Sunday, May 20, 2018

Back to Mickey Basin

Oh Mickey you're so fine

A friend and I had stumbled into Mickey Basin several years ago while on the way to Coyote Playa.  We had always intended on returning - and did, this past April. This time we brought reinforcements, a fairly large group of folks from Bend and Eugene.  We set up cam near the northeast corner of the basin and explored.  It was a bit earlier in the year than the time I had previously been there, and a drier year, so the spring mounds were not nearly as lush.  But the overall experience was great and the area begs for continued exploration - perhaps the Sheepshead Mountains next?

Steens Mountain looms above Mickey Basin

Sheepshead Mountains

There were blooming cactus everywhere in the uplands

Mickey Butte 

Mickey Hot Springs - NOT in the basin

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