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As some of you may remember, Animated Meat first came to life in 2008 as a way to document some sights that managed to slip through the cracks of most popular travel websites.  You may also remember that the original website was built on Apple's now defunct iWeb.  From there, it migrated over to WordPress where it met an untimely demise at the hands of Russian hackers.  Many of those old, pre-2012 entries have found a new home here in the Classics section.  I would consider these posts as my starting place as a writer, probably comparable to a musician's first demo tapes.  They are very rough, but I took them all seriously and wrote each one with passion.  While I would like to believe that I have matured in my abilities as a writer, it is my hope that I carry this same blind passion into all of my new efforts.

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Mormon Rocks - Originally Published 2009

July 27, 2018

It seems like there is always some intriguing place I spot on the way to some other destination.  The problem is, because my planned destination is more compelling, I don’t stop and check it out.  Such is the case with The Mormon Rocks.

The rocks

The Mormon Rocks sits on the 138 at the top of the Cajon Pass.  It gets its name from the Mormons that camped near them back in the 1800’s.

Mai on the trail
The dongs sense something

On one side of the road, there is a really mild mile long trail that gives you a couple nice views.  However, don’t leave without crossing the highway and taking a look up close.

Thats not us

This place isn’t too far off the beaten path, so it’s an easy retreat.  If you’re looking for some solitude, this is a nice place to start.

A place to watch jets

Yep.  You can lay back and watch a jet pass overhead here.

Trains

Need to entertain your weird nephew that’s way too into trains?  Anything coming into or leaving Southern California has to pass through here.  Somewhere between fifty to one hundred trains run through this little patch of the desert.

Lulu smells something

Great place to get away from it all without having to get away from it all.  The Mormon Rocks is maybe fifteen minutes away from the Victoria Garden, for all you shopping fanatics.

In travel Tags mormon rocks, san bernardino, mojave desert, 138, 15, cajon pass, victoria garden, california, southern, desert, mountains, animated meat, ed richter, national forest
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