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Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)

Don Barrett (aka DBs travels) club

Posted: 13 Feb 2010

Taken: 04 Jan 2010

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CA-62, Camp Rice 1626a

CA-62, Camp Rice 1626a
Site of Camp Rice, a training center during WW II.

CA-62 is a primary route for people heading to the Colorado river for recreation -- few of whom probably know that they are traveling through an area that was once covered with tents and the equipment of those training for combat in WWII. A check of the map (satellite view) will show the lines of the original camp roads.

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 slgwv
slgwv club
Patton practicing for North Africa, IIRC. Ended up in that area on a family trip once and was surprised to find all the traces of the military activity.
11 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to slgwv club
BLM is in the process of planning some way to acknowledge how extensive the activities were out there. Unfortunately many of the plaques (like this one) have been ripped off for value of the metal.
11 years ago.
slgwv club has replied to Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Sad, but alas I'm not surprised.
11 years ago.

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