tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post4419049656854362259..comments2023-11-03T04:01:35.940-07:00Comments on Desert Canyon Living: Vasquez Rocks & The Bandit Ingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-66006557709987423112013-05-27T10:10:42.072-07:002013-05-27T10:10:42.072-07:00Hi Inger - the photos and history are delightful t...Hi Inger - the photos and history are delightful to see and read .. I guess he was eking out a life, yet here he is over a century and a quarter later still remembered - not many will have that appended to their name. <br /><br />I'm fascinated by geology .. with all its fault lines and interesting perspectives on how much those tectonic plates have taken us through the earth's life time .. <br /><br />So interesting .. cheers Hilary<br /><br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-90982141944959419592013-05-27T07:49:39.175-07:002013-05-27T07:49:39.175-07:00The desert certainly has a stark beauty!The desert certainly has a stark beauty!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-37231907463023354992013-05-26T18:33:58.660-07:002013-05-26T18:33:58.660-07:00Delightfully "rocky" post, Inger.
And m...Delightfully "rocky" post, Inger.<br /><br />And my sense is that your bandito may have stolen your heart, too!<br /><br />Blessings and Bear hugs!<br /><a href="http://bears-noting.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bears Noting</a><br /><a href="http://in-the-urban-forest.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Life in the Urban Forest</a> (poetry)Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-68283753699528991272013-05-26T18:22:24.924-07:002013-05-26T18:22:24.924-07:00Very interesting post in so many aspects, the rock...Very interesting post in so many aspects, the rock formations, the debonair and dubious villain, the car trip! Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507537074005136610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-65610889755823475902013-05-26T14:51:16.309-07:002013-05-26T14:51:16.309-07:00What wonderful information - All things i did not ...What wonderful information - All things i did not know before . . . <br /><br />Suddenly i am grateful none of my family was infamous enough for hanging . . (giggle)<br /><br />-g-Maggidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00857424986925369274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-18944402176347244692013-05-26T10:10:59.816-07:002013-05-26T10:10:59.816-07:00I just left a comment but it doesn't look like...I just left a comment but it doesn't look like it has gone through so I'll write another and sorry if you get 2!<br />They are beautiful and fascinating, I love car journeys with amazing views!<br />I thought it was strange that your link on my RSS shows co.uk but figured it was the internet doing odd things, the link still works though! I hope you have had a great weekend :)hayleyesztihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517966025318167347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-18647209897308114642013-05-26T10:06:39.910-07:002013-05-26T10:06:39.910-07:00They are fasinating and beautiful in their own way...They are fasinating and beautiful in their own way, I love a car journey with amazing views! <br />I thought it was odd that your links always show co.uk on my RSS but thought the internet can do funny things at times, the link still works though! I hope you have had a great weekend :)hayleyesztihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14517966025318167347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-70504218227419721412013-05-26T09:28:50.064-07:002013-05-26T09:28:50.064-07:00Reminds me a little of the Badlands in SD. My husb...Reminds me a little of the Badlands in SD. My husband and I laugh when watching Gunsmoke -- which I bet was filmed somewhere in California -- that shows Dodge City, Kansas with mountains in the backround! Great post Inger.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-64453300833790974902013-05-26T00:22:25.197-07:002013-05-26T00:22:25.197-07:00I love these rock formations, too. I'm so glad...I love these rock formations, too. I'm so glad you shared about it and I learned a lot more I didn't previously know! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-58536951812626347682013-05-25T06:28:52.306-07:002013-05-25T06:28:52.306-07:00Very interesting, Inger! Thanks for the history le...Very interesting, Inger! Thanks for the history lesson and photos. I hope you have a great holiday weekend!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789676677532348113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-10887113056561481232013-05-24T18:33:47.673-07:002013-05-24T18:33:47.673-07:00I see the beauty too.
What harsh land to hide ou...I see the beauty too. <br />What harsh land to hide out in!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-42227995679657732822013-05-24T16:32:01.724-07:002013-05-24T16:32:01.724-07:00He sounds like quite the ladies man, doesn't h...He sounds like quite the ladies man, doesn't he? 900 acres is a lot of space to explore, Inger...you'd better get started soon!!!!?jp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-11779128126750182962013-05-24T16:29:13.386-07:002013-05-24T16:29:13.386-07:00Interesting history about the name of the park. So...Interesting history about the name of the park. Sounds like a good book in the story of his life. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-89830452334191417702013-05-24T15:39:44.791-07:002013-05-24T15:39:44.791-07:00It's interesting that the area was named after...It's interesting that the area was named after a bandit who hid there. It looks beautiful in a very stark way.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-91155767003612078732013-05-24T15:15:33.036-07:002013-05-24T15:15:33.036-07:00It looks like a fascinating place to visit. The st...It looks like a fascinating place to visit. The story about the bandit is interesting, he does look like a dandy!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-63842704246101721682013-05-24T13:57:15.252-07:002013-05-24T13:57:15.252-07:00Vad intressant och vilka fina bilder du fick.
Här ...Vad intressant och vilka fina bilder du fick.<br />Här växer de små och det är fullt med aktivitet i valplådan. Halvtid nu med dem innan de får åka till sina nya hussar o mattar, kram!Lindsjö taxarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446940737034179478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-28345092815556722352013-05-24T13:44:42.590-07:002013-05-24T13:44:42.590-07:00I think of how much unusable land there is - but i...I think of how much unusable land there is - but it is beautiful! sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-31542389486811581752013-05-24T12:06:02.395-07:002013-05-24T12:06:02.395-07:00We have some rocky outcrops near here and I used t...We have some rocky outcrops near here and I used to adore climbing over them as a kid. Locals call it Old John.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-33527215044087736462013-05-24T11:39:04.169-07:002013-05-24T11:39:04.169-07:00really rugged terrain! interesting story of the la...really rugged terrain! interesting story of the ladies' man bandit, too. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-31693070814962842582013-05-24T10:07:55.363-07:002013-05-24T10:07:55.363-07:00i would love to see it from the road or from withi...i would love to see it from the road or from within, and outlaw or not, it said he was handsome and that alone covers these rocks. extraordinary and beautiful...great shots and i would never have know they were from a moving carMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-68219320482674123652013-05-24T10:05:11.655-07:002013-05-24T10:05:11.655-07:00The rocks are fascinating--but named after a bandi...The rocks are fascinating--but named after a bandit?!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-6980986059047532622013-05-24T09:58:27.430-07:002013-05-24T09:58:27.430-07:00Thanks for the history of the bandit. My daughter...Thanks for the history of the bandit. My daughter lives in Murrieta, CA. It was named after Joaquin Murrieta, a Mexican bandit.<br /><br />I have seen those rocks in many TV shows! Now I know where they are!<br /><br />Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-38825706020640137722013-05-24T09:36:59.890-07:002013-05-24T09:36:59.890-07:00In Louisiana the landscape is dominated by trees, ...In Louisiana the landscape is dominated by trees, weeds, shrubbery -- green and flat. It's beautiful, but I must have lived in dry, rocky canyons in a previous life. Great pictures and a sad story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028635002644119824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-40753583498823069162013-05-24T09:33:40.309-07:002013-05-24T09:33:40.309-07:00I like geology, and visited the Hoodoos in Alberta...I like geology, and visited the Hoodoos in Alberta (it's near the Drumheller Royal Tyrell Museum).<br /><br />Alberta hoodoos are many wind-carved eroded formations and layered rock strata as you show here. Your California rocks are sharper and therefore appear younger than the ones in Alberta <br /><br />Great pix, this area has a stark beauty. Thanks Inger!D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.com