2010-Panoramas

20100625. Re-opening Day Minus 1

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Sikes Adobe Reopening Day Minus 1
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

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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

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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

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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

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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.