6.20.2011

ventana wilderness (1 | 3)

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finished the build on carrie's a homer hilsen the night before departure. With a great set of friends: alex, carrie, and justin, we took amtrak to king city and headed for the southern edge of the ventana wilderness.

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pacelining: we are very serious.

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we garnered distinct interest from the bovine set.

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there were several abandoned buildings along the route.

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inside

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rust never sleeps

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grading highways directly over passes: one of many annoying things done by traffic engineers.

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contrasts

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the historic dutton hotel.

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structure

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space

we took a break in the heart of ft hunter liggett at a mission-style hotel, built by hearst and designed by julia morgan, la hacienda. the tiny town of jolon is also home to a historic mission. No photos, in hindsight I was generally creeped out by being on the base, and didn't feel too inspired to pull it out. Another thing about the base, it's territory contains the entire population of santa lucia mint: a severely endangered species endemic to vernal pools there. Watch where you march, I guess... Anyway; we pushed on.

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keeping it stylish

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almost off the base and into the wilderness where we'd spend the night.

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cruising.

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rock formation, seen from our camp.

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travelers.

3 comments:

Pondero said...

Fantastic report. Love the paceline photo. It is obvious you guys are very serious. Can't wait for the next installment.

Heather Johnson said...

love this photo! looks like an awesome trip erik!

erik said...

pondero: thanks, and quite.

heather i miss the hell out of you sometimes. hope you aren't getting flooding out, and that max, bryan and all the folks keeping life wonderful. see you soon, i hope: i'm hoping to swing by this summer but am broke and tickets are expensive--we'll see.