Jack Daynes
Memories of Cottonwood Spring – Joshua Tree NP
Cottonwood Spring is located inside Joshua Tree National Park. Twice, in 2016, I visited there, with the science team from the San Diego Natural History Museum; once at the end…
Memories of Blair Valley – Anza-Borrego
2009-04-09, 2009-04-10: Desert Birds In 2009, I camped for two April nights in Blair Valley. One way to reach this location is to drive east through Julian on CA-78, and…
Memories of Hot Springs Mountain
2004-05-21 At 6,526 feet, the summit of Hot Springs Mountain is the highest point of land in San Diego County. However, many folks living in San Diego are unaware of…
Memories of Petersville Road – Alaska
2005-07-05: Petersville Road Today I had two locations nearby to explore. The first, about 13 miles behind me, was Byer’s Lake. There are trails around the lake that might offer…
Memories of Mohave Desert Camping – Cima
2016-11-08~14: Camping In The Mojave I left Poway on Tuesday, November 8 to catch up with the Bird and Mammal team from the San Diego Natural History Museum. The science…
Memories of Midway Lake – Alaska
07/12/05: Back in Tok, Again Yesterday I wound up back in Tok, thus completing a very large triangular trip through Alaska’s interior. From here I planned to head towards the…
Memories of Haines Alaska
This tale includes some mechanical drama with my ride (Suzuki Samurai). The problem got solved in Haines, but I spent several days in Tok, unsuccessfully trying to sort things out.…
Memories of Aspendell California
Twice, I’ve visited this alpine community towering at an elevation of 8400 feet over the 4100 foot Owen’s Valley below, where the town of Bishop is located. Bishop, a small…
Memories of Palomar Mountain
2013-05-29 Palomar Mountain Birds Palomar Mountain rises near the northern boundary of San Diego County and divides the watersheds of the San Luis Rey and the Santa Margarita River systems.…
Memories of Fish Creek in Hyder Alaska
In 2005, near the end of my 12,000 mile round-trip expedition from San Diego to Alaska, I drove to Haines Alaska, where I spent several memorable days before boarding a…