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Black Mtn & Reed Mtn (Inyo Mtns) and Candlelight Pk (Sie
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:57 pm
by Snow Nymph
2006 (June 17) Black Mtn, East Summit, Reed Mountain (Inyo Mtns)
Photos:
http://community.webshots.com/album/551490256WzdQTF
Dayclimbed Black Mtn (9,083') and its east summit (slightly lower). I had more time, so I looked in my Desert Summits book for another peak, and found Reed Mtn (11,033') for a quick summit
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:54 am
by madeintahoe
I just LOVE those owls
Gosh that is so lucky you saw them. Beautiful pictures SN, looks like you had a nice solo hike. Those old log structures are cool, would be interesting to know the history of them
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:29 pm
by Snow Nymph
Thanks for the reminder (I was going to add to the photo)
Got this from LarryW from the desert forums:
The dugout log cabins up in the Bristolcone Pine Forests were there to house the indians that worked in the mountain mines up there. They were used to the high altitude and worked much harder than the average white man. The other photo is that of a caved adit to a mine that has been filled in. Someone else said it was just a tunnel for storage. Depends on who you listen to.
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:18 pm
by doug395
Hi Snow Nymph, that’s very cool you got see the owls, and get the picture.
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 9:38 pm
by Robert
Very cool pictures.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:32 pm
by Snow Nymph
Saw more owls this weekend. They were flying over us in the dark. I used my headlamp and took photos as they flew over. Not clear, but cool photos.
I think they might have smelled/seen the shrimp tray that was sitting on a boulder in our campsite as we were getting ready for dinner.