Davies Valley Balloon 1/7/2023




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No rain no wind it is sunny. We have six cars at the trailhead.
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Wit is leaving us to bypass dry waterfalls. Where is Rob? We don’t know.
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The first fall. How are we going to get over it?
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Fortunately we know how.
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It is easy.
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One done. This one is even more fun.
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It is a stairmaster.
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Almost up.
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Hersch is on alternate way up.
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Out of the canyon.
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Alan is on a ridge going to the top where we usually go.
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We are continuing instead on our mission to find crashed weather balloon.
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The GPS location points somewhere around here.
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Chuck found it. Let’s go see it.
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Here it is. Hiding.
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Where is the balloon? Somewhere down?
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Found it.
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It is all shredded. Is it Chinese?
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Balloon chaser Kerry and Chuck.
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Guts of the radiosonde.
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Our lunch place.
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Looking for Alan. He is running down there on the road.
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Our balloon group.
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Way down is sometime steep.
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It is fine.
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Dry lake is green now.
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All together.
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Interesting rocks.
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Got into the slot canyon.
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Rocks from sides are ready to fall.
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Soaking the sun.
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Our group picture with Rob. Susan just left.





Hike Rating: Difficulty: 3.5 Technical: 3.9 Scenic: 3.9 El. 1500'