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Charlie Manson and Me – part 3
~Newman Cabin~
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We rounded a bend on the trail and finally spotted the Newman Cabin. It is up on a rise on the South side of the wash, and we drove up and parked and finally got out and stretched our legs! That was a long drive from Ballarat.
The interior was very sparse, with a barrel stove and a twin-size metal bedspring with a torn-up mattress, so we opted to sleep in the van.
Notice the mattress on the right. I doubt it is the same mattress we encountered 29 years earlier!
Well, we had a nice supper (Barbara is an EXCELLENT cook!), and we sat at the campfire (Kingsford Charcoal Briquettes and maybe some dead branches for effect). I’m sure Danny and I cranked out at least a thousand b-b’s, plinking at the rocks up on the slopes.
Then we settled in for the night inside the snug and secure van.
Finally, a picture of the ‘Mad Explorer’!
LOL …FOR THE ENGINE!
Then, (…as prearranged with Barbara, and keeping in mind it was Halloween) I ‘excused myself’ and stepped out of the van into the pitch black of a deep canyon night.
I went around to the back of the van to (…errrr, use your imagination), then went around to the side and…
…and Danny, being the tough little trooper he is…
…and she was taking the pictures!! So now it was REALLY time to settle in for the night.
…OR WAS IT!!!
Those are straw mats we used as shades on the windows. The van is facing West, so the morning sunlight would pour in if they weren’t covered. That, and IF Daddy ever actually slept past 4:00 am! LOL
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Charlie Manson and Me — part 4
~Up Goler Wash To Carl Mengel Pass~
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