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Hi - thank you for the very informative video about this shrub. Giving the strong odor would you think that it wouldn't be a plant that a Chuckwalla would add to it's diet? I ask because I'm looking for plants that it would actually enjoy, so far I only heard that they like Creosote Bush but I can't even confirm if that is really a good plant for them. Anyways, just looking for any inputs. Thank you again.

One of my favorite oak forests is Verdugo Oaks, near Pyramid Lake. Beautiful blue oak landscape, with some valley oaks too. I think you'll like it if you go there.

Even with these "lowlands" hikes of yours, I am learning to be fascinated by them. Yet the tall peaks of Conifer Country in the distance, still beckon. Would still be nice, for YOU, for as long as it remains warm and dry, but that's now about to change. Had you looked closely at that big jet's tail, and seen the big pass-through engine in the tail, that's a DC-10/MD-11, both basically the same ship, the other's a mere upgrade. These jumbos were really dandy passenger carriers, along with the similar Lockheed L1011 Tristar. I'd flown in both brands, in the late '70's-early '90's. The cabin interiors were huge, spacious--very wide aisles--seats that could easily fit the portly and extremely tall, room to spare--footrests even for 'coach"--self-leveling tray tables on the backs of the seats, that had at least 11' of recline play--plenty of move-around space, especially around the bulkheads, so there were always passenger up and milling about without getting in the "Stew's" or other passenger's way; good thing for people to keep moving about to keep fit while you fly--and nearly all of these ships were loaded 45%<, so that some of the center-bench seat files might be entirely empty; just fold all the armrests up, and you have an instant bed. The idea for today's airplanes, is to jam everything together like a sardine can, so sad. The DC-10/MD-11, L-1011, and the Boeing 747, are now all used as Retardant Bombers. They all have at least 10X capacity, maybe more, than the then-huge WW II-vintage B-17's that I saw at work, when I did a stint of firefighting in the USFS in '76.Seventeens weren't all that old, and were FAR more common, then. Now, that design is almost 90 years old. And all of these huge birds are surprisingly nimble, daring to do long stretches low on deck, before vaulting up to altitude, at the ends of their drop runs. With the colossal loads of today's equally colossal ships, that means, that if needs be, they can do several partial drops on different parts of the fire, along with the single mighty Hail Mary drops. A couple Pieces back, I tried to make interesting talk about Knobcone Pines. There are a few of the other Serotinous Pines, like the Knobbie, that can engulf their cones, more or less, such as Bishops, Monties, Lodgies, but the Knobbie more readily swallows them whole! They've been sawn open, and clusters of EIGHT+ cones have been found embedded in the wood, a foot or more deep! I heard somewhere, that the record for number of cones in a single season's growth whorl, was an insane 23 (I don't know if those were exposed or embedded.), for Knobbies--the tree that eats its own fruits.

Duuuuude the way you present purple sage is friigin awesome. Alot of videos are not as informative. You are on point. Thanks for your upload

Knobbies . . . I've probably expostulated on those before, here, Brian. They are at their most extensive and commonest, in their range of the Northern Coast Ranges, where they spill over through the Mt. Eddy and Shasta Ranges. It's on Shasta's slopes, where their elevation exceeds 6K', and those forests there, are vast, thick and tall, crowding all other conifers, for the most part. At Shasta Ski Park (their latest name?), you can ski a short Black Diamond (Advanced) run or two, through Knobbie copses, lining the verges of the runs! I'm not entirely sure, but they may have migrated up the Siskiyous all the way up into Oregon. In the Sierra Nevada mid-elevation foothills, there are several separate small-medium groves, usually separated from other groves, by many miles. And, you probably know about the Southernmost outpost forest, along the mid-third, elevation-wise, of the 330 taking you up into Running Springs, in the "San Berdoos". The closest vast forest expanses to me, are all over Mount Saint Helena--including the summit plateaus, Bottlerock Road South of Clear Lake, selected slopes of Mount Konockti, and, the highlands of the North shores of Clear Lake.

