Palomar
Mountain SP
Jul.
07,
2002
Guide - Bob
Miller
A visit to Palomar Mountain State Park with Kathie.
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After
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More pics of the fox, like
before he saw us and after he saw us!! Okay back to Doane Pond and
lunch, which I could barely sit still for as we kept seeing these
bright orange dragons zoom by! |
Flame Skimmer
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Common Whitetail
female
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The pond was
teeming with life! Purple Martins above, all manner of interesting
bugs on the shore and little schools of Bullhead catfish that
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I first thought these damsels
were Familiar Bluets but sometimes you have to have these critters
in your hand with a good magnifying glass to know for sure. Lots of
people were out for the day who had never had the opportunity to see
nature this close without sitting on a couch with a remote.
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Damselflies
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The awe in their eyes when they come away from the
spotting scope is priceless. Even if it was just a fly. But you
gotta admit, it is a pretty cool fly! Can someone tell me what it
is?
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Super fly?
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Rock Dudleya
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Leaving the SP we took the Nate Harrison trail
down the backside of the mountain. It is a dirt road and a bit
rough in places but the view is forever. This flowering Dudleya
was huge.
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Lake Henshaw
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This view is
from near Hwy's 76 & 79 on the south side of Lake Henshaw
looking east toward Warner Springs. After dropping Kathie in Julian,
I saw a Bobcat as I came out of her driveway!
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