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Mar 22 2015
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 Guides 71
 Routes 98
 Photos 9,967
 Triplogs 1,009

65 male
 Joined May 14 2003
 Ahwatukee, AZ
Huntington Beach CA - March 2015, CA 
Huntington Beach CA - March 2015, CA
 
Backpack avatar Mar 22 2015
Randal_Schulhauser • Triplogs 1,009
Backpack29.12 Miles 490 AEG
Backpack29.12 Miles4 Days         
490 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   9 linked trail guides
Huntington Beach Pier
Huntington Central Park - Shipley Nature Trail
Huntington State Beach Trail
Huntington City Beach Trail
Huntington Dog Beach Trail
Bolsa Chica State Beach Trail
Borrego Springs Metal Art Sculptures
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Osborne Overlook - Imperial Sand Dunes
Partners none no partners
Huntington Beach CA - March 2015

388 miles, 5hrs 48min per Google Maps
Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel, Huntington Beach CA https://www.shorebreakhotel.com

Dogs are allowed at Huntington Dog Beach located about a mile northwest up the beach from the pier and our Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel base camp.

We've never been to Huntington Beach before and with fog-friendly Kimpton Hotels never letting us down, decided to check it out. Also gives us to meet up with a business associate, Tim Smith, and his family. His “strategy” business is located in Huntington Beach

Day 1 - Sunday March 22nd, 2015
FitBit totals = 5.71 miles, 110 AEG (11 floors)

On the road by 9am stopped for lunch at the Blythe CA Burger King. Our I-10 route was “challenged” by multiple construction delays leading us to agree that our return home route will be via I-8! Arrived at our "dog friendly" base-camp at the Shorebreak Kimpton Hotel :next: https://www.shorebreakhotel.com (I'm becoming partial to this eclectic collection of hotels, a nice alternative to my global business choice of Marriott Hotels...) located by the pier and on the waterfront in Huntington Beach CA. After checking into waterfront view room 429 we were joined by the Smith family, Tim, Tricia, and Garrett for dinner in the dog friendly restaurant located in our hotel :next: https://www.shorebreakhotel.com/hunting ... t/zimzala/
Finished up the day with a brisk stroll along the pier - nice! :next: [ Huntington Beach Pier ]

Day 2 - Monday March 23rd, 2015
FitBit totals = 9.04 miles, 110 AEG (11 floors)

Lynn went for a morning jog along Huntington Beach while I took the dogs over to Primo's for a cup of joe :next: https://www.yelp.com/biz/primos-coffee-huntington-beach
Headed over to Huntington Dog Beach to spend most of the day :next: [ Huntington Dog Beach Trail ] and https://www.dogbeach.org Walked back via Huntington City Beach Trail :next: [ Huntington City Beach Trail ] and Huntington State Beach Trail :next: [ Huntington State Beach Trail ] Watched the sunset from our waterfront balcony...

Day 3 - Tuesday March 24th, 2015
FitBit totals = 8.12 miles, 170 AEG (17 floors)

Lynn went for another morning jog along Huntington Beach. Dogs and I headed to Primo's for coffee and donuts. This time took the F-150 to Huntington Dog Beach so we could have all our beach gear available. Reasonable parking at $1/hr - $7.50 took us to 5pm. Walked north to Bolsa Chica State Beach :next: [ Bolsa Chica State Beach Trail ] Dinner at the local Burger King before checkingthe Tuesday a Farmers Market
Finished the day taking sunset and evening shots down by the pier...

Day 4 - Wednesday March 25th, 2015
FitBit totals = 6.25 miles, 100 AEG (10 floors)

Lynn went for another daybreak run along the waterfront. We took advantage of the noon-time check out before taking a scenic route back along the PCH to Carlsbad and CA78 to Borrego Springs. Thanks to Randy Storm’s tip locating the Borrego Springs Metal Art Sculptures :next: [ photo ] and https://www.galletameadows.com/
PCH#1 south to Oceanside/Carlsbad
CA78 east to Santa Ysabel
CA79 north to S2 (San Filipe Rd)
S2 east to S22 (Montezuma Valley - Borrego Hwy) to Borrego Springs
Anza Borrego Desert State Park :next: [ Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ]
Borrego Springs Road north to Big Horn Road for metal art sculptures :next: [ Borrego Springs Metal Art Sculptures ]
Henderson Canyon Road east to Borrego - Salton Seaway to CA86 at Salton City
CA86 south to Brawley
CA78 east to Imperial Sand Dunes :next: [ Osborne Overlook - Imperial Sand Dunes ]
CA78 to Ogilvy Road south to join onto I-8 about 15 miles west of Yuma AZ

TOTALS
29.12 miles, 490 AEG
497 TOTAL IMAGES
164 images on iPhone 5S
197 images on Canon 6D
70 images on Canon 7D
66 images on Canon Rebel XT



HAZ DESTINATIONS
1. Huntington Beach Pier :next: [ Huntington Beach Pier ]
2. Huntington Central Park :next: [ Huntington Central Park - Shipley Nature Trail ]
3. Huntington State Beach Trail :next: [ Huntington State Beach Trail ]
4. Huntington City Beach Trail :next: [ Huntington City Beach Trail ]
5. Huntington Dog Beach Trail :next: [ Huntington Dog Beach Trail ]
6. Bolsa Chica State Beach Trail :next: [ Bolsa Chica State Beach Trail ]
7. Borrego Springs (Galleta Meadows) Metal Art Sculptures :next: [ Borrego Springs Metal Art Sculptures ]
8. Imperial Sand Dunes (Osborne Overlook) :next: [ Osborne Overlook - Imperial Sand Dunes ]

