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BEST PHOTOS FROM EAST COUNTY: NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Printer-friendly version November 29, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — While residents in other parts of the country are shoveling snow, and even coastal residents are contending with foggy winter days, here in East County it’s been a week to savor some beautiful moments.  We hope you’ll enjoy a few of the best shots captured by our readers and staff this week in East

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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: THE CUYAMACA FLUME

Printer-friendly version  By Billy Ortiz   Flume-riding was a popular East County sport in the late 1800s.  What was it like to travel via water flume from Cuyamaca to San Diego? November 23, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) – For this video adventure, I took a boat ride on El Capitan Reservoir to locate the Conejos Creek diverting dam (South Fork

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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: SKY HUNTERS’ RAPTOR HAVEN PROVES A RAPTUROUS EXPERIENCE

Printer-friendly version  Story, photos and video by Billy Ortiz   November 17, 2010 (Alpine)—Far off the beaten path in the back country of east San Diego County, nestled in a hidden glen, is a special rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned birds of prey. Sky Hunters is a raptor education facility geared toward public information, preservation and rehabilitation of birds

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VETERAN’S DAY TRIBUTE: NAVAL PILOT HONORED AT CRASH SITE IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version  On a dark, cloudy night in 1961, Lt. J.G. Thomas Allen Ryan, 23, crashed a Navy jet fighter plane onto a mountainside in Lakeside. Four decades later, a group of Lakeside residents hiked to the crash site to pay homage to the military pilot’s memory.   By Betty McMillen   November 11, 2010 (Lakeside)–A Lakeside hiking group celebrated

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EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURE: REDISCOVERING LOS COCHES CREEK DAM–AND A TOWERING HIDDEN WATERFALL

Printer-friendly version By Billy Ortiz Adventurist/Historian November 11, 2010 (Lakeside) – This  video adventure  reveals an exciting discovery in my search for East County history. Reading about the history of the Lakeside Inn, I discovered that the innkeepers needed a water source, so a dam was built on Los Coches Creek back during pioneering days in the 1800s. An old black

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HALLOWEEN SIGHTINGS IN EAST COUNTY

Printer-friendly version   November 1, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Kids and the young at heart had some Halloween fun last night at parties and trick-or-treat events throughout East County. Photos by Trever Richardson and Miriam Raftery.           Printer-friendly version

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BEST EAST COUNTY PHOTOS

Printer-friendly version   October 22, 2010 No kidding! Youngsters had a great time at the San Miguel Fire open house in Spring Valley earlier this month, where this boy got a close-up look at goats owned by Johnny Gonzalez; the four-footed brush clearing team is used to create firebreaks in East County’s rural areas. Photo by Miriam Raftery. “My son grew

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SKY’S THE LIMIT!

Printer-friendly version  September 30, 2010 (San Diego’s East County) — Wild weather created the perfect storm for some spectacular skies over East County during the past couple of days. Here are a few of our favorites.                               Scroll down for more amazing images of skies over East County.  

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NEW TRAIL OPENS AT EL MONTE PARK

Printer-friendly version   Watch a video of the trail opening ceremony here:. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6000bFjSB0s   By Billy Ortiz   February 23, 2011 (Lakeside) — Supervisor Dianne Jacob, other County officials and around 100 local residents were on hand for the opening ceremony of a new trail in Lakeside yesterday. Jacob said she was delighted to be standing at the foot of

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Photos of the week Feb. 23, 2011

Printer-friendly version                 February 23, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) — What can be more welcoming than a warm sunny day after the winter rains?  Our readers and photographers have documented the wonders of nature–and human nature, from the sands of Anza-Borrego Desert to the top of Palomar and Laguna Mountains.  We had so many great shots this

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EAST COUNTY VIDEO ADVENTURES: HIKING THE PINE CREEK TRAIL

Printer-friendly version  View the Pine Creek trail video: http://www.facebook.com/v/1334760865455 "I would rate this trail as a five-star experience…The trail is very scenic, with a chance to see wild turkey, cattle ranging in the canyon, and perhaps even a mountain lion."   By Billy Ortiz   February 20, 2011 (Pine Valley) — As I cross the the tallest bridge in San

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Feb. 20, 2011

Printer-friendly version  February 20, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) — February brings out the beauty in East County, as these photos clearly show.         February is a great time for driving along our backcountry roads, taking a hike, or pausing to marvel at the beauty of a simple late winter’s bloom.   ECM photographer Dennis Richardson trekked to the top

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VIDEO ADVENTURES IN EAST COUNTY: WINTER WONDERLAND ON LAGUNA MOUNTAIN

Printer-friendly version By Billy Ortiz View our “Winter Wonderland” Video   February 2, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – Living in the San Diego area, it’s a rare treat to visit the snow in our local mountains. So on a cold day in January, when the weather report said the storm was over, I packed my cameras and headed east to

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: FEB. 1, 2011

Printer-friendly version February 1, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)–This week, we bring you some beautiful images of nature.   This egret paid a visit to Robin Kendall’s home in San Carlos, wading right in to take a dip in a swimming pool in her backyard.    Kristin Hobbs Kjaero photographed this dazzling daybreak shot of a sunrise in La Mesa.   

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VIDEO ADVENTURE: FLYING HIGH OVER EAST COUNTY

Printer-friendly version  By Pam Wilmers   View an aerial video of East County: http://www.facebook.com/v/1274446437632   January 28, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) — With my heart beating and my curiosity rising, I lifted off from Gillespie Field in El Cajon in a single engine Cessna with pilot Bill Howell. Nothing could have prepared me for what we are about to

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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: JAN. 26, 2011

Printer-friendly version   January 26, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) — Our readers have been hitting the trails, venturing into parks and basking in the sunshine in their own backyards to bring you the latest intriguing images from East County.   Garden camouflage:  Robert Gehr snapped this image of a praying mantis artfully blending with leaves in his backyard.   Scroll down for more amazing

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LEGENDS OF LAKESIDE VIDEO: THE LAST DAIRY IN LAKESIDE

Printer-friendly version View our Ommering Dairy video tour, including exclusive interviews, at https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1269855082851&set=vb.121848884514514&type=3&theater By Billy Ortiz Photos by Pam Wilmers and Ommering Dairy   January 20, 2011 (Lakeside) — There is something special about visiting a dairy. The sights and sounds, and the people that run the dairies, are very unique. You can't help but think you have taken a

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PHOTOS OF THE MONTH: JANUARY 2011

Printer-friendly version January 18, 2012 (San Diego’s East County) — Here are a few of our favorite shots from January–early signs that spring is on the way.     Please send us your best images for publication in a future issue!  E-mail your top shots taken in East County or San Diego’s inland regions to editor@eastcountymagazine.org.            

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