The road is open and the weather is cooling down enough to make Saline Valley enjoyable. Mrs Bear and I were in that neighborhood yesterday but didnt make it all the way. Too many distractions for us and we spent our time up in the Coso wilderness instead. We saw wild horses and rock carvings from the ancient ones up in the pinyon forest. Perhaps some of us interested friends from this webspace might want to get together on a trip to Saline this fall.