I'm not going to write much about the trip, I'll just cut straight to the pictures.

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1 Looks like a beautiful place.  Those desktops are nice, too, but of course I am contractually obliged to use only space-themed shots for my wallpapers. 

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at June 24, 2009 03:32 PM (kTwMy)

2 So I need to some how get some astronomy into my next set of pics? I'll need a tripod, but I think I can manage that.

Posted by: Will at June 24, 2009 06:43 PM (RMeRQ)

3 Cool.  Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Michael at June 24, 2009 08:54 PM (rX6iH)

4 Very beautiful!

Posted by: pajama momma at June 24, 2009 09:09 PM (kWQTL)

5 Thanks. It's nice having this kind of place to escape to just a few hours away. The pictures don't really do it justice.

Posted by: Will at June 24, 2009 10:06 PM (RMeRQ)

6 Yeah, around here, our closest state park is a great place to go if you like swamps and alligators.

(Actually, I do like that park.  There are several hiking trails, lots of birds, and a nice observatory.  I don't like the alligators, though.)

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at June 25, 2009 05:24 PM (kTwMy)

7 I think I'll take black bears over gators.

The lake is really popular with eagles. There are a bunch of trees with giant nest set into the tops. I thought about putting up a lot more pictures of the dam, but I was honestly surprised how little (none, really) security consideration there was.

Posted by: Will at June 25, 2009 08:00 PM (RMeRQ)

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Not quite one year ago, we went camping at Hazlet Hollow, one of the campgrounds in the Horsethief Basin Rec Area near Crown King. Just a few days after leaving, some dipshit got lost, set a signal fire, and proceeded to burn half the mountain down. We had heard the campground was spared, but much of the area around it was burned. This last weekend we decided to head up there and see how bad things looked.

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