Relaxing near the San Diego River

This couple was taking a break near the San Diego River that goes through Mission Trails park on a warm New Year's Day.

I went hiking at the Mission Trails Regional Park on Thanksgiving.

On the Hill Overlooking Santa Ysabel

I shot this photo last year from the hill that you have to climb when you are hiking the Santa Ysabel Preserve from Highway 79 on the west side.

Dos Cabezas Station

I walked about 5 miles from S-2 near the Border Patrol Checkpoint and came across this old station. This part of the railroad was destroyed in 1976 by Tropical Storm Kathleen. It's not too far from that famous trestle over Carrizo Gorge. I hope to get a shot of the trestle, soon.

View of San Diego

Here is the view from on top of Cowles Mountain looking west towards Downtown San Diego and Mission Valley. I took this on 1/1/09 with my Canon 350D.

Another Cowles Mountain Photo

Here's another photo of people hiking up Cowles Mountain on New Years Day.

Hiking Up Cowles Mountain

Here is a photo I took on New Year's Day on Cowles Mountain. I took this once I reached the top. The view there is of Santee, Lakeside and you might be able to see Ramona, too. It was a little foggy that day.

Here is another shot of the Clark Valley area of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. This was about a mile or so past the dry lake bead. Those are the Santa Rosas there.

Mission Trails Park

This was taken on the Rim Trail in Mission Trails Park in San Diego, CA.

Santa Ysabel Preserve

I went early on a Sunday morning there for a hike. Here is a photo at the top of the ridge a few miles from Highway 79.

They're creating a staging area off of Highway 78 for this preserve, but it's not open yet. It looks like it will be nice.

New Slideshow on AC

I have a new photo slideshow on Associated Content. It's a combination of 35mm and digital photos.

Hiking Iron Mountain

Santa Ysabel Preserve in Mid-December.

This is a 35mm print that I took with my Pentax K1000 camera last December, 2007.

I plan to post the latest on the WIP drawing that I am doing tomorrow if I can get any more work done on it by then. I did some today, but I want to do more before I post an update.

Self Portrait in Palm Canyon

This is a self portrait of me about a couple of miles down the main trail in Palm Canyon of the Anza-Borrego Desert. I took this on that trip a couple of months ago. Gas prices are too high for me to travel as well as having a problem with the car starting and the key getting hot.

Palo Verde Wash

I went out walking into the Palo Verde Wash in the Anza-Borrego Badlands. I had lots of car trouble, but I was able to shoot some nice photos which I will post over the next week or so. Here's a photo of me on the road about a mile and a half or so from Highway 22.

Mission Trails Park Rim Trail

I took this picture on the Rim Trail at around 3pm. f/3.5, 1/500 100ISO.

Iron Mountain Back Side

This is the back side of Iron Mountain about two or so miles from the trailhead on Highway 67 in Poway.

Me on Iron Mountain

I hiked up towards Iron Mountain near Poway, California, and took this photo with my Argus digital camera.

Photo for Today

I had decided to post a photo today as I had to work and I am also preparing for an upcoming art show at the Tierrasanta Library. The show runs all through July.

This photo is a 35mm photo taken with a Pentax K1000. I don't remember the settings, but I believe it was f5.6 at 1/250 with a 50mm lens. This is the Clairmont Street Bridge to Mission Trails Regional Park.