Panoramas, Jim Coffee

20100625. Re-opening Day Minus 1

Administrator — 2010-06-25T20:08:42-04:00

Reopening Day minus 1. The Sikes Adobe, Escondido, California. 25 June 2010.

The historic Sikes Adobe was burned in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire. The home was insured and has been rebuilt. Opening day is tomorrow.

20100710. Lake Hodges Dam

Administrator — 2010-06-25T20:08:42-04:00

Lake Hodges Dam, Del Dios, California. 10 July 2010.

Constructed in 1918 at a cost of $630,000, with an earthquake retrofit in 1937 at a cost of $143,000, the Lake Hodges Dam is now part of the San Diego Municiple Water System.

20100525. Oak, Granite, & Grass

Administrator — 2010-06-04T14:28:25-04:00

Oak, Granite, & Grass. Santa Ysabel Gorge, California. 25 May 2010.
To me this is one of those images that says 'California'. Cheryl and I were in the gorge to photograph a habitat rehabilitation project. In this image you can see one of the results of the project...natural grasses that are re-appearing. You can see them running from the center of the image off to the right lower corner.
I also find it interesting that the oak trees all have green grass underneath them. Not sure what causes the green. We talked about it and concluded that perhaps the green grasses are supported by both the duff under the trees, and and the shade.
Also in this image, atop the large rock lower center, is a ground squirrel (one of many).

20100523. Rose Quartz Mine

Administrator — 2010-05-25T00:12:18-04:00

Rose Quartz Mine. Carney Valley, Ramona, California. 23 May 2010.

Cheryl and I were participating in a San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy sponsored hike, led by Leslie Woollenweber, to the Rose Quartz Mine in the Carney Valley.

The owner of the mine (in shorts near the backhoe bucket) met with us and explained the mine and the surrounding area. The green unit to the right is a 1,600 cfm air compressor, a backhoe is between the air compressor and the excavator. The pneumatic hammer used on the excavator is adjacent to the air compressor. The Rose Quartz Mine is quite old. It has been mined for quartz, tourmaline, and occasionally gems.
There were lots of wild flowers in bloom today.

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20100523. Carney Valley and Middle Ridge

Administrator — 2010-05-24T23:36:34-04:00

Carney Valley and Middle Ridge. Ramona, California. 23 May 2010.
Photographed from 'around the corner' from the Rose Quartz Mine this image shows Carney Valley (to the left), Middle Ridge (running diagonally across the image), and Pamo Valley (at the foot of Carney Valley and Middle Ridge, upper left).

Cheryl and I were participating in a San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy hike, led by Leslie Woollenweber. We parked just inside Carney Canyon and walked up the road to the Rose Quartz Mine. Wildflowers were abundant this day. An excellent hike.

20100523. Cat at the Rose Quartz Mine

Administrator — 2010-05-24T22:05:10-04:00

Cat at the Rose Quartz Mine. Carney Valley, Ramona, California. 23 May 2010.

The San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy organized this hike to the Rose Quartz mine in Carney Valley. The hike, which was led by Leslie Woollenweber, was spectacular. There were wildflowers everywhere.
This image was photographed at the mine, which is an 'open pit', or 'quarry', type of mine. Primarily mined here was quartz and tourmaline. Garnets have been found at times. The owner was at the mine. He took time to speak with us and to teach us about the area. Notice all of the wildflowers in bloom.

20100101. Five Flags in Glamis

Administrator — 2010-05-14T23:29:25-04:00

Five Flags in Glamis. Brawley, California. 1 January 2010.

Cheryl and I had traveled to the Glamis Dunes. She has a history here...but I had never seen Glamis before. This image is of a family (I assume) that had stopped to rest.

Located in the southeast corner of California, the Imperial Sand Dunes are the largest mass of sand dunes in the state. Formed by windblown sands of ancient Lake Cahuilla, the dune system extends for more than 40 miles in a band averaging 5 miles wide.

20100501. The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe

Administrator — 2010-05-14T15:01:32-04:00

The Crosby at Rancho Santa Fe. 1 May 2010.

Cheryl and I were participating in a San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy hike, led by Leslie Wollenweber, on the Santa Fe trail. Here is a view from the western end (at least for the moment) of the trail, looking east at The Crosby, a luxurious gated golf course community approximately five miles east of Interstate 5 and five miles west of Interstate 15. This master-planned community offers distinctive architecture, design and landscaping that blends with the regionally historic styles of Rancho Santa Fe and early California.

The colors of the image and the shadow rising from the bottom right inform us that the sun is setting. This was a nice hike.

20100501. Scripps Pier

Administrator — 2010-05-14T11:07:08-04:00

Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California, 1 May 2010.
There is a lot going on in this image. Joggers, surfers, beach walkers, barnacles, crashing surf, an Osprey eating at the end of the pier, and of course Scripps Pier itself.
Later in the morning Cheryl and I and the Exploring a Sense of Place group that we were with accompanied Wolf Berger, our hike expert, to the end of the pier. The Osprey was still there eating. And from the litter below his perch you could tell that he had had many meals there.

It was interesting to learn from Wolf that the Scripps Institution of Oceanography no longer specializes in just the ocean. Now the entire earth, including oceans and atmosphere, are studied intensly here at Scripps.

20100324. Nesting Grebe

Administrator — 2010-05-13T17:59:13-04:00

Nesting Grebe. Escondido, California. 24 March 2010.
This panorama was photographed from my kayak while Cheryl and I paddled with a group of San Dieguito River Park Volunteers.

This image was captured between I15 and the new David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge (the ribbon bridge).

Until this day neither Cheryl or I had been aware of the Grebe constructing floating nests, laying eggs, raising their young. There had been a lot of construction here for the past few years...maybe that was why.
This morning on the water we counted perhaps 40 Grebe sitting on (or guarding) nests. A beautiful sight.