Camp Pendelton

I drove my car for this field trip and had along with me two passengers, Brittney and Sophia. We arrived before 3:30pm. We probably didn't actually start going inside the base untill like 4:00pm. As soon as we entered, we got checked by the security guards. I had the decal so i just flashed my military ID card. Not even a mile when we arrived to our location. This shot of Brittney in front of the barn was really cool. It gave evidence and scale of our presence being there.


While half of our huge group was listening to the tour guide, Brittney and I went off onto our own adventure. Brittney wanted to search for the red flowers near the barn. So that's what we did.
One of objects that i bet everyone took a picture of was the windmill.

There were also lots of cactus plants. The spikes were long and sharp.
Just like many cactus plants. :)

Also near this barn was the "Ladies" restroom. It was cute the design of the sign was.

Walking along behind these buildings. We saw this crooked tree.
It seriously had lots of shade under it.

Afterward, we walked around the buildings and took lots of pictures. Many we saw which were already we were familiar with included: Mustard seed, coyote bush, white sage , etc.

(i dont know what this plant is... but i know Deborah said something interesting about it)

Brittney found this awesome ANIMAL CORPSE.
Next we went inside the building. I took lots of shots but didn't want to enhance them all.
They'll be definitely maneuvered in my book when its published.
This is one of my favorites, "The Stairs". I overheard from one of the visitors also looking in the building that the stairs were haunted. AH!!! it was creepy cause' I could imagine that.

STAIRS

After the house investigation, we were able to explore the outskirts far beyond the reach of the house. Parts of the land past the old pink tractor was the next target.

CAT TAIL PLANT

Then Brittney,Vince, Deborah and I discovered more interesting plants.
The one that really was new to me was the WILLOW TREE.
It had this fuzzy coating like cotton around its flowers on the branches.
I have never seen anything like this. So it was fun.

BIG FOREST

As we moved deeper into the heart of the forest, lots of new discoveries were found.
Deborah, Brittney and I found more willow trees and interesting plants.

BTW, Brittney is usually a prop in most of my pictures. haha. See her at the bottom of the tree?

This is a PACKRAT nest hiding among the branches and safety of the trees.PACK RAT NEST

WILLOW TREE

YERBA MANSA "RED PLANT"

Lastly before we left, there was one last location to see. Mason, Deborah, Kim, Marjory, and I walked down the long path to the LAS FLORES site.

There was a huge area of mustard seed plants that was seriously large and conquering.
Can you see the scale comparison? haha
MUSTARD PLANTS
Finally it was time to go home. Because of the Daylight Savings time of going ahead an hour, it felt early to go home. Just like previous field trips, it was pitch dark before we left.
But this time it was perfect. Not too cold and dark.
KIM TAKING PICTURES

I end this entry with a picture of kim.
nice.

KodakGallery.com

this is what it will look like. Who-Ra.

Del Dios

From Valley Parkway..
When you see this long path to the sky. you found the location.
If you past this, you need to make a right at the next light.
Flip a U-turn inside.
Coming back the other way you will see the dam.
Park on the dirt road on the right.

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Yesterday, my cousin and I made the trip to Del Dios next to Lake Hodges. I honestly wasn't about to go because it was getting really windy, cold and lack of sunlight. Luckily around 2pm, I checked the weather again and the sky opened up. Right then, we packed up the gear and was on our way. After a couple miles next to Lake Hodges, I thought i was lost.

Driving down Del dios and finding where to park was confusing. It was only when i made a U-turn on this gated community was when I saw the dam clearly and parked on the dirt road on the right side of the road. This trail was hardcore. The hike was practically what Deborah said. Its pretty steep and you should wear tough clothing and shoes. I can't imagine how older people got up there though. I was struggling a bit, but i eventually got there. I arrived at round 245pm (cause we couldnt see the dam) and left there at 330pmish.

I was only there for like 30 mins but it felt like an hour. The whole experience was interesting. Lots of random stuff that had nothing to do with flowers i saw there. But the pics turned out nice. I used the Canon 30D. For those of you who havent tried it, i highly recommend trying it once. It a fun camera and it was hard for me to go to another camera when i returned it since i've been using Canon 30D for like 3 fieldtrips now. :)

Clouds at CSUSM from the Arts Building.
Ending Shot.

Pechanga Indian Reservation Part II

[first shot from the "safari ride"]

• As our group of explorers crossed the plains of mountain range to the outskirts of the Pechanga Reservation... we encountered all sorts of scenery. Sunlight was almost not visible as the minutes ticked on. Yet it turned out to be a fun spot to take pictures. :) I have realized that I have this technique of holding the camera by the neck strap and pressing the shutter button at any direction. HAHA! yeah its called, "Im Lazy to hold the camera now.. So Ill just take random angles." But it turns out that many of them I liked from those angles. Despite the real reason was to just add more photographs to the memory card, those shots created photos that I might use for my book.
  

[the photo above with the grass was a "lazy shot"]

[ thorn tree. i wouldn't want to Tree Hug this one ] haha
[ Brittney.Amanda.Kim]
Long Distance Shot. You would never guess it was.




MORE TO BE ADDED SOON... STAY TUNED.

Pechanga Indian Reservation

-- According to American Film celebrating the 100th anniversary of video

#5 "Here's looking at you, kid."

Rick Blaine

Humphrey Bogart

Casablanca

1942

I will admit that this field trip has been my favorite so far. Not only cause it was 3 freeway exits from where I live (murrieta) and got to ride in a Volkswagen Beetle for the first time in my life, it was a halarious unpredictable adventure altogether. For instance, the "carpooling" to the first stop was an all-time favorite. Everyone was thinking, "We drove in our cars to get this far?!?!" haha. But of course, we ended up driving to the second location which was definitely a "safari ride". I seriously took a whole grip of photographs as usual. Most of them are plants but there is a majority of random shots taken of my classmates just cause its a great way of recounting events. So apologizes for the vast amounts of photos that might be uploaded. :)

The first location was at the Nursery. Here is where Willie Pink enlightened our group about the different plants and information. The sun's lighting was setting behind the mountain by the time we reached the nursery. So, we all did the best we could for taking photos. Here are some of the plants I took at the nursery with enhanced photo technology added......