The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This article is available for purchasers of 2010 Beartracks access. Click here to purchase access or validate your prior 2010 subscription. Multi-year bundles are available here.

Cones Airport

Source: 2009 Q2 Beartracks, Pat and Carol Fagan
A throwback to the 1960s that has, so far, managed to fend off the city that built up around it, Cones has down home warmth and charm.Cones Airport
Cones is located right in the heart of Twentynine Palms, CA. The airport coordinates are

This article is available for purchasers of 2009 Beartracks access. Click here to purchase access or validate your prior 2009 subscription. Multi-year bundles are available here.

Burro Schmidt’s Tunnel

Source: 2009 Q1 Beartracks, Pat and Carol Fagan
09q1fagan1
Think back to when you were a kid. Remember reading the Sunday funnies? Perhaps your comics included a weekly “Ripley’s Believe it or Not”. Mine did. If so, you may have read about Burro Schmidt, or as Ripley dubbed him, “The Human Mole”. Mister Schmidt spent 32 years digging a tunnel nearly ½ mile long through solid granite, using only hand tools and dynamite.

This article is available for purchasers of 2009 Beartracks access. Click here to purchase access or validate your prior 2009 subscription. Multi-year bundles are available here.

Makin’ Beartracks- Trona Pinnacles

Source: 2008 Q1 Beartracks, Pat & Carol Fagan
08q1fagan1Guerrilla Photography: Get in. Get out. Take the shot. I first came up with this concept as an outgrowth of my realization I was not always comfortable leaving the airplane unattended for long periods while I explored on foot. What if, instead, I searched out interesting or unique sites or natural features, formulated a plan of attack, and then sneaked in and grabbed a picture before beating a hasty retreat. It sounded fun!

This article is available for purchasers of 2008 Beartracks access. Click here to purchase access or validate your prior 2008 subscription. Multi-year bundles are available here.