The evening brought a nice campfire contained in a fire pan, I might add. In addition, we had singing from the DPS songbooks accompanied by Evelyn playing violin and Leora on the guitar.
Sunday morning brought cooler temperature, some cloud cover and good hiking weather. Lou took the group through two different mud caves, perhaps 1/2 mile long. We searched for the mummified miner he had discovered last year, but the body had been removed by the rangers. However, Lou did find the "sand-obscene" man on our return in the wash towards camp. Arroyo Tapiado is a beautiful place, similar in geology to the Mecca Hills near Orocopia in Joshua Tree. Slot canyons, narrow washes, dry waterfalls. We explored for a few hours, then returned to the cars for Sunday brunch, consisting of many things not finished the night before at dinner.
It was the sixth joint Halloween trip run by Ron and me, and Lou Brecheen. It was especially good to see friends that come on these trips year after year. Participants included: Ron Jones, Lou Brecheen, Igor. Suzanne and Comet Mamedalin, Judy Ware, Bill Gray, Keats Hayden, Steve Margolin, Tom & Karen Ferguson, Linda McDermott, Wayne & Nancy Caudill, Evelyn Chadwell, Phil Reher, Juana Avila, Carol Campbell, Sylvia & Ed Kenney, Margaret Mahoney and Garnet --- Join Evelyn & Ron on Evelyn's final "I" provisional lead on Sombrero & Jacumba Pks on December 11/12.
