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SNOW DAY PHOTO GALLERY
Printer-friendly version Families frolick in snow near Mt. Laguna (Miriam Raftery) Julian historic building (Miriam Raftery) Snowball fight! (Miriam Raftery) Who says building snowmen is just for kids? (Miriam Raftery) winter wonderland! (Miriam Raftery) Even the family dog is enjoying a snow day! (Miriam Raftery) Century-old Julian Hotel bedecked in holiday trimmings (Miriam Raftery) Lake Cuyamaca
SNOW DAY! WINTER WONDERLAND IN EAST COUNTY MOUNTAINS
Printer-friendly version Story and photos by Miriam Raftery View our fun-in-the-snow videos | View our "snow day" photo gallery (Miriam Raftery) December 21, 2008 — Something about snow brings out my inner child. So on Thursday, the first clear day after last week’s storm descended on East County, I couldn’t resist taking a "snow day" and heading up to our
POLITICKIN’ EAST COUNTY STYLE
Printer-friendly versionCounting down to the November 4 election, folks in East County and San Diego’s eastern region are pulling out all the stops to campaign for their favorite candidates. Printer-friendly version
FALL IN LOVE WITH EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery, Editor Hey, beach dwellers – tired of those misty mornings? As the fog rolls in and the first chill of fall is in the air, head east and discover the beauty of our back country. Here are a few of my favorite pics, snapped last autumn in East County. You don’t have to visit New England
PHOTOS FROM OUR READERS & STAFF
Printer-friendly versionOctober 1, 2008 (EAST COUNTY) – BEST PICS FROM EAST COUNTY LAST MONTH Printer-friendly version
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: LIGHTNING FIRE
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery October 4, 2021 (La Mesa) – Lightning from tonight’s storm sparked several fires across East County tonight, including this one in the Casa de Oro/Mt. Helix area. Dawn Hough Sebaugh captured a series of dramatic images showing lightning striking vegetation with an explosive force, sending a shower of sparks swirling up into the night sky. “It sounded like a bomb
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: NATURE’S LIGHT SHOW
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service September 11, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – More than 100 lightning strikes illuminated skies across San Diego County last night, the National Weather Service reports. Michael Brunker snapped these spectacular images from his San Carlos home using a Nikon D7500 camera on a tripod, taking hundreds of shots. After driving home through from Alpine
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: DUST STORM IN BORREGO SPRINGS
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 31, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – “Strong thunderstorms east of Borrego and subsequent downdrafts has created a Haboob in Borrego Springs, see progression below over several minutes,” says Bob Kutscher, who sent in these photos. A haboob is an intense dust storm carried on an atmospheric gravity current or weather front; haboobs occur commonly in
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: SUNRISE AFTER A DESERT STORM
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 20, 2021 (Borrego Springs) – Bob Kutscher snapped this photo on August 11, the morning after a storm dumped three quarters of an inch of rain accompanied by thunder and lightning – all preceded by a Haboob, or dust storm that left particles to intensify the sunrise hues. Printer-friendly version
THE RADY SHELL AT JACOBS PARK’S INAUGURAL WEEKEND PROVIDES A PHOTO-OF-THE-WEEK SHOT
Printer-friendly version August 10, 2021 (San Diego) ECM reporter Rebecca Jefferis Williamson snapped this photo-of-the-week during a performance by Gladys Knight at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The inaugural weekend started with a performance by the San Diego Symphony under conductor Rafael Payare’s guidance on August 6. Gladys Knight performed August 8. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park’s season ends
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: EAGLES IN EAST COUNTY
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 12, 2021 (San Diego’s East County) – Scott Legace photographed a mother and baby Bald Eagle landing on their perch here in San Diego’s East County. Printer-friendly version
JOIN THE 2021 JULIAN HIKING CHALLENGE
Printer-friendly version East County News Service July 12, 2021 (Julian) –You’re invited to explore some of Julian’s most beautiful trails in the Julian Hiking Challenge. Complete the five hikes listed by December 31, submit photos and you will receive a special certificate, sticker and entry into a raffle to win a Julian Goodie bag of Julian keepsake items, special
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: NATURE IN EL CAJON
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 8, 2021 (El Cajon) – Robert Gehr captured the beauty of nature in downtown El Cajon with images of a cactus flower, pine cones, a mother duck and ducklings, a snowy egret and a colorful hummingbird.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK:FLOWER POWER
Printer-friendly version East County News Service July 3, 2021 (Flinn Springs) –Renee Owens snapped this idyllic photo beneath a flowering jacaranda tree with bougainvillea in the background. “Ellie is part Belgian Malinois, pure flower child,” says Owens, who photographed the dog in Flinn Springs. Beautiful jacaranda trees are native to South America, but have become popular in Southern California. Bougainvilleas
LAKE JENNINGS NAMES WINNERS IN SPRING PHOTO CONTEST FOR 2021 “LIFE AT THE LAKE” THEME
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photos courtesy of Helix Water District June 28, 2021 (Lakeside) – In the 10th annual Lake Jennings Spring Photo Contest, 61 photographers submitted entries. This year’s theme was “Life at the Lake.” Photographer Johnathan Bradley of Lemon Grove won first place for his image titled “Open Field” (above left) and second place for
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