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January ○ ○ ○ Boot Tracks. continued from p. 3 ○ Youll eventually wind up back on the
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proper route. Keep a sharp eye on the
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north wall about halfway to the top and
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Desk Schedule ○ ○ opportunity for a long-winded desert rat ○ you might spot the sun petroglyph.
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like me. ○ Theres something about a petroglyph
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Of course, I had to show my new
Wed/1 CLOSED CLOSED ○ ○ ○ friends the prehistoric kitchen, which ○ that is magical to me. When I stop and
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Thur/2 G. Sayles J. Geier ○ ○ ○ is just northwest of the quarry. This is a ○ ○ study one, I always imagine the ancient
artist standing in the same spot. He
Fri/3 P. Oleson N. Kresge ○ ○ ○ well preserved agave roasting pit used ○ ○ reaches out over time and space to look
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Sat/4 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck ○ ○ ○ centuries ago by the Native Americans. ○ directly at me, and I just stand there look-
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Sun/5 P. VanDooremaal P. Christensen ○ ○ I explained how the large bowl-shaped ○ ing back.
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M. Rosow ○ ○ ○ pit was similar to the natural Tinajas ○ ○ The persistent steps that are begin-
(water tanks) in the Calico Hills just one
Mon/6 R./M. Augulis R./W. Hetzler ○ ○ ○ mile to the east . . . and up a little bit. I ○ ○ ning to feel like a StairMaster workout,
Tues/7 T. Borg E. Rothfuss ○ ○ ○ did have plenty of water with me, so I ○ take you past the Holiday Wall. This
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Wed/8 L. Vavak E. Schliepp ○ ○ thought it would be nice to lead them ○ tion that is popular with the ropes &
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M. Burk C. Gilmore ○ ○ ○ along the Calico Tank trail, which be- ○ bolts set. Youll know it by the various
gins in the wash and heads east along a
Thur/9 G. Sayles J./H. Barrett ○ ○ ○ pine tree lined path directly into the heart ○ ○ ○ chalk marks all over its face. Lacing my
Fri/10 H. Perlman D. Powers ○ ○ ○ of the Calicos. After all, I didnt want ○ sneakers up nice and tight, I lead my
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J. Geier ○ ○ them to get lost! This portion of the trail ○ summit. Once at the top, the trail drops
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Sat/11 R. Conductor N. Kresge ○ ○ ○ is well marked and incredibly beautiful, ○ sharply down into a huge tinaja, which
G. Gabbert ○ ○ ○ with constantly changing colors and tex- ○ ○ can be full of water, so enter and ex-
tures. The gravel path gives way to white
Sun/12 J. McManus P. Christensen ○ ○ ○ sand, which eventually becomes red ○ ○ plore this area with caution. Alterna-
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Mon/13 R./M. Augulis F. Rhea ○ ○ ○ sand and finally leads to the deep red ○ tively, there is a high, wide shelf just
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J. Geier ○ ○ stones that serve as steps up to the tanks. ○ an easy walk to an overlook of Red
Tues/14 T. Borg E. Rothfuss ○ ○ ○ If you were wearing the wrong shoes like ○ ○ Springs and the entire Las Vegas valley.
me, this would be a pretty good spot to
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Wed/15 M. Burk C. Gilmore ○ ○ ○ turn around, unless you were being en- ○ This might be the perfect spot for a back-
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Thur/16 G. Sayles J./H. Barrett ○ ○ ○ couraged by a couple of insatiable mid- ○ pack picnic; plenty of room to stretch
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Fri/17 P. Oleson N. Kresge ○ westerners to get to the tank. It prob- ○ out, a great view, Turtlehead Peak loom-
ing overhead, and the knowledge that its
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Sat/18 J. Kisosondi E. Schliepp ably didnt help that I had told them ○ ○ all downhill from here!
S. Valladao about a particularly nice petroglyph up ○ ○ I love the Calico Tank trail and hike
there.
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Sun/19 E. Turkin L./M. Utah From this point on, the navigation ○ here often in spite of the 15% to 20%
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Mon/20 R./M. Augulis F. Rhea of the hike can be a little tricky, but thats ○ grades. You dont even need your fancy
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J. Geier a big part of the fun. If you take some ○ mation that the Native Americans came
Tues/21 T. Borg E. Rothfuss time and use your best route-finding ○ ○ up here wearing only moccasins. This is
skills, youll be able to follow carefully
Wed/22 M. Burk C. Gilmore crafted stone steps all the way to the top. ○ a great outing and fully deserves a seven-
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Thur/23 G. Sayles J./H. Barrett If you happen to miss the official trail, ○ boot (or seven-sneaker) rating! ;
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Fri/24 H. Perlman N. Kresge ○ ○ ○ its easy enough to pick your way along ○ ○
Sat/25 L. Landry L. Landry ○ ○ ○ the sandstone toward the top of the hill. ○ ○
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Mon/27 R./M. Augulis F. Rhea ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ad noted that comfortable quarters
J. Geier ○ ○ ○ Iron Horse, continued from p. 1. ○ would be furnished. In reality, some of the
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Tues/28 T. Borg E. Rothfuss ○ ○ ○ ○ shelters were as small as 7 x 9 feet and
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Wed/29 M. Burk E. Schliepp ○ ○ ○ ROAD WORK . . .Teamsters, $40 per ○ ○ housed several workers with their cots.
month and board; Rock men, $3.50 per
Though Las Vegas was important to
C. Gilmore ○ day of nine hours; white laborers, $2.00 ○ Nevadas railroads, it was to the north
Thur/30 G. Sayles J./H. Barrett per day of ten hours, Mexicans and In- that excitement came in a big way. In
Fri/31 T. Borg N. Kresge dians, $1.75 per day of ten hours. The 1859, a sample of silver ore was taken
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