http://mears.smugmug.com/gallery/4718209_7gYXi/ http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:29:11 -0700 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:59:13 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6204/279275380_78Y4N-Ti.jpg http://mears.smugmug.com/gallery/4718209_7gYXi/ http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262281_gexJf <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262281_gexJf" title="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6178/279262281_gexJf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments." title="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:29:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6178/279262281_gexJf-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:19:31 7df6fd3bced08c5eaf53b620ffb6a3fc 530e76f619a161cec7b6b578a330a07e a64403f14dd3a7a5a6299d1a09454d79 c76bbb05ebe92a917bf60455457a9aa5 811d88a55100be339885f3325d0de818 Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262281_gexJf" title="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6178/279262281_gexJf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments." title="Offroad guys would definitely rate this trail across the western foothills of the Caballo Mountains as an "easy" trail, which basically means you only have one or two hair raising moments." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262322_dNkXe <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262322_dNkXe" title="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6180/279262322_dNkXe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..." title="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:29:52 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6180/279262322_dNkXe-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:19:54 2fb0f8c96d640975666c205639d5b727 dd689e116d06240ceb67bf11d6bd811f 87d73cb76dbc1b7d19e4003df2915f5d 20966651d5d0cada1c3a7b4c1d86528e eb72b5203e6fff0a1c1b775ddcd50e39 Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262322_dNkXe" title="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6180/279262322_dNkXe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..." title="Trust me, no effort was made to take quality photos on this venture, because it was my plan to work my way all the way northward across the range and then on to Engles or Truth or Consequenc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262374_MoDEZ <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262374_MoDEZ" title="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6182/279262374_MoDEZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best." title="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:29:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6182/279262374_MoDEZ-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:20:05 74a960f0516cec8be1edbbace1ee62e1 5904ba58d32d9f512cf524adb87eff42 bdafc31eb66f51677101f66deeb5bfa7 4b717d9e660bab1d66eb8d0fddad6243 d4a24c33fe69378b219b6322dbf84086 This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262374_MoDEZ" title="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6182/279262374_MoDEZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best." title="This is typical of the road quality on this trail at its best." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262423_oXYFA <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262423_oXYFA" title="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6184/279262423_oXYFA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down." title="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:02 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6184/279262423_oXYFA-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:26:34 3e41f6920d768a1cd0b19150fb0e9cf9 1ad729c56fd9c05c476fe653387c7b73 a6a2be1e581795e7ed3d00036f43ebe8 8be2fbdad95a90a0a453ea22afdea754 7a0b2dc1fef38b27854d4687e2160ce0 The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262423_oXYFA" title="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6184/279262423_oXYFA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down." title="The trouble with this trail is that the further you go, the less likely it is that are going to encounter another human being should you break down." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262475_g7vGh <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262475_g7vGh" title="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6186/279262475_g7vGh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..." title="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:07 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6186/279262475_g7vGh-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:27:29 e287bdee2b88c4554d74dbc216a56338 3ade512f3413677f8480ff9eb93cf6fb 603298e00293a46aa456529aeb071201 04552593113bd4b83042ebb16cc1e1be 8f0d2e849da8ed4ca25f4ee23a7ca1bb There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262475_g7vGh" title="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6186/279262475_g7vGh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..." title="There is an old prospector in the area who told me about a man who ran out of gas up here on his ATV and wound up being a guest of the desert for four days. He knew to head west, but it was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262529_i3naC <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262529_i3naC" title="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6187/279262529_i3naC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here." title="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:12 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6187/279262529_i3naC-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:28:47 3f567e22581e55c374bb4c34290343b9 7082dce16b56f143449f916d4d59d876 19143e5d6ed065849188d9b285770d66 6c2d841a2928698b2a3b81cc4174afe8 896400d63b7de21f7aa0b57c0863fbc7 Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262529_i3naC" title="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6187/279262529_i3naC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here." title="Caballo