Thread: Border pic's and the real mountain dog

MD asked me to post these pictures he took near the border so he could share them with you.
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Most of these pic's were taken in a box canyon near the Ca. Baja border, the only people who ever go out there are illegals, Border Patrol and me.
The border collie you will see is the real mountain dog and is responsible for the apprehension of many illegal border crossers.
My thanks to Jean for all her hard work.
MD


A hilltop cross.

A water bottle placed in a bush to mark an illegal passage way.


Fresh tracks from a group of illegals. I only missed them by a few hours.


Trash left behind.


This shot shows the beauty of the land that the illegals are destroying


This dog has earned the right to be called a Border Collie. He has helped find many illegals hiding in the brush.


Booties. Illegals often cut up pieces of a blanket and tie them around their boots or shoes to prevent their tracks from showing the design and inhibiting any Border Patrol agents who may track them. It does make it harder but they can still track them!


More trash left behind with no regard to nature.


Illegal tracks in a sandy creek bed.

More illegal tracks.


Natural rock shelter, note empty food container.

Another veiw of the rock shelter with trash left behind.

Red bandana used as a trail marker.


A pair of booties left behind.


A view to the south with the border fence.


A view to the south with the border fence.


empty water bottles left behind.


The mountain dog checking an area for illegals hiding.


Blanket left behind.


Taking a break,


Backpack left behind.


Known drug house in Mexico right next to the border.


A view to the east looking toward El Centro Ca. This is what our Border Patrol agents try and keep under control.

Great pics MD....thanks for sharing!!

I hope you remove those trail markers you come across!

Originally Posted by azwreath

Great pics MD....thanks for sharing!!

I hope you remove those trail markers you come across!

Yeah, I take them down but because there is so much trash out there I don't try to carry it out. The hike in and out of where I took these pic's took four and a half hours. Maybe someday I can get some help and we can go back in and start to clean the area up some more. Being out there alone isn't all that safe!

Originally Posted by MountainDog

Originally Posted by azwreath

Great pics MD....thanks for sharing!!

I hope you remove those trail markers you come across!

Yeah, I take them down but because there is so much trash out there I don't try to carry it out. The hike in and out of where I took these pic's took four and a half hours. Maybe someday I can get some help and we can go back in and start to clean the area up some more. Being out there alone isn't all that safe!

Wow!! That's some hike, isn't it?

Well, let me tell you Thank You for your efforts and what you do.

I hope that one day you can manage to put something together to clean up......it looks like such beautiful country. Even though I do not enjoy desert living and cannot wait to get out of here to cooler climes, it is still very beautiful land.

You just stay safe out there and give the dog a big pet and hug from me!!

Loved the pic of him taking a break BTW........LOL, he reminds me of my dog who has yet to meet a camera she doesn't like She's a big ham and thoroughly enjoys having her picture taken

Originally Posted by azwreath

Originally Posted by MountainDog

Originally Posted by azwreath

Great pics MD....thanks for sharing!!

I hope you remove those trail markers you come across!

Yeah, I take them down but because there is so much trash out there I don't try to carry it out. The hike in and out of where I took these pic's took four and a half hours. Maybe someday I can get some help and we can go back in and start to clean the area up some more. Being out there alone isn't all that safe!

Wow!! That's some hike, isn't it?

Well, let me tell you Thank You for your efforts and what you do.

I hope that one day you can manage to put something together to clean up......it looks like such beautiful country. Even though I do not enjoy desert living and cannot wait to get out of here to cooler climes, it is still very beautiful land.

You just stay safe out there and give the dog a big pet and hug from me!!

Loved the pic of him taking a break BTW........LOL, he reminds me of my dog who has yet to meet a camera she doesn't like She's a big ham and thoroughly enjoys having her picture taken

Keep in mind that was a four and a half hour hike for me, I'm sixty years old with a bad knee and I spent a lot of time just wandering around exploring trails. A young healthy person making a one way trip through there could easily do so in fourty five minutes or so.
It is very pretty there but don't let the desert like scenes fool you, I like to go hiking and camping up there so I watch the weather reports, just last week the night time temps were below freezing. During the summer temps can and do get up over one hundered.
Illegals coming through there have died from both the cold and the heat. In fact one died not too far from this area just a few months ago from the cold.

Great pics MD.

Thanks for watching over.

Stay safe!

Awesome shots - as an environmentalist, I hate to see ignorance toward nature, I wish I lived by the border dopwn there - I would come out with my dog and help ya - I live in Florida, when I get my boat, Im gonna start my night patrols