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Bloated Chipmunk
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Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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A wks. ago I decided to check out a little peak w/an unofficial name in the Laguna Mtns., after reading one of my fellow Canyoneer's articles about it. I'd actually been very near this pk. when we did our recent Laguna to Cuyamaca one-way hike, & if I'd known @ the time that it had a name & register, I would've added the quick side trip to it. In any case, this was a nice morning loop hike before temps got too warm. In fact, it turned out to be a really windy day so it never felt too hot. I was able to get 1 taker from my group for this last-minute hike.
We parked @ the Pioneer Mail TH, crossed S-1, & started up the Pine Mtn. Trail. The path is well-maintained & passes thru typical chaparral plants found in this area.
@ the TH:
 My shadow @ the TH  On the Pine Mtn. Trail  Nearing Champagne Pass  @ Champagne Pass  Summit register  Summit pano  Summit pano  Looking over to Pine Mtn.  Indian Creek, though there's no water. :-(  On the jeep trail  Nice valley  Another short hike  Rt.  Post-hike margs
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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 Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:35 pm |
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in the section "Heading back north & out:" - in the fifth image - is that some sort of oak?
it looks hot down there in both the TR's you posted today. 
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Bloated Chipmunk
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Yeah, Quercus kelloggii (Black Oak).
It looks hot b/c it IS hot, lol.  Typically it's hot thru Oct, yet now fire "season" is year-round. 
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:18 pm |
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so... the same oak as all up and down in California and Southern Oregon then, it looks like:
| Wikipedia wrote: | | It is found from Lane County, Oregon, south through the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the Coast, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges to San Diego County, California and into Baja California. |
interesting that its habitat range would extend that far - north to south.
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Bloated Chipmunk
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Yeah, seems like a big variety of climates in that range! Must be a pretty well-adapted/hearty species.
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
Home is where the hiking is.
"Peaks that have come and gone four times should halt a man in his steps." -- William O. Douglas
A balanced diet is a margarita in each hand.
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