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THE HCP said:
Speaking of, took the new ride out for some cookies yesterday, had a blast once I turned the AWD off!
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Now, wait. That's a killer ride right there. A few days after posting this pic you lay the unemployment thread on us? That just ain't right.

j.k, bro. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.
 
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This was taken with a 1950 Kodak Cine Ektar 25mm 1.4 - Had a rattle snake recently under this rock - which is one of the ways I get down my property for yard work. So, need to pay attention there...
 
THE HCP said:
Wow, where is that??
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Between Poway and Ramona in San Diego county. A lot of fog this time of the year and with all the Mesas - you are almost always going to run across scenes like these if you go driving a little further inland here.
 
THE HCP said:
Its beautiful. I have a lot of family down there. Love it.
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I agree. I used to think of the San Diego area as a LA/OC style SoCal area - but having lived here for over 5 years now I think it is prettier - and while there are definitely areas that share the same large concrete jungle feel - there is a lot of variation. The Mesas really help break that in San Diego - and you have a combination of coast, hills, lagoons and desert - if you are willing to get out of the obvious places - there is a lot of geographical eye candy around here.
 
andalusian said:
I agree. I used to think of the San Diego area as a LA/OC style SoCal area - but having lived here for over 5 years now I think it is prettier - and while there are definitely areas that share the same large concrete jungle feel - there is a lot of variation. The Mesas really help break that in San Diego - and you have a combination of coast, hills, lagoons and desert - if you are willing to get out of the obvious places - there is a lot of geographical eye candy around here.
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San Diego’s great. I wish I could afford to live there. Lol
 
May Gray in San Diego means the fog is still with us.

These are both from the top of our neighborhood hill, from my morning hill climb (have to get some exercise during this crazy time). Second image is actually one neighborhood over, beyond the canyon (it is a pretty steep hill).

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I have lots of family down there....my daughters house might be in that photo above if that's Carlsbad or Vista area
 
riverman said:
I have lots of family down there....my daughters house might be in that photo above if that's Carlsbad or Vista area
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San Marcos. Practically, San Marcos is between 4 other cities and Vista and Carlsbad are 2 of them. (The other 2 being Escondido and Rancho Santa Fe).

While our address is San Marcos, it is actually not in the city itself (which means going to the county for all permits etc..). This is basically between San Marcos and Carlsbad. The first image is looking west - with Carlsbad below that hill.
 
andalusian said:
San Marcos. Practically, San Marcos is between 4 other cities and Vista and Carlsbad are 2 of them. (The other 2 being Escondido and Rancho Santa Fe).

While our address is San Marcos, it is actually not in the city itself (which means going to the county for all permits etc..). This is basically between San Marcos and Carlsbad. The first image is looking west - with Carlsbad below that hill.
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My kids grew up in San Marcos after their mom and I divorced....I know that area really well. I have children in Escondido, San Marcos and Vista as well as grandchildren...side note...best burrito I ever had was in a small mom and pop shop in San Marcos..
 
riverman said:
My kids grew up in San Marcos after their mom and I divorced....I know that area really well. I have children in Escondido, San Marcos and Vista as well as grandchildren...side note...best burrito I ever had was in a small mom and pop shop in San Marcos..
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Don't know when it was - but San Marcos has really changed in the last 10 years or so. At some point they made a pretty smart decision to pump a lot of money into the school district - and it tempted a lot of movement into the area - we wanted to live in the Encinitas area - but when it became clear how good the school district was - we chose to live here for the sake of the kids education (and no regrets about that - I am really impressed with all 3 schools we experienced here - Elementary, Middle and High school). When we moved down we wanted to either live close to the beach or have a bit of land. Got lucky as we managed to bag a decent size lot before the prices went crazy - and we are still 15 minutes drive from the beach, so it's almost a 2 for 1.

San Diego's food can not hold a candle to Portland or San Francisco - with the exception of Mexican food. It really is fantastic here.
 
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