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Touching more Corners of Tecolote, Part I
We decided to try to find more of the access points to our favorite canyon. It turned out to be a surprising day - few animals seen, a fire spotted, some amazing vehicles, and finding $100 bill. And we saw the moon again.
We left home at 6:40, under the still-full moon. Our first stop was a small park on the edge of the canyon.
We entered by squeezing past a big city truck. The foresters were pulling a fallen branch off a fence and shed, then grinding it up.
Canyon looking NE looks like this.
Signs of habitation - such as a nice bike dumped in the grass
I believe this stick means KEEP OUT in any language.
View to the SE reveals the marine layer is coming in (moon still visible up there too)
While walking, we noticed smoke coming from the “woods” — possibly a cooking fire but since everything out here is very flammable, we went up to the park service foresters and reported it.
They came immediately with helmets on and fire gear, with me showing the way.
We found a couple living under the trees, making breakfast, who said “yeah, we’re just making eggs and rice, we’ll put out the fire.”
"Use your darn stove," said the forester, muttering to me that “the mayor won’t do anything about these people who live in our parks."
Relieved, we walked on, and found a swallowtail butterfly who gave us a very good display!
I’ve never gotten closer than this! Look at the “fur” on its body.
A sad-looking little bird seemed dismayed by the graffiti on its table.
Relieved, we walked on, and found a swallowtail butterfly who gave us a very good display!
I’ve never gotten closer than this! Look at the “fur” on its body.
A sad-looking little bird seemed dismayed by the graffiti on its table.
A little shrine of some kind with a lot of baby shoes… 😕 probably a sad story behind this.
From our vantage point I could zoom down to the golf course. No riding at this course, you walk and pull your clubs. Or carry them, I suppose.
We moved on driving through neighborhoods on the rim to spot #2. Here’s a map to show you the day’s adventures:
We could see across to #1 but it would be a very tough hike down across and back up
View SW to the Univ. of San Diego campus, a Catholic university with about 9000 students.
View to the North and the apartment complex which my starting location for a walk last Saturday.
Straight ahead, some lovey-dovey walkers who went down to the bottom and back up past us, engrossed in each other.
Rabbit trails were apparent in the dry brush. My wife asked “How do you know?” I used to be a Boy Scout and we learned that sort of thing.
Sure enough, almost on cue a bunny sprinted out of one bush to another. I caught the back of his heels.
And got about 80% of a hummingbird (trust me).
South-east view.
Lots of sage growing here and very aromatic now.
Eucalyptus (planted by early settlers) marks the entrance at many of these mesas.
Inching along the narrow streets we came upon a temple of some kind, which I have since learned is the Linda Vista Wat Lao Navaram Buddhist Monastery.
No visible (or readable) sign.
Close by was a very forlorn house.
The canyon here had some dogs — highly-professional junkyard dogs judging by their aggressive and continuous barking! The foliage was very nice, and unlike that of Points 1 and 2.
Touching more Corners of Tecolote, Part I
We decided to try to find more of the access points to our favorite canyon. It turned out to be a surprising day - few animals seen, a fire spotted, some amazing vehicles, and finding $100 bill. And we saw the moon again. We left home at 6:40, under the s...
Touching more Corners of Tecolote, Part II
We left spot #3 due to continual barks from all directions and because the current occupants don’t have the same taste in liquor as we do… at least they left a couple glugs in the bottle. Only one block later I was thrilled! Look! A Dodge Power Wagon Trio...