#ranchocuyamaca

[runchef]

Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? #PacificPoisonOak #PoisonOak On top of a host tree. A shrub & a vine. The leaves can grow with slightly different shape depending on where it’s growing as pictured. The easiest way to identify it is the 3-leaf clusters that grow offset from one another horizontally, not evenly across the branch. It is changing to it’s fall colors which is pretty, but when the red & green are gone it’s still dangerous. #beyondtheclouds #ranchocuyamaca #ranchocuyamacastatepark #imbatman (at Lake Cuyamaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEj1qIujVjF/?igshid=l9mns84dcfqs

[runchef]

Made it to Paso Picacho this morning. In a couple of weeks i’ll be having breakfast 🥞 at the top of Stonewall behind me ↖️ #climbwithcare #ranchocuyamaca #discoverjulian #visitjulian #runchef #trailrunner (at Paso Picacho Campground) https://www.instagram.com/p/B06PveCn9T2/?igshid=fa4k5r0u3yui

[mrbrant]

Babbling Brook Zen (turn your sound on) #ranchocuyamaca #ranchocuyamacastatepark #stream #relax #babblingbrook #california #statepark #castateparks #findyourpark #hiking #trekking #camping #wanderlust (at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park)

[dgwllandme]

Rancho Cuyamaca State Park Camping

Haven't been camping in close to 10 years, so we decided that this year is when we start making it a yearly thing....

This year - Rancho Cuyamaca State Park in Descanso, CA near San Diego.  Since it was Labor Day weekend, it took us 5 hrs to get there...Ugh.

Dominik was a trooper....he's a dainty, indoor dog, but he put up with the dirt like a trooper.

This campsite was nice, with lots of shade, a firepit and a water spigot at each campsite.  It did not have a grill (except for the few bars that were on one side of the firepit).

I learned that headlamps are a necessity...for walking to the bathroom at night...

Dominik was tied up all weekend...but he had the longest tie-out ever...considering it wasn't attached to anything on the other end.  He's such a good boy that he never left the campsite without our permission.

Dominik patiently waits for everyone else to wake up...

All the burned trees made it look like Mordor...

Dominik always found the best shaded areas...

Morning walk, looking for wild turkeys....

Little Momo didn't feel like waking up yet...but was curious about all the ruckus outside...

YJ believes that everything tastes better cooked on camping forks...including petite brownie bites...

Dominik passed out in the tent....

All in all, it was a good trip.  The drive there was too long and the weather was too hot.

Next year...camping near an ocean...