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California 79 six miles south of Julian CA - on my way to the desert hike
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THE VIEW FROM INSPIRATION POINT looking east over the mountains between me and my destination today.
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Another view from INSPIRATION POINT looking east towards Borrego Mountain and the Salton Sea (this is location is three miles south of Julian, CA on California 79)
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Julian, CA. I stopped here to get organized and see Julian before the day's day-trippers arrived. This is 7:30 a.m. in December.
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Plantation Road 12-20-11 - I stopped at a favorite camping area to check out the road. This is early morning.
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Plantation Road - a favorite place of mine to camp with our 23 foot trailer. There are only two spots big enough on this half mile dirt trail to turn a trailer around. Don't go beyond the second wide space with a trailer.
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A group of about 30 gets ready to descend into the SLOT
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The slot hike begins 12-20-11: Not too deep here.
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The Slot is getting deeper.
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More Slot - I took my walking stick and it came in very handy.
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Entering deeper in the slot 12-20-11 nn
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The Slot closes in on hikers 12-20-11 - at a couple of points you have to squeeze through a 12 inch gap.
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Tight passageway
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Narrow and tight corner The Slot 12-20-11 dd
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The Slot zigs and zagsssss 12-20-11 ff
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The SLOT hike - Anza Borrego Desert State Park
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Note the hiker just disappearing around the corner
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Wide spot in The Slot 12-20-11 and some information from our tour leaders
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Looking back at the hiker coming behind me.
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It just gets better and better. There is a surprise ahead of us as well.
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Note the pillar of sandstone leaning over us at the very top.
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See the leaning tower 12-20-11
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The hiker bottom right it taking a photo of the leaning pillar
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Leaning pillar over our heads THE SLOT 12-20-11
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The Slot begins to open up a bit 12-20-11
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THE SURPRISE - Where did this come from? - The Slot as a parking lot 12-20-11 -- NOTE to boulder wedged in the side of the canyon above the vehicle (a Toyota FJ) - for a better view of these images LEFT CLICK ON THE IMAGE
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Falling boulder frozen in fall The Slot 12-20-11 --been there how many thousands of years?
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Toyota FJ parked heading out of the Slot 12-20-11 -- they drove up Borrego Mountain Wash and could go no further turning around at this point. -- for a better view of any of these images LEFT CLICK ON THE IMAGE
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The group continues down the wash
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Roomier Slot 12-20-11 vv