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Feb 08 2014
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 Guides 71
 Routes 98
 Photos 9,967
 Triplogs 1,009

65 male
 Joined May 14 2003
 Ahwatukee, AZ
Yuma AZ and Imperial Sand Dunes CA, AZ 
Yuma AZ and Imperial Sand Dunes CA, AZ
 
Backpack avatar Feb 08 2014
Randal_Schulhauser • Triplogs 1,009
Backpack23.61 Miles 1,110 AEG
Backpack23.61 Miles3 Days         
1,110 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   10 linked trail guides
Meers Point Trail
Painted Desert Trail
Smoke Tree Point
Indian Pass Arches
Osborne Overlook - Imperial Sand Dunes
Watchable Wildlife Site - Imperial Sand Dunes
North Algodones Dunes Widlerness Trails
Yuma Territorial Prison and Nature Trail
Betty's Kitchen
Yuma Proving Grounds - Roadside Tank Exhibit
Partners none no partners
Yuma AZ and Imperial Sand Dunes CA – Feb2014
Saturday February 8th, 2014
7.82 miles and 350 AEG (35 floors) on FitBit Imperial National Wildlife Refuge :next: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/imperial/

Headed north on SR95 until you reach Martinez Lake Road. At about 35 miles from Yuma, turn onto Red Cloud Mine Road. Pavement ends just beyond this intersection. Stop in at the Visitor Center and check out the Meers Point Trail (HAZ :next: [ Meers Point Trail ] ) boardwalk overlooking Martinez Lake.

Painted Desert Trail (HAZ :next: [ Painted Desert Trail ] ) is a 1.3 mile loop heading east from the trail head parking (with restroom and picnic table ramada) along Red Cloud Mine Road. Painted Desert Trail is comprised of rocks tinted by minerals - iron creates the rusty reds, copper the blue-green tones. In the washes saw plenty of evidence of wild burros. Also saw about a dozen deer in the TH vicinity when we passed by after sundown...

Smoke Tree Point (HAZ :next: [ Smoke Tree Point ] ) to catch sundown. Plenty of ducks, coots, and cormorants in nearby Butler Lake.

Didn't have time to make it Red Cloud Mines and Ghost Town :next: https://www.in-the-desert.com/redcloud.html Maybe next time...

Checked into our Yuma AZ base camp at the local, dog friendly, Holiday Inn :next: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/u ... oteldetail
Sunday February 9th, 2014
10.18 miles and 650 AEG (65 floors) on FitBit Indian Pass Arches and Imperial Dunes (North Algodones Dunes Wilderness Area )

Headed west from Yuma on I-8 into California. Turnoff at Ogilby Road and headed north about 12.5 miles to Indian Pass Road. Take Indian Pass Road (aka EC649) about 8.5 miles to the TH Parking and Kiosk. It is strictly high clearance 4WD beyond this point. Hike down 0.63 miles into the main wash (Gavilan Wash). EC649 will continue to the right (east) as you enter Gavilan Wash. Hike to the left and enter the Wilderness Area as you head up the wash another 1.39 miles to Indian Pass Arches. You will notice the arches up on your right as the wash enters a zone of distinctive white/yellow conglomerate surrounding rising bands of black/brown volcanic rock. My iPhone GPS indicated 2.02 miles one-way from where we parked my truck to the three arches. Indian Pass Arches on HAZ :next: [ Indian Pass Arches ] This trio of arches is located in the Black Mountains at the Western edge of the Picacho Peak Wilderness.

Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area via Osborne Overlook (HAZ :next: [ Osborne Overlook - Imperial Sand Dunes ] ) and Watchable Wildlife Site (HAZ :next: [ Watchable Wildlife Site - Imperial Sand Dunes ] ) to access North Algodones Dunes Wilderness :next: [ North Algodones Dunes Widlerness Trails ] Caught sunset on the dunes at Osborne Overlook.
Monday February 10th, 2014
5.61 miles and 110 AEG (11 floors) on FitBit Betty's Kitchen :next: [ Betty's Kitchen ]

Checked out of our Holiday Inn Yuma base camp and headed to the iconic territorial prison (my hommage to "3:10 to Yuma") and a local wildlife and agriculture tour via Levee Road up to Laguna Dam and Imperial Dam. Found a roadside tank and artillery exhibit just before Imperial Dam Road joins onto SR95.
Yuma territorial prison :next: [ Yuma Territorial Prison and Nature Trail ]
Levee road on California side of Colorado River (osprey encounter) Laguna Dam Betty's Kitchen by Laguna Dam Imperial Dam Yuma Proving Grounds - Roadside Tank Exhibit :next: [ Yuma Proving Grounds - Roadside Tank Exhibit ]
Old suspension bridge over Gila River near Colorado confluence, McPhaul Bridge :next: https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15235
TOTALS
333 images on Canon 6D
106 images on Canon 7D
71 images on Canon Rebel XT
77 images on iPhone 4S
587 TOTAL IMAGES
23.61 miles and 1110 AEG (111 floors x 10 feet) on FitBit
Will post photos when I get the chance… ;)
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brittlebush, globemallow, verbena, desert marigold blooms
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