Bob_ Perry:
Just east of Split Mountain is a narrow gauge railway - http://www.whitepassfan.net/usg/index.php
Bob_ Perry:
The 19 mile narrow gauge railroad to Plaster City: photos of the trains and more information at - www.whitepassfan.net/usg/index.php
Bob_ Perry:
The white dust between the rails is gypsum - Photos of the trains can be see at: www.whitepassfan.net/usg/index.php
Bob_ Perry:
This narrow gauge railroad is just outside the state park - Split Mountain is the background
Bob_ Perry:
See my truck at the foot of the cliff - (for larger image LEFT CLICK ON THE IMAGE)
Bob_ Perry:
SATELLITE IMAGE OF FISH CREEK THOUGH SPLIT MOUNTAIN SEEN FROM 7,034 FEET
Bob_ Perry:
See my truck at the foot of the cliff - This is Fish Creek as it enters Split Mountain - part of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Bob_ Perry:
This is the view as you approach Split Mountain. I've never had any trouble driving through in a two wheel drive vehicle. I've been careful and avoid soft sand.
Bob_ Perry:
Fish Creek through Split Mountain - that's my truck. Look at the layers of ancient history exposed in the face of the cliff.
Bob_ Perry:
I'm still amazed by the canyon wall above my Ford F-150
Bob_ Perry:
Note the size of my Ford at the base of the cliff - Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Bob_ Perry:
Can you see my Ford F-150 at the base of this Split Mountain cliff.
Bob_ Perry:
Another view of Split Mountain and my truck; note two people walking. - For a larger view LEFT CLICK ON THE IMAGE
Bob_ Perry:
Two wheel drive vehicles routinely drive through Split Mountain
Bob_ Perry:
You can see that rocks do fall - my wife is at the lower right corner
Bob_ Perry:
Visible anticline along Fish Creek (Anza-Borrego Desert State Park) - the road is the streambed - my 2 wheel drives have always been able to make it through
Bob_ Perry:
The anticline - see the pattern in the rock - Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Bob_ Perry:
Fish Creek as it goes through Split Mountain - To see a larger view RIGHT CLICK on image then select ORIGINAL
Bob_ Perry:
The road through Split Mountain - San Diego county's Grand Canyon
Bob_ Perry:
The sides of the canyon rise up on both sides
Bob_ Perry:
There are some narrow spots in Split Mountain
Bob_ Perry:
Entering Split Mountain for the drive home
Bob_ Perry:
Split Mountain - Our local Grand Canyon - The wind caves are behind us and the pavement is ahead of us!
Bob_ Perry:
Smoke Trees - so called because they look like puffs of smoke
Bob_ Perry:
Smoke Trees only grow in streambeds - They need water moving over rocks and gravel to peel their seeds - from a distance they do look like puffs of smoke!
Bob_ Perry:
Wind Cave parking on the banks of Fish Creek
Bob_ Perry:
Wind Cave trailhead - maybe only half a mile to the caves
Bob_ Perry:
This is the start of the wind caves trail and the steepest part - it's almost level the rest of the way.
Bob_ Perry:
Wind Caves from a distance - Anza Borrego Desert State Park - can you see the two people; middle-right of the photo
Bob_ Perry:
The people on top of the wind caves show the size of the formation - the wind caves are just beyond the west end of the road through Split Mountain
