Balch Camp, CA

Updated: 2:56 PM 2/2/2023

The folks at PG&E were very cordial in letting us use their facility to establish base camp. What a beautiful area in early spring! Even in the rain!
Many thanks to PG&E for their help and hospitality!

Hi Torie! Happy Birthday! From the family...

Team hiking in to the marijuana garden area.

Ken Judd, Bill Woolsey and Capt. Kevin Mayer.

Garbage in a cave with about 50 bottles of butane we retreived.

Some of the garbage these pot growers leave behind.

Keith works to clean out a cave.

Abbey and her brother Tristan.

Loading the garbage in bags to be picked up by the helicopter.

Tony displays some of the watering imlements found.

Capt. Ken Mayer of the US Forest Service law enforcement.

Diane ? of the US Forest Service law enforcement.

Dwane Quait

Karl Kramer

Flagman directs the helicopter for another load.

...and hauls the bundles away.

Helicopter lands briefly after depositing garbage bundle.

Eric Hamilton and his son Kyle.

A mountain of drip lines were collected.

Our food tent resisting the rain. Food was served inside the banquent hall.

Tonia takes a break from cooking dinner.

Soup for lunch on a cold, rainy Saturday.

Tents pitched in soggy lawn at the PG&E recreation facility at Balch Camp.

Watching the tool training video during the rainy spell.

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