The True Valley of the Palms, April 9th 2006.
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Salt marsh margin at Punta Arena on Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.193904876709N / 113.171798706055W.
Sunrise from Palm Valley
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Approximate location: 29.2085151672363N / 113.171798706055W.
Palm valley viewed from the water as I went for a day paddle
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Approximate location: 29.2070903778076N / 113.171028137207W.
Rocky point north of Palm Valley
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Approximate location: 29.2165298461914N / 113.174201965332W.
Caves north of Palm Valley
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Approximate location: 29.2199020385742N / 113.173942565918W.
A small arch north of Palm Valley
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Approximate location: 29.2225227355957N / 113.173515319824W.
My kayak laned near an arch on Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2225227355957N / 113.173515319824W.
A large arroyo with no palm trees visible
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Approximate location: 29.2258186340332N / 113.172401428223W.
How can there be a valley full of palm trees hidden in this steep terrain?
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Approximate location: 29.2315120697021N / 113.175399780273W.
Layers of rock in the cliff on Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.234582901001N / 113.176605224609W.
Great blue heron nests in a crack of the cliff
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Approximate location: 29.2372035980225N / 113.176864624023W.
Reflections of the cliffs in calm water
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Approximate location: 29.2399005889893N / 113.177543640137W.
From the map I thought there would be palms in this arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.241548538208N / 113.178581237793W.
Rock gardening up the coast of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2443180084229N / 113.177803039551W.
Intruded rock layer in the cliff
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Approximate location: 29.2470149993896N / 113.178062438965W.
No palm trees visible in this steep arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2497863769531N / 113.177978515625W.
Rocky shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.177719116211W.
Rock gardening up the coast of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2461166381836N / 113.177635192871W.
No palm trees visible in this steep arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2461166381836N / 113.177635192871W.
Reflections of the cliffs in calm water
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Approximate location: 29.2487373352051N / 113.178062438965W.
Caves in the cliffs of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2487373352051N / 113.178062438965W.
Light coming under the edge of a cave wall
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Approximate location: 29.2487373352051N / 113.178062438965W.
Cave in the shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2486991882324N / 113.178001403809W.
Sting rays in the water inside a cave
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Approximate location: 29.2466411590576N / 113.178062438965W.
A beautiful arch offshore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2521820068359N / 113.176948547363W.
John Weed gave me a co-ordinate near here, but I see no palm trees
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Approximate location: 29.253454208374N / 113.177635192871W.
I climb up into the No Palm Arroyo anyway to check it out
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Approximate location: 29.2533054351807N / 113.178489685059W.
Isla Tiburon visible from No Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2533054351807N / 113.178489685059W.
No palm trees found in No Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2516574859619N / 113.180549621582W.
John Weed gave me another co-ordinate for this One Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2556266784668N / 113.177459716797W.
Landed at One Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2556266784668N / 113.177635192871W.
The small arch visible from One Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2556266784668N / 113.177635192871W.
Can you see one palm tree in this picture?
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Approximate location: 29.2555522918701N / 113.177978515625W.
The one palm in one Palm Arroyo up close
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Approximate location: 29.2551765441895N / 113.178749084473W.
I don't spend much time in One Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2555522918701N / 113.178062438965W.
My kayak below One Palm Arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2556266784668N / 113.177719116211W.
A cave in the east shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.258996963501N / 113.177459716797W.
Layers of rock in the east shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2568244934082N / 113.177459716797W.
A panga fishing camp near Punta Rocosa
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Approximate location: 29.2638626098633N / 113.176345825195W.
Punta Rocosa on Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.269702911377N / 113.171882629395W.
Caves in Punta Rocosa
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Approximate location: 29.2744960784912N / 113.170082092285W.
Layers of rock in the cliffs of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.258996963501N / 113.177116394043W.
I finally saw the palm trees from the water!
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Approximate location: 29.2515087127686N / 113.177291870117W.
I hiked up the real Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.179092407227W.
Around every corner were more and more palm trees
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Approximate location: 29.2507591247559N / 113.180892944336W.
A 'torched' palm tree in front of a rock formation in the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2507591247559N / 113.180892944336W.
Around every corner were more and more palm trees
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.182952880859W.
Around every corner were more and more palm trees.
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Approximate location: 29.2497100830078N / 113.184074401855W.
I'm told this is not high grade obsidian
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.184501647949W.
Around every corner were more and more palm trees
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.185699462891W.
Palm seeds collecting below the Mother Tree
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Approximate location: 29.2500095367432N / 113.185699462891W.
Around every corner were more and more palm trees
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Approximate location: 29.2489624023438N / 113.186988830566W.
I climed to 350 feet above sea level before the palm trees thined out
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Approximate location: 29.2486629486084N / 113.187156677246W.
The last palm tree in the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2481384277344N / 113.18733215332W.
I started climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2504596710205N / 113.184501647949W.
Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2498607635498N / 113.18286895752W.
Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms.
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Approximate location: 29.2503089904785N / 113.179946899414W.
Climbing back down out of the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2500858306885N / 113.179260253906W.
Finally the water appeared again below the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2515087127686N / 113.177459716797W.
My kayak waiting for me below the Valley of the Palms
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Approximate location: 29.2511329650879N / 113.177375793457W.
Red cliffs above the water of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2497863769531N / 113.177375793457W.
I landed at the arroyo I thought would have palms
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Approximate location: 29.2369041442871N / 113.177459716797W.
View south from the wishful palm arroyo
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Approximate location: 29.2369041442871N / 113.177459716797W.
No palm trees but it would have been good camping
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Approximate location: 29.2369041442871N / 113.177459716797W.
A dry cave large enough to camp inside
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Approximate location: 29.2337589263916N / 113.177459716797W.
Rocky point on the east shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2249202728271N / 113.172569274902W.
A small arch on the shore of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2205753326416N / 113.173858642578W.
Rock gardening down the coast of Isla Angel de la Guarda
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Approximate location: 29.2196025848389N / 113.174026489258W.
My tent in John's Palm Valley
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Approximate location: 29.2064914703369N / 113.172828674316W.
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