Sunset near the railroad tracks
![Sunset Sunset](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-zV4rHkF/0/M/img_2945_2015-01-09-M.jpg)
Checking my maps while I was waiting for Tom to show up
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Fish Peak in the distance and my '81 Toyota 4WD Pickup
![My truck at the Fishcreek Mountains My truck at the Fishcreek Mountains](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-QsfxMLg/0/M/img_2960_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
Spotted some balloons way off in the distance, as I hiked over to get them they blew away off into the opposite direction
![Balloons off in the distance, they flew away and I had to scale tall mountains to get them Balloons off in the distance, they flew away and I had to scale tall mountains to get them](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-NHKf8tM/0/M/img_2961_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
But ultimately I got them...at the expense of Tom taking a break and waiting for me to go scale another ridge to get them
![](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-NHJz56P/0/M/img_2964_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
Lots of remains of the mining efforts in those hills are still there
![](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-wNVVM2n/0/M/img_2966_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
![](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-zVR9Pkc/0/M/img_2968_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
![](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-G3qLKn6/0/M/img_2971_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
![Looking down into the mine Looking down into the mine](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-RhBsG8q/0/M/img_2987_2015-01-11-M.jpg)
![Old mine Old mine](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-nzZ9x6N/0/M/img_2985_2015-01-11-M.jpg)
Thanks to Tom for this next shot, I gave it no thought but I guess all he saw was my life insurance policy double..hahaha...
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-QjL8Bjq/0/L/daren_leaning_over_mine_shaft-L.jpg)
You can find left over artillery and shrapnel in the hills
![Big Ammo Big Ammo](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-PcZfZNc/0/M/img_2962_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
![](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-2GsqsTT/0/M/img_2978_2015-01-10-M.jpg)
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There are several pieces of shrapnel in this photo, can you find them? The rusted color of the steel blends right in with the natural desert patina of the boulders
![Shrapnel everywhere, can you spot it? Shrapnel everywhere, can you spot it?](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-2dkqTJT/0/M/img_2990_2015-01-11-M.jpg)
Sunrise before we head to go back to the trucks
![Sunrise Sunrise](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-bLwQSMN/0/M/img_2982_2015-01-11-M.jpg)
Total Mylar Balloons this trip - 13
![Total Mylar Balloons 13 Total Mylar Balloons 13](http://www.darensefcik.com/Photography/San-Diego/Fish-Creek-Mountains/i-FTWJ9H9/0/M/img_2993_2015-01-11-M.jpg)
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Did you try the sardines after making the photo? :)
ReplyDeleteHa..! that was the bottom of the can, I think the sardines were long gone...!!
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