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Everywhere in the San Diego area there are carpets of wild flowers. I had to pull over a grab a couple of shots. So fun!
“The roads of Redlands are legendary in the minds of the men’s and women’s professional peloton. Roads like Sunset, Wabash, and Garden are infamous, the names are usually spoken in sentences that include the terms ‘leg breaker’ and ‘searing lungs’, but now a new road that only needs to called ‘the bench’ will be added to the climbing legendary of the Redlands Classic.” From the website of the Redlands Bicycle Classic http://www.redlandsclassic.com/ Last year I tried to make it our to the race and when I showed up, I could not find anyone or anyplace in Town that remotely looked like race was going to happen, so I left only to find out later that the race did happen but in a different part of Town. This year I was determined to get it right and got out early to make sure I found a nice spot on the tract from which to shoot. I have to be honest and say that after arriving I thought I might not enjoy the race. It looked slow and not that action packed, but what I was seeing was just practice and not the real thing. The first to race were the women and let me tell you that they hauled ass! I could not believe how fast they were. Scary fast! Then the men took the course and although they were a little faster then the women, they weren’t that much faster, but there was 3-times as many of them on the track which made it even more crazy. I didn’t see anyone fall, but heard over a police officers radio standing next to me that in the mens race, there was a rider down. Speed, shorts and asphalt can’t be a good combination. All in all, a very cool race to watch and you can bet that I will be back next year.
I was driving by this area and the amazing beauty of the place held me captive – then I saw the moo-cow’s. Wow, what a place to live! What a life! Damn Cow’s have a better view then I do. No wonder we have good cheese in California.
6:18 am – I had my camera in the front seat with me and I took a quick grab shot of this bridge that I have always called – “Rainbow Bridge.” Turns out it has a official name – “The Lilac Bridge”. It’s hard to tell from the photo, but this bridge is very high, maybe a couple of hundred feet above interstate 15. It has always marked the entry to San Diego for me. I did a quick Google search and here’s a little background on the bridge. The Lilac Bridge over I-15 at the southern entrance to Bonsall and Fallbrook makes a great gateway to San Diego coming down south from Riverside County. This is the famous bridge that has dramatic soaring arch construction. The Lilac Road Bridge is a very dramatic and attractive bridge. It looks like a giant scythe poised over the roadway. The way the arch joins the deck looks organic, more like the way a plant grows than something made by humans. The bridge is also known as the Rainbow Bridge because of its arched shape. The Lilac Road Bridge is a reinforced concretearch bridge in San Diego, California, built in 1978. It was designed by Caltrans architect William Wells
While traveling in San Diego, I spotted this Bank with a very unusual mural on the wall next to the drive-up ATM. I made a quick u-turn. I just had to grab a shot of this. To my surprise, another mural on the back of the building. Very strange to find a Bank painted with such bright colors, it kind-of made me smile. Not the best time of day for an image, but I think it worked. Looks like the owner is a pretty fun person or is a good painter.  Big Sky So today I leave the house with camera in tow. On my way home I stop off at one of my favorite places to shoot hoping to catch the setting sun, and what happened? I left my memory card back at the house. Dam-it! Well I shot this a couple of days ago so I thought I would go ahead an share. What I like about this image is the Montana feel or just the wide open spaces with the blue sky’s, rolling hills and puffy white clouds. Well I actually shot it in Murrieta, CA. Something about this post and it’s decay just begged to be photographed. I really like the old barbed wire against the new non-barbed wire and the burn marks. This post has seen many years out in the open and still supports the fence. Solid for sure. That rust red just sings to me – love it. Photographed at the Santa Rosa Plateau, Murrieta, CA.
I love the Santa Rosa Plateau. It is such a cool place in the spring. The Reserve consists of 8,300 acres and protects unique ecosystems like Engelmann oak woodlands, riparian wetlands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, bunchgrass prairie and vernal pools. It’s a great place to spend the morning for a nice hike or take the kids for a walk.  Santa Rosa Plateau Wild Flowers  Santa Rosa Plateau  Santa Rosa Plateau - Dead Oak  Sunset - Tucson, AZ Every time I visit Tucson Arizona, I am blow away by the Sunset’s. You people and you know who you are, get the best sunset’s on a regular basis – it makes me want to move. Not! |
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