Thursday, January 26, 2012

Round Mountain

How many times have I said to myself I would climb up Round Mountain on one of my trips out to ABDSP? Maybe a million? Well..I did this trip out...

View from Round Mountain.
DeAnza Springs Resort , the 8 freeway and Tule Mtn from Round Mountain

I parked under the bridge and started the trek out on the railroad tracks before I cut over thru the thick brush
From the tracks into the brush

SDGE Sunrise Power Link project in action
SDGE Sunrise Powerlink Project

Round Mtn is not super huge to climb
Round Mountain

The register and DeAnza in the background
Round Mountain register and flag in the distance

I guess we know who mostly summits this small peak
Round Mtn Register entries

I am not sure what kind of bush this is but is has very bright, pretty yellow berries
Unknown Brush Bloom

The railroad tracks leading off into Carrizo Gorge
Railroad tracks

Scat DeJour
Bobcat probably

Some kind of old dam down in Carrizo Gorge
Carrizo Gorge

Down in the thick of Carrizo Gorge
Carrizo Gorge

Water drain pipe that crosses under the 8 freeway, I saw Border Patrol on foot patrolling this area, they told me they were looking for “clientele”.
Water drain pipe under the 8 freeway, Border Patrol are always patrolling this area.

Native Americans inhabited this area
Yoni

A spiral


The Owl


This is a panorama photo from the top of Round Mtn. From left to right, Tule Mtn, DeAnza Springs Resort, Jacumba Peak, Gray Mtn and of course the 8 freeway running thu the middle of it all
View from Round Mountain. From left to right, Tule Mtn, DeAnza Springs Resort, Jacumba Peak, Gray Mtn and of course the 8 freeway running thu the middle of it all.

Download Full size panorama here

Sunday, January 1, 2012

McCain Valley Stars

McCain Valley is a great place to view the stars, it has some very dark skies. I spent the night with my son this last week there and got to view more stars than I photographed...it was cold, very cold..

The moon and Venus
The moon and Venus, Cottonwood Campground

The moon, Venus and Fomalhaut(?) form a triangle. An airplane flew thru sky during the photograph
The moon, Venus and Fomalhaut form a nifty triangle, Cottonwood Campground

Cygnus, the Northern Cross, Vega is below. It seems centered in the Milky Way,
Cygnus, the Northern Cross, Vega is below. It seems centered in the Milky Way, Cottonwood Campground