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A Visit From The Sheriff #89132 02/25/12 04:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,443 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,443 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA	Not really. It was a couple of his Deputies. Apparently, they are enforcing the Road Closed. No citation. Just a warning to head down. Bummer. That adds a lot of walking when the road is nearly dry up to the lowest Campground gate. Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Richard P. #89133 02/25/12 09:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,443 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,443 Likes: 9 Ridgecrest, CA	So, here are a few photos for a TR that I would title "Bored To Tears." No Wildflowers to speak of... kicked off of the mountain by some Deputies... Spindrift off of LPP. Switchback Number 97. A rediculously dry Couloir on the MR. At least the view was nice as I got skunked while Wildflower Hunting. The rest of the photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com/Whats-New-1/Too-Windy-To-Climb-Whitney/21630415_CfQHS6#!i=1725063598&k=j4NsTH9 Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Richard P. #89135 02/25/12 10:21 PM
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Mescalito345 Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 125	Thanks for the update, Richard. After seeing your photo of the couloir above Iceberg Lake, I'm starting to think that the Main Trail might be the better route after all.

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Mescalito345 #89136 02/26/12 03:37 AM
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King Arthur Member Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4 SD ca.	Richard, Nice pix Brother.

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Richard P. #89145 02/27/12 02:50 AM
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JamesL Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 696 California	The TR may be named Bored to Tears but not boring at all to look at. Really nice photos Richard.

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Richard P. #89156 02/27/12 05:41 PM
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Tracie B Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 783 Behind the Orange Curtain, Cal...	Originally Posted By Richard P. Not really. It was a couple of his Deputies. Apparently, they are enforcing the Road Closed. No citation. Just a warning to head down. Bummer. That adds a lot of walking when the road is nearly dry up to the lowest Campground gate. I might suggest they are patrolling the road since some people evidently don't know where to park and their windows get crushed by falling boulders. Nice pix. I really wish I could afford that camera ....

Re: A Visit From The Sheriff Mescalito345 #89179 02/28/12 10:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 129 OC, CA luciano137 Member
luciano137 Member Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 129 OC, CA	I would say so. Originally Posted By Mescalito345 Thanks for the update, Richard. After seeing your photo of the couloir above Iceberg Lake, I'm starting to think that the Main Trail might be the better route after all.

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