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and for the first time ever we saw a lizard up there, taking a lick on the watermelon. Who knew they liked melon?

We walked in a familiar part of town, at a "park" that we have never visited before. The road to the park turned out to be home of the

California Army National Guard

and its  service garage:

 

The Custody-to-Community Transitional Reentry Program facility (scary, no photos), Rising Stars Soccer, Kearney Recreation Center, Leash Free Dog Park, and finally, the "Famous" San Diego BMX Track:

They were holding summer camps for aspiring BMX racers. In the photo below you can see the dude in the hat sitting on his bike -- he cruised over to us and asked if we were parents and watching our kids, or what (noticing my camera). 

We said WHAT. We are just checking it out - never heard of it before. 

So he went into promoter mode and told us all about its features, fame, etc and how he came to ride here almost 40 years ago, etc. until my wife said "Where did you come from?" 

(We could tell from his accent he wasn't local.) 

"Nottingham." 

We all had a good laugh, talked about the UK and the hard life of a BMX-racing grown man, and parted friends.

We crossed over to a lonely beautiful tree on the hillside and peered into the valleys below.

Aha, Tecolote Canyon. We've walked it many times but never seen it from this high vantage point. If you want to see beautiful Tecolote from the inside, GO HERE. 

We felt "kings of all we survey"  like this cyclist far below,

until I looked up and saw we could be lunch for the hawk who was soaring even higher than we.



Then across another canyon to the North we spotted the brutalist architecture of Mesa College, and another flying object on the far right of it.



Yep, another person higher than we are. Sigh.



We felt positively tiny below the jutting buildings. I suspect that was the architect's goal.



Giving up our imaginary regal status, we struggled back through the brush trying not to scratch our legs and arms.



And looking down, we were kings and queens again, compared to the loud bugs



and slippery lizards (notice this one is a different species with smooth back).

We did see lots of old scruffy buildings too, but they were hidden the back behind the modern stuff up front. I guess, the place can't be all bad, because they have a rock-stacking therapy garden (@!) 

And lizards.

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