachrome. Basically they made the entire trail do-able in a 2wd truck. Looks like they took a big dozer and re-cut the entire trail from top to bottom. All the small steps and waterfalls - gone! The big divots in the small uphill _ gone! The slight offcamber into the wash on the other side of the hill - widened and gone! All the offcamber sections all the way to the big wash - gone! It is so easy that I had 2 pre-runner type trucks blow by me thinking they were on a closed race course, and if I hadn't been pulled off to the side I would have been part of a big old pile of junk. Not good!! Be careful is you go out there.

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 Post subject: Re: Last minute trip
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:02 pm 
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Is that trail still worthy of a club run? I used to like that area but haven't been there for years.

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 Post subject: Re: Last minute trip
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:47 pm 
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It's a fun area but sees wayyyy to much use by yahoos on the weekends. No telling what you may run into out there

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 Post subject: Re: Last minute trip
PostPosted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:42 pm 
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I guess it's best to let that one go by.

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