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The trip didn't start
well. First, the refrigerator did not start up, so
we took food in coolers. After we drove to the
camp site, the refrigerator started and never gave a
problem after that. It probably needed a little
shaking!
Then the AC and all internal power
stopped working. It was traced to a burned main breaker
and Aluminum bus bar. The main breaker
was "tightened" and moved down to the next position;
this worked for the remainder of the trip, but it also
burned the #2 position. The #2 breaker worked ok
in position #1. |
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I could not find a
replacement, so I purchased some 0.08" copper and
fabricated a replacement bar. This one plus a new
main breaker should last a long time! |
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We were in site #14.
We sat out every night under VERY dark skies and watched
meteors, satellites and an occasional airplane.
The night of August 11 was the peak of the Perseid
meteor shower, and we saw several spectacular "horizon
to horizon" meteors, most with glowing trails. |
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Our neighbors hade a
very cute small trailer. The kitchen including small
pull-out refrigerator is in the back. |
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Inside was a queen bed
with doors on both sides. They seemed comfortable
including a dog that slept with them. |
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They had a TV, AC and
stereo! |
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I did not take the
telescope, but I did get a few star pictures. Can
you find the big dipper in this one? |
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It was VERY DRY!
This area of the East trail is usually running water. |
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2013 was also a dry
year, but at least there was some water. The arrow is
pointing to the "bridge" that is needed when there is
really flowing water here. |
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Not much color to
photograph! This was near the ponds. |
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The ponds had water, but
the overflow to the small waterfall was just a
trickle. |
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The primitive camping
areas at the ponds were closed off. |
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Juniper berries - this
is a female Juniper tree. |
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This little guy is
missing a body part! |
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At the top of the drive
into Leakey, there was a little color, but I think it
was from a lack of water. These bushes were green
on the top and orange near the ground. |
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