Trip Report 199705
We decided to do a mog camping trip in the Valley of the Moon east of
San Diego.
This valley is
in the In-Ko-Pah Mountains near the Mexican border and it is quite rough.
The photos below are
what we saw. These are scans of chemical photos.
The descent into the valley is quite steep.
Our mog buddy Mark came down from the L.A. area with his 404 DOKA
to join us.
This was a tight fit for my truck.
Note the rust on the tail gate. This trip was done
before I got the bed powder coated.
Mark was having some
issues, so we stopped on the trail.
The In-Ko-Pah mountains are
comprised of exposed, exfoliated granite boulders.
Our chosen camp site was
at the end of a small side canyon.
We decided to go on a
short hike to check out the boulders.
We got camp set up and
then just hung out. Kai and Mark are telling jokes; Tina is just reading
and Kathleen is listening.
Kathleen's best aspect.
A comparison of the
trucks: 1300L, 404, 406.
The terrain at Valley of
the Moon is quite rugged. This valley is on a main path
of transit of illegals making their way
north.
Some of the boulders were
large.
Mark was having cooling issues. He broke a
fan belt and perhaps something else as well on our return to San
Diego.
This
was a great trip. Kathleen had fun, the dog had fun and
nobody got hurt.
Copyright Bill Caid, 2013