Point 420 thats whats up ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️

Многие тропы как я вижу можно проехать на велосипеде

those fingers in San Clementie Cayon have all kinds of trails. I grew up roaming around down there. You can drop in a few different spots. At the end of lakehurst or go to Gershwin park and go out the back gate. Hike down to the bottom where what we called the tarzan swing used to be. Then head down the trail which would be running parallel with regents road. Go thru the culvert and you will be at the bottom in the parking lot . watch out for the queers around there. Head west on the trail until you hit the railroad tracks or follow the trail that goes south to rose canyon. you sure are fancy with all those plant names. if I stand in my driveway my view is where you are hiking.

So cool man keep doing what you love

Brian, what's the name of the beautiful DEEP valley below El Cajon Peak? With its deepness, it looks like it offers a taste of Yosemite, all the scarps surrounding it? There's probably Raccoon problems, with that Koi pond.

The Berkeley/Oakland/San Leandro/Hayward Hills crest, where I live close to, is roughly the same elevations as this particular range that you were on, Brian, this day. Yet, with the boulder-spangled slopesides, ridges, and summits leading up to big El Cajon, terrain-wise, it all looks like it ought to belong, at least 6K' HIGHER. So fascinating, to run the eyeballs over the courses of the decidedly exotic landforms! Now, if this Winter were more "normal", quite a lot of these sites that you've been on/at, as of late, would be close to miserable to traverse. Too much MUD, perhaps extensive snowy tracts at/above 2.5K', and, too DANG cold, for you to be hiking in your trademark white T-shirts! Do take ADVANTAGE of these narrow meteorological windows! But do shelter-in-place, when the abnormally strong Santa Anas trigger flying debris!

With your descriptions of the various Ceanothii, Brian, I should think it an especial treat, to do a FULL MOON hike--yes--AT NIGHT!! I know what certain landforms and trees look like--VERY different from day--as so very long ago, I took saunters in Sequoia NP's Giant Forest in the Full Moon, the huge trees with their celadon foliage, and the trunks with an iridescent magenta, that you would not see during daylight. And tracts of glacial polish that would otherwise blind you, if illuminated by the sun, instead.

Oh, No.....This is the spot I never have to share....Top Secret Spot 32:03 45:45 Rattlesnake sightings here x2

Brian, I have no idea, what triggered the strikeout, in my adjacent Post! I tried different things, but, it's still there.

I swear, I do declare, that right-hand side of El Cajon, has a cliff-piece identical to Yosemite's El Capitan. With the strength of this season's particular Santa Anas, it's DEFINITELY WISE to shelter in place--flying debris--downed trees-downed powerlines/power flashes--some structures damaged/destroyed by this year's Santa Anas. People forget those things, in wake of the fire news. And, some, in their ignorance, actually believe that with the air being "that dry", that the air itself, "ignites"--in the absence of moisture-- and that this "fire from the sky", is the cause of these fires. I "could" envision, however, that extreme friction of dry twigs in the wind, "might" trigger ignitions, but it would require, LOTS of rubbing. In NorCal, many areas have also been struck by particularly bad and long-lasting Monos/Diablos, but, fingers crossed, my immediate vicinity, has been largely protected by Inversion Layers, from those. Somehow, these gusts simply "bounce off" of those.

At about 09:04--uh oh--looks like a bit of smudge in the sky.

I DREAD, Brian, to see the views as you break out on the ridgelines and summits, and I'm surprised that you were able to get to the hinterlands, with all of the Red Flag Closures. Poway's not too far from your digs, isn't it? And we all HOPE that your workplace escaped not only conflagration, but those highly DAMAGING winds. Seems so, judging from your banter. More to soon follow . . .

I really love Jeffrey's pines. And I planted the seeds 8 years ago in Russia. They feel great and they don't mind the cold -30 °C. And I also love Coulter pines, but they often die from frost. Therefore, last year I planted 60 pines again in the hope that at least 2-3 pines would survive. Then it will be a success.

Was wondering if these grow in San Bernardino

It is also a medicnail herb - Cold and flu and muscle pain . also an anti-oxcident .

