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Eurocamper
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Camping at Simpson Springs along the Pony Express Trail. This part of the trail travels through the vast west desert of Utah and into Nevada. The Pony Express used Simpson Springs as a way-station along the route. It was also the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp established in the 1930's.
Spent a lot of time plinking cans with my son. Utah's west desert is primarily BLM land and open to the public, target shooting is a common activity out here.
We day-tripped out to Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, a 10,000 acre oasis of lakes and marshland located in a remote corner of the Great Salt Lake desert. The waterways of the refuge are fed by five large fresh-water springs that emerge from the base of the mountain.
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ReneeG
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Simpson Springs - anywhere near the highway from Great Basin into Utah?
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sirdrakejr
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I like the Smith and what appears to be a H&R .22 pistol. Looks like you handle them pretty well too.
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Eurocamper
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sirdrakejr wrote:I like the Smith and what appears to be a H&R .22 pistol.
Frank
Very observant. That's a S&W Model 686P .357 magnum w/7-shot cylinder; the other revolver is an H&R "22 Special" w/9-shot cylinder.(Exact model yet to be determined, H&R made a lot of them.)
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Eurocamper
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ReneeG wrote:Simpson Springs - anywhere near the highway from Great Basin into Utah?
It's a ways north of "The Loneliest Road in America." Maybe 70 miles north of Delta, Utah.
Simpson Springs is 23 miles from the nearest paved road. The road along The Pony Express Trail is generally gravel and well maintained. If you stray off the main road onto one of the the many side-spurs, the roads can get a lot rougher.
Pony Express National Historic Trail
Simpson Springs BLM Campground
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge
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ReneeG
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Thanks for the info!
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montanacamping
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Canyon Ferry Lake, Montana
Moose Creek, Montana. Camping with my wifes family over Labor Day, we had 10 campers in there.
My oldest Tay fishing on the Madison River
My youngest Port playing on the fourwheeler up Moose Creek
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Lake Shasta, 2005, packing up to go home. I'm not giving away the location of this cool spot! But you can definitely hear the trains all night.
Lake Shasta, 2006, same sopt, before everyone got there. Lake level a bit lower this year.
Lake Shasta, 2006, Packing up to go home.
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goreds2
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Eurocamper wrote:Camping at Simpson Springs along the Pony Express Trail. This part of the trail travels through the vast west desert of Utah and into Nevada. The Pony Express used Simpson Springs as a way-station along the route. It was also the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp established in the 1930's.
Love the view - Love the camping chairs. What kind are they? (Link?)
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