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Subject: Re: [OM] Dragon Trees
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 07:38:51 -0700
At 5/30/2022 03:52 PM, Mike wrote:
>There is a wonderful trail on La Palma near Las Tricias that goes by a 
>substantial number of Drago.  The trail head is hard to find but had GPX files 
>loaded into Outdooractive on my phone.
>They should have said watch for the baby kitties near the trail head.
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-7Gpwvt8/A
>
>The trail goes by the ocean and is quite scenic.  
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-dcbdHM5/A
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-8QSjmFK/A
>
>I was lagging behind as taking looking for images.
>
>
>
>Later we found one drago  at a scenic overlook (mirador) bent in direction of 
>the Milkyway arch.  Not the darkest location and found some building art 
>suggesting it might be a cliche.
>Marnie said no one else would know but took a pass. 
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-q9xrdxD/A
>
>More building art in Pontagorda where we stayed. 
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-hVMMJZn/A
>
>
>
>A superb place with amazing foregrounds and cloud inversion layer is on top of 
>the ridge at Roque de los Muchachos.  
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/La-Palma-2022/i-HmCdDbM/A
>
>There is some security barring the public past dusk, but I read that all they 
>do is drive you down past the car exclusion zone.
>
>It often does blow like stink on those ridges and Marnie and I froze on an 
>adjacent ridge- despite down and 5 layers -it was still not the same. The 
>severe switch-backs at 4AM are not easy to navigate. 
>
>More to follow.
>
>Mike

Looks fascinating. The cloud inversion is great. Reminds me of some hikes in 
the Rockies.

WayneS
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