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48.31 California: Cathedral City: Bear Creek Oasis, somewhat high and wide.

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Three varied scenes from the peak:    Cathedral City and Palm Springs. A distant view of Salton Sea. A view toward San Jacinto Range. A rockery in which to play. A peak to reach. Gazing into the privacy of a few backyards. Don't sweat it, man...too late. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey

49.05/49.06/49.07 California: San Diego: Cowles Mountain, mixing business and pleasure plus across town, Ramona Lake and then Lake Poway.

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The target Cowles Mountain from the north. Downtown San Diego from the peak. Whether one believes the incredible technology available encourages humans to behave better or worse, it certainly provides opportunities for a person to conduct business or general communications from remote places. We remember a trip to London in the late nineties when I used AOL to undertake financial work. This allowed me to carry out many business functions which still continues to this day. The difference being that one can undertake many activities online in even more remote places than earlier, including on mountain peaks. Should there be a telephone signal, then there is internet life.  This brings us to a typical day when one can mix business and pleasure. I should admit that until the pandemic hit, I never used the internet on trails and seldom the phone. For instance, I awoke early this morning, undertook some business operations, got dressed, collected some breakfast from downstairs, ...

48.32/33 California: Indio: Scenes from the 'Badlands' over 2 hiking days.

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This region lies along the San Andreas fault. In times of 'activity' underground, it's probably not a good idea to be hiking in the area or playing golf at the adjacent course which is part of Wyndham Worldmark, a place at which we spent ten enjoyable days.  The mix of photographs below, cover 2 different days and hikes The other side of the hotel one early morning. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey