Thursday, December 29, 2011

West Coyote Hills

My wife and I were walking our rambunctious chihuahua (Miley) today along one of the trails in North Fullerton.  The trail is bordered by former oil company property that is fenced off and has not been used in many years.  This property may or may not be developed, and many of us here in Fullerton hope to save Coyote Hills from development (original plan drawn up for 760 residential units... yikes, it's already WAY too crowded here!!).  Anyway, about half way along the hike, there is a gaping hole in the fence.  Couldn't resist squeezing through and stepping back in time to "old California".  It's incredibly nice nice open space, and I really hope in stays just as it is.
Panorama shot... trail leading to Coyote Hills can be seen on the left.
Late afternoon sun flare
Old oil company road (lots of weeds growing through the degrading asphalt -
road hasn't been used in many years) with red berries of a toyon tree on right.
iPhone shot of back-lit grass

Heading home!
   Happy Skywatch Friday, happy weekend, and Happy Newyear!!
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 11:27 PM

    Beautiful Pics...

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  2. keeyitDecember 30, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    So beautiful sky you have in your picture.

    keeyit
    http://keeyit.com/2011/12/30/skywatch-friday-blue-sky-at-ketam/

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  3. ArijaDecember 30, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    Beautiful photos! I have only been there once in this lifetime but fully agree it should be preserved as a nature reserve.

    Happy New Year to you, your family and Miley! Oops, Miley IS family!

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  4. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪December 30, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    the backlit grass, the red color because of the light? We have these grass called Toi toi, they are white/

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  5. Tanya BreeseDecember 30, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    beautiful photos...i sure hope they leave that land alone!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    Lovely shots. Happy NewYear!

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  7. TexWisGirlDecember 30, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    just gorgeous! yeah, i worked for one of the nation's largest homebuilders for many years. i was the biggest NIMBY of all, though...

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  8. John @ Beans and I on the LooseDecember 30, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    That would be nice to set aside as a wilderness area for hiking only.

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  9. BarbDecember 30, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    We can 'pave paradise and put up a parking lot' but paradise will eventually wait us out, thank God. Lovely pictures and I'm glad you were up to a spot of trespassing :)

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  10. Dutch GirlDecember 30, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Lovely land for critters of all types, including photographers. Glad you captured the beauty, before it is gone.

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  11. ShifanDecember 30, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    Lovely shots. Happy NewYear!

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  12. Cecilia ArtistaDecember 31, 2011 at 3:45 AM

    Beautiful pictures! The red grass is so cool!
    Happy New Year!

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  13. WencheDecember 31, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Woow, a lot of beautiful pictures here. I wish you a Happy New Year :0)

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  14. AlDecember 31, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    That does look like a lovely area, great shots. We have the same issues here, constant development and loss of land, but we do have a huge protected area just to the west of the city, something over 3 million acres of national forest land.

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  15. DhemzJanuary 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM

    I really love the effects...super cool!

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  16. Misty DawnSJanuary 16, 2012 at 6:21 AM

    Fantastic! I really, really like that pano!

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