• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Hiking to Diablo Benchmark

  The early morning hours in the desert are magical. My destination is actually behind me. These are the Tierra Blanca Mountains.

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Bobcat photos

  This amazing bobcat was active hunting and getting water in this area over a couple of days. The ear striping looks just like you might see on a tiger. There's plenty of food…

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Coyotes

  Here is a collection of coyote photos, doing their coyote thing. They are active day and night.

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Mountain Lion trailcam shot

  Over the last six months, I've been experimenting with a trailcam in the local mountains. I am an avid explorer, including off trail wilderness areas. I've had some success, but…

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• tekewin (38)in #hiking • 7 years ago

  Fonts Point

  Fonts Point is a popular overlook above the Borrego badlands in Anza-Borrego State Park, CA. It is about a 4-mile dirt road trip from highway S22 outside Borrego Springs. We took…

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Trailcam snaps

  I've had some small success with my trailcam recently. Last month, I moved it to a watering hole close to home. The watering hole attracted a coyote, some ravens, and a bobcat.

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Eastern Vallecito Mountains High Point

  The Vallecito Mountains are in eastern San Diego county and spread over a large area. The west part of the range is dominated by Whale Mountain, but the goal today was the…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Curled trees on Pine Mountain

  There were several strangely curled trees on Pine Mountain in the Angeles National Forest. The mountain is appropriately named since only pine trees were growing on it.

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Pyramid-Villager Loop, Santa Rosa Mountains

  A 5-peak traverse of the southern half of the Santa Rosa mountain range in southern California. Started and finished in the dark. Total trip was 19.2 miles with 7107' of gain. It…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Silverdome, San Diego County

  Silverdome is the largest granitic structure in San Diego County. No trails lead to the top but it's only about 0.3 miles of cross country to climb it.

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• tekewin (38)in #photography • 7 years ago

  Rusted water tower in Escondido, CA

  This abandoned water tower was rusted and left to the elements. It's a few miles away from any road but has a trail to it.

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  View from Mount Whitney

  Here are a couple of my favorite photos from a hike to Mount Whitney in 2013. Whitney is the highest mountain in the continental U.S. Hitchcock Lake and Guitar Lake from Trail Crest Wales Lake

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Devil Gulch Falls

  Devil Gulch is a deep gash in the San Gabriel Mountains north of L.A. There are no trails to get in or out. The gulch ends in the San Gabriel River, but a 90' waterfall blocks…

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Bighorn Sheep of San Ysidro

  I met these fine specimens in the winter of 2015 in the San Ysidro Mountains. They were not overly concerned with me or my hiking buddies. It is always a rare treat to get close…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Santa Rosa mini-traverse

  The weather was favorable for a partial traverse of the Santa Rosa range crossing five summits. I planned a loop in this order: Pyramid Peak Marble Peak Rosa Point Mile…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Travelers Peak

  I continued my desert peakbagging last weekend with Travelers Peak at the southern tip of the Santa Rosa Mountains. I drove a mile up the rough Calcite Mine Road to a turnaround…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Indianhead Peak

  This was one of the first desert peaks I soloed back in 2013. The name comes from the profile of the mountain at certain angles. There is a popular palm oasis in the canyon below…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Sierra Peak burn zone

  I hiked to Sierra Peak today, the northern most peak in the Santa Ana Mountains. Last September, the Canyon Fire burned 2600 acres including this peak. The fire swept over it and…

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• tekewin (38)in #hike • 7 years ago

  Mt. Jurupa

  Riverside, CA is surrounded by several small urban mountains that provide great hiking and mountain biking options. I drove up to Martin Tudor Regional Park for the short 2.5…

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• tekewin (38)in #animals • 7 years ago

  Another Speckled Rattlesnake

  This was the second rattlesnake I encountered hiking to Eagle Crag. This one was just on the edge of the trail. I was jogging down and only saw him out of the corner of my eye. I…

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