Lake sits in front of the range and is barely visible here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262593_k5UYk <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262593_k5UYk" title="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6188/279262593_k5UYk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..." title="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6188/279262593_k5UYk-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 06:30:20 9ad9dbc3ddd0356c562cc49280dad45d 9106ca442d7a32a31aa257f536412276 2e7c883e13699b62db73e3b2135bd88c e1d33bf479cf4b49d7765cf33454757f fc5336853f4bbb9ceeb7674bfdc0c933 I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262593_k5UYk" title="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6188/279262593_k5UYk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..." title="I always violate the first rule of offroading, which is not to go alone. Best of all is someone with you in a separate vehicle so you can get back to civilization in comfort. But what fun ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279275380_78Y4N <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279275380_78Y4N" title="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6204/279275380_78Y4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..." title="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:59:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6204/279275380_78Y4N-Th.jpg 42685ae3b9611b2ec92df82e7e34f474 41754b5aa11d522764bfad9a13dc1080 47612c8f7d93bf14e494ca688fb0f6eb 4c730671242a614205c0e1cf8d7f4a69 804a96c94f3a5432a67b5fe7cfa46ded Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279275380_78Y4N" title="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6204/279275380_78Y4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..." title="Here's the trouble with having a Jeep. You may notice, there is no road in the picture. There is no road, because I did not take a road to get this high. I took an arroyo. When it rains, ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262718_Guej4 <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262718_Guej4" title="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6219/279262718_Guej4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..." title="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6219/279262718_Guej4-Th.jpg 5eaae00a6fde4c9937e61a82681f17bb da33db879978c2aeb22d15cbdc6376bf 304d9cbdcfe618a9d415e124f0cac309 cf84a8a6a941fe58e989be179a543384 cb5ee8c16ecfffcfeb99f6793cb80cee At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262718_Guej4" title="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6219/279262718_Guej4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..." title="At this point on the trail, it would definitely take about three hours to walk back down the road to Highway 187. Doesn't sound too bad until you figure that 3 hours is fine, provided you b ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262838_vgUdd <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262838_vgUdd" title="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6220/279262838_vgUdd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..." title="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6220/279262838_vgUdd-Th.jpg a4d913d6a8c1588b171b6236b05136a1 f6c1558e767c986e961caf6fbee9de03 7e7eaa61c97f349cffb52faedf2b19bb b0c08665014711356c9d3f52cc6df66b 52763786c80c146c1b47003a2791a17b If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279262838_vgUdd" title="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/Img6220/279262838_vgUdd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..." title="If you like this kind of driving, consider a couple of items: 1) roadside service is not coming; 2) nothing that happens to your vehicle is covered by your insurance policy; 3) you still hav ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263027_kRCv4 <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263027_kRCv4" title="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6221/279263027_kRCv4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves." title="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:31:14 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6221/279263027_kRCv4-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:19:56 1cd15ec74bd5b5d5d553ecdb3f2578a6 a975f1d33e850b0fd7985189ffa1adb7 a7c57e75c015b433d6acd4e717368a06 e3ff4ecbea57d01ab02b1e6b18cc8fd5 60de852f1bec1c50f0e6ff27343b8273 This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263027_kRCv4" title="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6221/279263027_kRCv4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves." title="This is about half way up into the foothills towards the peaks themselves." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263174_eE2Tm <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263174_eE2Tm" title="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6223/279263174_eE2Tm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times." title="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:31:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6223/279263174_eE2Tm-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:33:12 b8299454286e6fbbb6156549922689e2 8bee9794ea2bbeb351a1c1674eca3cfb c39639731c708ee98629c0f522f6278a f1602c2611291ee186f41f81a60f8153 aea55dd01de96c724b358c3a65722bdd Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263174_eE2Tm" title="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6223/279263174_eE2Tm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times." title="Because of the size of the foothills, the road goes down, then up again, many times." