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Jack Farley

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155 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

So I can remember seeing him sitting in the back of his truck when he'd get done with a run in the mountains.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

So when I'd walk out into the parking lot, I'd see him sitting out there and ask him about his run.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Right.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

It's all uplifted from earthquake activity.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

That's Punchbowl Fault, and that runs parallel with the mountains.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

And then when you came up the hill, you crossed the San Andreas Fault, which is, of course, the big one that runs through California.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Several faults in the area took all this sand that was laid down flat by streams and tilted it up into vertical relief.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

You can see a definite bowl shape coming around like this.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

So that's where it got the punch bowl name.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Yeah, mine will definitely be better.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Okay, here's the Devil's Point.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

And there's Burkhart Trail right there.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

It goes over toward Devil's Chair, so that'd be just to the east.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

It goes to South Fork.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

So the high mountain behind the telephone pole over there?

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

That's Baden-Powell, and that's where he would go sometimes.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Jeez, that is one of the higher ones.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

Let me think.

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

10,000?

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Introducing Valley of Shadows: Corruption in California’s Mojave Desert

I mean, in this range.