Overnight Backpack in the In-Ko-Pah Mountains

Just a quick overnight backpack trip around the In-Ko-Pah mountains to explore Fingertail Spring. Temps were in the high 90's during the day and high 70's at night if not low 80's. The spring was dry and we didn't see much wildlife, fairly uneventful but the rugged terrain is always beautiful to see and be a part of. Most of the photos are from my Olympus OM-1n and some expired Ilford FP4 plus film,

Tom, the Mastermind behind our trip, Sombrero Peak in the distance and Whale Peak way off


Fingertail Spring, located above Rockhouse Canyon in Carrizo Gorge


This is looking down at Rockhouse Canyon and Carrizo Gorge, Carrizo Mtn and the Coyote's are off in the distance


Tom at the Palms at the spring, I have been here a couple of times and not found any surface water


If you have ever hiked in the massive boulder area of McCain Valley and the In-Ko-Pah mountains you will have seen many interesting shaped boulders that change with the time of day




Modern Rock Art


These are a coupe of water troughs nestled in near one of the old and now inaccessible vehicle roads along the ridge line above Rockhouse Canyon. There is an older cement trough broken in half and another newer metal one full of bullet holes near it. I toook this photo with a 4x5 large format view camera


Total Balloons This Trip - 4


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