TCT #26 -- Baja

Rainy hike, December 2018

Saw a juvenile eagle, 12/18

The next hike is the thing -- and our next hike is on Saturday, February 1, 2020.  We'll be going out to the Tuttletown Recreation Area of New Melones Lake.  We'll hike a combination of trails with the centerpiece being the Heron Point trail.  The idea is to get about 6 miles in.  This will be an easy hike.  The draw is that the manzanita should be in bloom and the little vase-like white flowers attract hummingbirds.  The lake itself attracts eagles, so we have a chance of seeing very small to very large birds.  Mark your calendar!

The January 2020 episode, TCT #26 -- Baja, features highlights of my winter vacation to Playa El Coyote and Mulege in Baja California Sur.  We drove, rested, relaxed, ate, drank, sang, and, (of course!) hiked.  One of the hikes was to a 7,000 year old cave painting site, Canyon La Trinidad.  A guide is required to this UNESCO treasure.  We signed up with Salvador Castro.  He took us and two others on an adventure that started with a long, bumpy drive through the desert.

We also have audio trip reports of our snowshoeing expedition on the Crabtree Loop near Dodge Ridge and some Dragoon Gulch news, namely -- Saturday 1/25/20 Lunar New Year (Rat!) trail work day (contact anderson95370@gmail.com for info) and Sunday 2/23/20 annual Dragoon Gulch 5k & 10k Hike and Run fundraiser (register here: https://www.active.com/sonora-ca/running/distance-running-races/dragoon-gulch-run-2020).  Theses are non-TCT events, but we highly endorse them and hope to see you there!

Here's a link to the audio of the episode:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o7WoBFpdJtXUyrgT2C3rwUqqESRGjHRx/view?usp=sharing

Dean, Cuervo, Sandy, Salvador

Dolphins at Canyon La Trinidad cave painting site

near Mulege, BCS MX

Take a tour with Salvador.  He has an info booth at Hotel Las Casitas in Mulege or

email him at mulegetours@hotmail.com

Maggie and Yogi on the trail with Playa El Coyote in the background