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James_B_Wads2000
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: West Desert Rally Part 2: Warm Springs |
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We drove from the Deep Creeks south to the Warm Springs near Gandy. They were great. There are a number of springs that come out of the mountain and flow down the hillside and collect into a stream that flows along its base. The mountain is made of limestone that turns the water slightly acidic and helps erode the mountain. One of these erosion features is a cave that water flows out of behind the falls. You can swim up this cave to a little cavern inside. The water was cool enough to be refreshing in the 100+ heat but warm enough for a first light dip. We camped here and headed to the nearby Bates ranch in the morning for our tour of Crystal Ball Cave.
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desertrat222
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject: Re: West Desert Rally Part 2: Warm Springs |
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Gandy's Cool Oassis in the desert. Did you go in the Cave under the little falls?
James_B_Wads2000 wrote: We drove from the Deep Creeks south to the Warm Springs near Gandy. They were great. There are a number of springs that come out of the mountain and flow down the hillside and collect into a stream that flows along its base. The mountain is made of limestone that turns the water slightly acidic and helps erode the mountain. One of these erosion features is a cave that water flows out of behind the falls. You can swim up this cave to a little cavern inside. The water was cool enough to be refreshing in the 100+ heat but warm enough for a first light dip. We camped here and headed to the nearby Bates ranch in the morning for our tour of Crystal Ball Cave.
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James_B_Wads2000
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: West Desert Rally Part 2: Warm Springs |
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desertrat222 wrote: Gandy's Cool Oassis in the desert. Did you go in the Cave under the little falls?
No, I am too claustrophobic. Once you go in a little ways it gets too dark and the current gets strong and I freak out. When we arrived there were three kids there that had masks and snorkels and they were in the cave. I talked with them and they believed that there was an underground passage that went all the way to the other side of the mountain. I just smiled, looked at the girl’s bikini and didn’t call them dumbasses.
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