From the monthly archives:

February 2010

Bristol Mountain Onyx (S CA Site 31)

by JerryFebruary 26, 2010 California - Southern

Directions: Mitchell’s map and directions will get you there, but it gets a little confusing about midway along the powerline road with the gasline road sometimes separating and crossing each other. At one point the gasline road gets lost in a dune. 4WD is mandatory. The 2 mile hike into the quarry is quite moderate, [...]

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Broadwell Dry Lake (S CA Site 32)

by JerryFebruary 26, 2010 California - Southern

Directions: We only had an afternoon available, so decided to try Site A, but we’re not sure if we got there. We had problems with Mitchell’s map and directions after the turn west away from the dry lake. There was a fork at 2.5 miles not shown on the map. Bear right as the left [...]

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Cadiz (S CA Site 25)

by JerryFebruary 24, 2010 California - Southern

Directions: Mitchell’s map and directions to the site are misleading. The turn off Cadiz Rd is just before the 2nd curve where the road turns right to cross the railroad. You go left off Cadiz Rd for maybe a half mile, then turn right at a road indicated by a BLM marker. Follow this road [...]

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Chambless (S CA Site 26)

by JerryFebruary 22, 2010 California - Southern

Directions: We visited Sites B and C. Mitchell’s directions to the sites are generally accurate, however there is no street sign for “Mactull Ave”. It is the road just across the highway from the Chambless Water Company. A couple of blue painted cairns have been placed to help mark the road to site C. Use [...]

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Big River Agate (S CA Site 21, AZ Site 60)

by JerryFebruary 13, 2010 Arizona

Directions: We only visited Site B. Mitchell’s directions to the site are accurate. The site is clearly identified by the dome-shaped hill composed of red rhyolite, see photo.
Google Map
Date: February 2010
Notes: We stopped at 3 locations, the first 1.4 miles from Hwy 62, then 2 miles, and finally at about 3 miles. We obtained jasper [...]

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