We have it up here in northern Oregon

im aussie, cant believe the trees are there doing so well

That's a great hill, on all sides, to pour down artillery fire upon enemy attackers. I wasn't aware that L.D.S. had sent out feelers this early, in '47, and that they'd reached this far. The main body of the "Saints" were encamped at Winter Camp along the Missouri, somewhere in present day Nebraska. Come Spring, they'd break this camp, and eventually reach the Great Salt Valley, mid to late Summer of that year, thanks to the scratch road so heartbreakingly hewn out in early Autumn of the previous year, by the Donner-Reed Party. On a hill, that finally had a grand vista of the Valley, that Lansford Hasting, lots of guile in his heart, not much compassion for party leader James Frazier Reed's trailmates, pointed out the sketchiest of routes to Reed, pretending he'd scouted it plenty of times, when he had NOT! He demanded cash of Reed! So, on this same hill, Brigham Young, having assumed leadership from the assassinated Joseph Smith, waved his arm--like Moses with his staff--to the immense wagon train behind him, pronouncing, "This IS the Place!", and in the days that followed, Salt Lake City was created. You showed us Canary Island Pines; I always have a dickens of a time trying to convince folks, that they are NOT Ponderosas, and all I draw are blank stares! It's the metallic russet bark plates and long puffy needles clusters that do it. Even when I point out the profuse epicormic/meristematic buds and shoots that sometimes riddles the trunks and stump regeneration! Sigh, oh well.

That huge boulder, at 07:08, I'd call him "Moby Dick"! The trail construction/conformation reminds me of a lot of the stretches of Mist Trail from Yosemite Valley to Half Dome, or most of the Alta Peak Trail, from Panther Gap to peak's summit, in Sequoia National Park, CLASSIC CCC construction techniques through hardscrabble. Sorta look "more in place", in locales 9, 10, 12X as high, just substitute Doug Fir, Jeffreys, all of the "usual Sierran suspects", right on up to Whitebarks. And I almost expect to see steel pipe bannisters, chains, cables w/ stanchions, to prevent lawsuits against the local Resources Agency. That's what they've done on much of Mist Trail now, LONG SINCE I'd had all of my fun, with that derring-do!

I used to hike up Coal Canyon Rd in OC to the Tecate Cypress groves; how far is the Guatay Mt. Hike to the trees?

Great information!! Thank you 💙from Australia!

Why don’t you just hike the hills and not worry about recording it like a simp . Pathetic

Thanks for the info, dude!

This video reminds me to send away for more topo maps, bring a pencil and compass everywhere.

The thing that fascinated me here, Brian, was that there seemed a plethora of ridges, all strung together by this master ridge that you were on, and that this top-land had a flatter contour than most other ridges. Usually, ridges have more upsy-down, as one attempts a straight, lengthwise traverse of a ridgeline. For discarded, severed branches strewn about, let's just hope that the Landscapers were just a little negligent in policing all of their clippings, rather than vandals of high malice.

What a super park that is. Thanks!

Thanks for the information! 🤙

Very beautiful

Lovely looking area my friend! Those summits in the distance are amazing!🏔️🏔️

super common here in arizona so it's funny to hear someone be suprised by finding a juniper 🙌

Actually, Brian, between the Weather Bureau and myself, we sorta goofed on this storm. This storm's "firehose", has actually tracked further North than was originally forecasted; it's stalled over Mendocino County, taking a track North/Northeast, with only a few "spits" South of there. But, later on today, Thursday, it COULD take a radical sag towards the South, involving most of the main Bay Area. In the meantime, all we're currently getting, are periods of moderately strong "warm" tropical winds. I hope that it may yet sag as far South as your stomping grounds; SoCal desperately NEEDS the moisture.

Well, Brian, is your hiking and filming schedule READY for the Big Storm, due in a few hours, to LAST until Saturday? I'd noticed how comparatively gentle Frazier's and Pinos' terrains are, so, come snowtime's showtime, these areas will become a mecca for snowshoers, X-country skiers. If the flats around Lockwood and Cuddy Valleys get a deep enough blanket, then there's snowmobiler's delight. On some of Pinos' North slopes, there's gullies and ravines to give a downhiller a nice ride, but a group of friends would have to take turns, ferrying each other to Pinos' summit.

I've been enjoying your videos. San Diego has so many great spots. Did you ever go back to Carmel Arete?

"Carmel Arete" 9:54 What's That? That's over near where there's a massive drop off with sheer cliffs on both sides.? Turnoffs at 19:16 and 20:06 both turn to go towards the cliffs. I just found that spot recently, the trail to it is somewhat hidden. Totally worth filming that area The chances of falling are considerable though. 17:04 Del Mar Mesa is the eastern continuation of the mesa you are standing on, all the way out to Rancho Penasquitos, on the north side of Penasquitos valley. I rode my motorcycle all over this in the 1990's , before the houses were built. There are other slot canyons behind the Ruth Chris restaurant on the hillside. 23:56 Lazy person start point

11:24 Check out the slot canyons on the other side of the freeway, start on the bike path.