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263314_YB8Hi <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263314_YB8Hi" title="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6225/279263314_YB8Hi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now." title="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:31:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6225/279263314_YB8Hi-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:35:29 6f716f571a36c858adf9c81f176df6ce f52e9a351244a3821978ef08fd84a8d3 9485d44daa2a3319119f8fb3cb34110a eb71280f376009f4c0be06f06867243b eeb741563858472fe7b4fe688c9dc2be About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263314_YB8Hi" title="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6225/279263314_YB8Hi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now." title="About half way up the length of Caballo Lake now." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263577_6CFGE <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263577_6CFGE" title="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6226/279263577_6CFGE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation." title="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:32:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6226/279263577_6CFGE-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:40:54 6b3c209863fecc4e90f3638dfbe914e8 4956c19624bca11834351434adfa6be5 3f372a2d226d2920580a9c0b873a1276 64e1b36b330b489c2872ebe8bc6d3ef8 da8366571e52cb8d710330d453f278cd This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263577_6CFGE" title="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6226/279263577_6CFGE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation." title="This facility is visible on Google Earth and mystified me. I'm told it is/was a mining operation." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263756_aGwH8 <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263756_aGwH8" title="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6229/279263756_aGwH8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..." title="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:32:38 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6229/279263756_aGwH8-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:41:06 5de260a98127468c173de1d02035d6f7 8df37e126e78e96d13e28b4677dcccf7 9215ec32bc7bce5a1ef5b213c22055fb 75c452cfff00df1075f4cf5b54f9c062 ffb320ad87ce3550893e2d765b9af981 I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263756_aGwH8" title="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6229/279263756_aGwH8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..." title="I say is/was a mining operation, because after you've driven by it you still can't be sure if it's an active enterprise or not. This was a Friday, and I didn't any cars or signs of activity ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263909_rg7Wu <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263909_rg7Wu" title="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6231/279263909_rg7Wu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..." title="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:32:55 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6231/279263909_rg7Wu-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 07:42:11 7c536ed6d9245b6bc43564bf92d5b9d3 24c8e0f5eb62212ebb49e7492c68018e 151c1ecf1cd6eaadfb4e65ca503dea40 424d2e80a5d4db36a394bdbd130857de 096e3f10ab6718685a191e756fb6593a This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279263909_rg7Wu" title="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6231/279263909_rg7Wu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..." title="This is not merely a continuation of the journey but a reunion with this graded county road. I had taken a tiny rock road right to the foot of the northern most peak in the range and was th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264039_3iiW2 <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264039_3iiW2" title="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6232/279264039_3iiW2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..." title="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:33:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6232/279264039_3iiW2-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 08:02:58 45f13a091e8ba328948d547d9965945e 8e2ac3e7adff6b5a4fc5e38b1e273b45 9e0d1fa730fc560fc556d350804d5482 92df50bb8f972fb77165b8274d60a3d4 20eef9291a00beac59a8f90310c9e6c0 My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ... <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ...</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264039_3iiW2" title="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6232/279264039_3iiW2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..." title="My venture north ended when I discovered the county road does not seem to continue northward past the foot of the northern peak, although I could have simply chosen the wrong one to take. W ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264202_fUMrb <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264202_fUMrb" title="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6234/279264202_fUMrb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful." title="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:33:30 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Desert Gallery) http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6234/279264202_fUMrb-Th.jpg 2008-04-12 08:06:53 c3648a6d442d5abbf7f29849de35e763 164e89aca0f09ff55e2f1ea7104db275 6170419b226de657d01acf387c80d877 c8ae4cc37df4c7a534683a5ac2de83db 84d39fcbcf1025ae13e6cf08248c1b3e Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful. <p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com">Desert Gallery</a><br />Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful.</p><p><a href="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/4718209_7gYXi#279264202_fUMrb" title="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful."><img src="http://mears.smugmug.com/Sierra-County/Caballo-Mountains-April-2008/IMG6234/279264202_fUMrb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful." title="Caballo Lake never looked so good, and the trip back to 187 from here was uneventful." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Sierra County Desert Gallery Desert Gallery