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Amateur Photographer - Mostly landscapes and some other self-assignments on whatever catches my photographic interest at the time... Don't have time to do this much (the posting). Never enough hours in the day to do all the other stuff that MUST be done. L8r...

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Matilija poppies at the beginning of the trail to Old Mission Dam in Mission Trails Regional Park May, 2017.  The plants grow up to 8 feet in height and produce the largest flowers of any members of the poppy family.

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I took my dog Nukers for a hike yesterday :)  Mission Trails is dog friendly, as long as you keep them on a leash and clean up after them if needed.  Things are warming up enough that it’s important to bring plenty of water for them as well as yourself.  The white flowers at the side of the trail are buckwheat.

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Mission Trails Regional Park, May 2017

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Alpine Stream, Mammoth Lakes area between Lake Mary and Duck Lake Pass

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One of the trails in the Green Valley Falls area of Cuyamaca Rancho State Park - taken May 2017

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Green Valley Falls area Rancho Cuyamaca State Park, May 2017

Lupine just off the trail downstream from the falls

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Bush Mallow, Green Valley Falls area, May 2017

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Green Valley Falls, Rancho Cuyamaca State Park, May 2017

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Just the right light, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

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Oak Canyon trail, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

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Oak Canyon Creek, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

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Oak Canyon Trail, Mission Trails Regional Park, 4/8/2017

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Grasslands, Mission Trails Regional Park 4/8/17

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Anza Borrego State Park at sunrise - from my trip last Friday (3/10/2017).  (Some of the smaller wildflowers can be seen if you click to check out the hi-res version)

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I first posted these on philotheoristc but figured I’d keep the same thread going and just reblog them here.

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Anza Borrego State Park from last Friday (3/10/17) - I took this between the Visitor’s Center and the trail head to Palm Canyon.  The news said this spring was supposed to be one of the best for wildflowers since 2005. (I decided this would look better cropped than my previous version)

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I first posted these on philotheoristc but figured I’d keep the same thread going and just reblog them here.

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On my way to Palm Canyon in Anza Borrego State Park, I missed my turn - went a little too far and came across this (I had seen several other sculptures by  artist Ricardo Breceda a bit earlier alongside the road). Here’s an article I found about the artist.

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I first posted these on philotheoristc but figured I’d keep the same thread going and just reblog them here.

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Just a bit before the oasis in Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego State Park.

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I first posted these on philotheoristc but figured I’d keep the same thread going and just reblog them here.