5:55 i lived in that neighborhood for 9 awesome years. Torrey Pines was just steps away. This is my favorite hike in Torrey Pines.

Nice walk. Fascinating you didn't really stumble upon many others out there walking the trail system other than landscape workers in the background with the leaf blowers. That inlet you referenced at the beginning on the north side was actually an outflow culvert to prevent the flooding from the old days. In 1978 & 1980 there was so much rainfall that the lake overfilled and backed up into all the housing neighbourhoods reast of Lindo. In the early 1900s Lindo was much bigger than now. It was kept full from Quail Creek which was destroyed when they built the Lake Jennings Dam and the San Diego River channel came so close that it almost ouched Lindo. The Cazebo you mentioned is the roof of the old boat house which was part of a huge bridge over Lindo with massive bridge beams. It still existed in the 1960s when I was a kid. People were upset when they tore it down, but they preserved the roof. For decades after the tear down it had been placed over on the west side of the lake as a sort of momento, but later incorporated it into where it is today. There is a grocery store run by Mexican family on Lakeshore Drive. In the 1950s-60s it was a Pigly Wiggly market. My family shops there all the time. It's much like Kaelins Market on East main St and Madison over in El Cajon. Thanks, very fun video.

Brian do you know where to find naturally growing Mistletoe in San Diego County? we are trying to find some for a fundraising event for our Scout troop. thanks!

oaks are often easy to germinate but difficult to grow in to mature trees

I had no idea that the territory of The Park, may now include THE WEST SIDE of Sunrise Highway. If so, then the expansion took place some time since I was at AB as a little tyke, in '62. I'd always thought that the Western Boundary ended a good distance East of the Laguna Palisades. I almost expect to see Jesus of Nazareth delivering a SECOND Sermon on The Mount, from amongst the top-most pinnacles! There's NOTHING decent about shrubs, when the bushwhack becomes so bad that all the skin on your arms is flayed/scourged, and your jeans ripped to pitiful tatters! Firefighters at least have the luxury of swinging their Pulaskis, to get through those messes. Lucky 5 sure looks sumptuous, perhaps a manor mansion in that copse in the middle of the meadows? Surrounded by barns, stables, bunkhouse, chowhouse? Sure be nice to be a guest of the Master, to take swims in those small lakes of theirs. Perhaps its cowboys patrol the boundaries on horseback, sporting rifles, to shoo off interlopers, dispatch poachers? Say! I know why this spread might be called, "Lucky Five"; it's because the Master may have hunting parties, organized of 5 of his guests at a time, to hunt HIS game. If ponds are not on private property, chances may be slim, but you could find other hikers, SKINNY DIPPING! There are several ski resorts in the Tahoe province, that maintain ponds, small lakes--artificially created, for snow production, when the skies won't open up and produce the real stuff. Heavenly Valley could have as many as 5, tucked into tiny basins/"holes". There's one I used to pass by on a certain run, that was HEAVILY fenced-off. It had some agitating apparatus to keep it from freezing over, and a small dam. I imagine that they will partially drain that, during the summer. They will do everything, do discourage biologicals, as they do not want stuff clogging the pumps, the intakes leading to the monitors, that transform it into "snow". I don't care for skiing artificial snow, as it feels too much like taffy, when I want to build up speed--just a bit too grabby. And, if the province is a bit too warm, as well as bereft of snow, during a droughty winter, then they're just SOL. Don't worry, though, they'll just jack up the lift ticket prices for the next winter, by at least another $40.00(Laughs!!), and shorten the shifts of its workers!!

You very well may find some native paintings one of these days

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Nice

would love to hear more about sidalcea pedata found in the meadows of big bear CA!

I have a bunch of seedlings if you want a few my guy 😂 Have a few friends planting them out, gonna try some for bonsais too. They really are an outrageously beautiful plant. Highly underrated, I never understand how I can find a coulter at almost any nursery with natives but no one sells jeffreys. I like the size factor chester talks about for cones, his % key breakdown is probably the best resource to reliably distinguish between the two. Cheers to another 3 odes to Jeffreys!