DWTH SDTCT Day 1: The Salton Sea
Sunday, March 16th, 2025, 0620-1800Salton Sea, eastern terminus of the SDTCT, elevation -226′, to outskirts of Borrego Springs, mm30.5, elevation 500′30.5 miles. It felt great to be at the start of the SDTCT when I woke. I was moving before the sunrise, since I didn’t want to be discovered camping along the shore. I couldn’t see how far away the water was, but the flats made for a nice sunrise. I didn’t even realize that I was standing over 200 feet below sea level. The depression was formed by the San Andreas fault, which stretched the landscape as the plates slid past each other. I’m not sure I’ve ever been in a place so low, and especially not at the[…]
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