Quarantine is good for hiking up to places where no humans are!
This is the Laguna/Borrego Escarpment close to The Holler.
It is the ridgeline of the Laguna Mountain Range in Southern California. The Pacific Coast Trail runs through here and you cross it coming up.
You are looking down from the ridgeline onto the Anza Borrego Desert, parts of which are below sea level.
Butterflies are up here enmass because the wildflowers are blooming.
The hike up is strenuous, but good exercise, and the views make it the perfect place for a quarantine picnic.
Cheers to you from a lonely view~
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Wonderful way to quarantine! Great pics!
It would be fun to hike with you Gary!
Lonely perhaps, yet magnificent!
Thank you Anne. Sometimes the two are connected დ
Beautiful, yes!
Thank you Lynette დ
The perfect experience during lockdown – or any other time. Thanks for sharing it – wonderful pictures.
Thank you Margaret for your most kind appreciation & cheers to you my friend დ
What a great hike! Plus, fabulous photos.
Grazie mille Sheree დ
As Albert Camus once noted “In order to understand date world, on has to turn away from it on occasion.” You have found the perfect spot for this occasion. Hugs!!
I meant “the world” not “date world” but maybe that works too.
Exactly, dear Rebecca!! We should turn away from the world with all the commodities more frequently.)) Best regards Martina
Thank you Martina!! Hugs!!!🤗🤗🤗
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We are all in accord. დ დ
Camus was brilliant, and so are you Rebecca. Thank you for sharing დ
What a beautiful place.
It’s good to get above it all დ
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Beautiful pictures from Cindy Knoke of the Laguna/Borrego Escarpment in California near The Holler.
Thank you my very kind friend. You are most appreciated დ
Stunning! And perfect for walking at any time, but especially during quarantine.
Exactly. The top of a tall mountain is a good place to be especially during quarantine! დ
It’s a great time to escape the world and its worries, Cindy. Even for a little while 🙂 🙂 Stay safe!
Yes we are doing tons of remote hiking during quarantine. It is very good to get away. Stay well Jo დ
Those views make you forget about the huffing and puffing bits to get there Cindy…you did walk? 😀 🤣
It is good to be reminded that humans and their progressive inventions do not dominate great swaths of the world. Thankyou for sharing that stark magnificence.
Yes!! I love the irony in this thougth and expression dor. It is good to go where people are not. It is quiet up there! დ
Laughing…. Exactly! And yes I hiked up there and made the picnic! Nothing beats a picnic with your toes hanging over the abyss!
Fabulous views! Places like this are best seen alone. xo
Yes, or with just your most special people დ
Of course! xo
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I just love discovering all these beautiful natural spots with you.
You are awesome to travel with! დ
Wow Cindy! Amazing pics. It looks a bit like our Lake District or Scottish Highlands here in the UK, but drier, the final photo really gives that away. Thank you for another brilliant post.
Thank you more for such very kind appreciation Polly & cheers to you my friend დ
simply fantastic photos. Greetings Wolfgang
Greetings Wolfgang & thank you much friend! Cheers to you დ
Good morning Cindy and many thanks for your beautiful pictures of nature, which are carrying me away to a place, which makes me feel good 🙂 All the best Martina
Your thoughtful comment made me feel good Martina, so thank you my friend & cheers დ
Amazing place! I could stay up there forever…
Exactly!!! I would to spend much more time up there დ
Ahh…what an exHILLarating experience! Breathtaking shots as always, my dear friend. Be safe and healthy! ♥ ♥ ⁽⁽(ી₍₍⁽⁽(ી⁽⁽(ી₍₍⁽⁽(ી( ˆoˆ )ʃ)₎₎⁾⁾ʃ)₎₎ʃ)₎₎⁾⁾ʃ)₎₎ ♥ ♥
Thank you & visa versa 2UX2! დ
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Beautiful
Grazie mille დ
liebe Cindy, wieder richtig schön, vielen Dank, auch für dich alles Gute, vor allem Gesundheit, Klaus
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund Klaus und prost! დ
Splendid landscapes and lovely butterfly
Thank you Derrick & cheers to you my friend დ
I love it ! Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome & cheers! დ
Wow! How fortunate you are to be able to do that.
I am always a little torn between the views at the top which show so far and the views from the valley which show tall mountains – but all the views are better when it is quiet and one is “away from it all.”
Exactly, looking up, looking down, it is being in nature that makes it all divine! Thank you დ
What a great hike. It looks beautiful from up there.
It is just stunning. You picnic with you feet dangling over the desert far below! დ
What gorgeous scenery. With views like these, it seems I run out of superlatives to describe and express appreciation of them.
Awwww, you are such a thoughtful person Liz. Thank you & cheers to you დ
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Lonely, but exquisite view.
Sometimes loneliness = happiness დ
Wonderful point Cindy.
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Your shots prove you really are an artist, capable of showing the beauty of nature. Thank you Cindy for letting us see these awesome places you have captured. 🙂
You are a lovely friend. Your kindness touches my heart დ
Hi. Wide open spaces can be hard to beat. They often help to center us, I think.
Yes. They calm me down. The more I am there, the calmer I am, away from the madding crowds დ
No mountains here in Central PA to speak of so will have to live vicariously, Cindy!
You can come hike with me anytime Pam. I love the company დ
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Is it weird that I look forward to living alone in the mountains three months a year?
Really, only three???? 😉
I didn’t want to out myself as the lazy bear that I am 😄
Oh why not, you’re in good company! 😉
Haha, you’re too kind!
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Thank you for sharing your peak experience with this wonderful photo essay! The visit of the butterfly on the wildflower was particularly impressive, Cindy.
You are very thoughtful Peter and much appreciated too. Thank you! დ
Wow – what a place and what an awesome view!! Rock on, Cindy.
Smiling….I will keep on rockin Sheila! Cheers დ
I hope the view was solitary rather than lonely! Love the quiet bench in that last picture. Gorgeous place, and well worth the hike it seems. I’m envious.
Solitary is a better world. Thank you & cheers დ
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Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness and it is lovely to meet you. დ
That part of the country is stunning in it’s other worldly appearance. I’m glad it’s you doing the hiking for me and letting me enjoy the view in my armchair. 😉 I would not be comfortable hiking that terrain alone. But then, I don’t hike. 😉 It’s absolutely stunning there.
Happy you joined me virtually Marlene. The view was stunnning! დ
I love climbing mountains for the great vistas you have at the top, plus the exercise! Peak experience is the perfect description Cindy. You live in such a beautiful and diverse area. I didn’t realize you were near the desert too.
We actually live in semi-desert and if we go over the nearby mountains we are in the desert. Take good care Brad & thanks for stopping by დ
Thanks. It looks like an interesting and varied region.
Yes, it is two different ecosystems colliding, with earthquake fault uplift in between…..Actually this sounds like a description of Southern California, in many more ways than one. Differences colliding, creating beauty დ
That is a lovely perspective Cindy.
I just drove through there, it was alive with blooming wildflowers!
Yes, this is one of the best wildflower seasons I have seen დ
The scenery is magnificent Cindy, wonderful photos.
Leslie xoxo
Thank you Leslie! It is good to be above it all დ
It is indeed!
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Cindy, thank you so much for these beautiful pictures.
Happy you enjoyed them Charles & be well my friend დ
Lonely but the best view, and perfect for quarantine.
It was worth the hike to see those gorgeous vistas.
Thank you for joining me virtually. You made the hike more fun! დ
Such gorgeous scenery, Cindy, but my favorite has to be the butterfly and the wildflower!
There were so many butterflies up there. Smart creatures. They go where there are flowers and no people! დ
Looks scorching! But the view is worth the effort, I’d say. 🙂
Yes. The ridgeline is cooled by wonderful winds. Cheers to you Eliza დ
Beautiful landscape, Cindy. There is no loneliness when connected with Nature.
Agreed. Thank you. Being lonely in nature is a spiritual experience that I love დ
Those are stunning! Love the butterfly…🦋
Happy you do & thank you! დ
Stunning views. Thank you for taking us there!
Thank you more for joining me Amy დ
What a paradise you live in! A great place to be meditative and contemplative.
Thank you Teresa. It is far from the madding crowd! დ
#5 – gorgeous swallowtail! RH
Thank you. There were so many! It was wonderful. დ
No mountains near me!
You don’t need mountains to enjoy nature’s beauty. We hiked alot in Alberta on the flats and it was gorgeous. Enjoy & cheers to you დ
That is stunning!
No need for a mask up there, but much need for a camera.
Thank you, Cindy!
Thank you Resa for joining me. You made the hike more fun დ
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Gorgeous!
Thank you and be well my friend დ
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