tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post730608692506779614..comments2024-02-23T00:22:10.700-08:00Comments on Patrick Tillett: Cuyamaca Mountains Village, Morteros, and a Woodpecker Pat Tilletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-32056548016394641572014-02-17T15:56:57.937-08:002014-02-17T15:56:57.937-08:00jeannettstgermain - Thanks! It's a great area ...jeannettstgermain - Thanks! It's a great area and not far from your neck of the woods. Thanks for the nice words.<br /><br />Rosemary Nickerson - I couldn't fall over, because I was already laying on the ground! That story about the DC-10 is very interesting!<br /><br />Reena - Thanks so much Reena! It really is a nice place.<br /><br />TheChieftess - Thanks Kathryn!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-20390098507632025092014-02-10T09:12:31.481-08:002014-02-10T09:12:31.481-08:00That's quite a find Pat!That's quite a find Pat!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-1376206408998227722014-02-06T21:25:33.442-08:002014-02-06T21:25:33.442-08:00Pasadena Adjacent - You probably went to Lake Cuya...Pasadena Adjacent - You probably went to Lake Cuyamaca. The giant Cedar fire in 2003 wiped out most of them. It swept through this entire area. It was the biggest wildfire in California history (known history anyway). Do you remember that year? There were 15 or 16 wildfires burning at the same time in SoCal.<br />When we are in that area, the place we camp at still has quite a few Coulter pines.<br />Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-80855816281088936002014-02-06T16:25:04.123-08:002014-02-06T16:25:04.123-08:00Love your landscape images. A beautiful area!Love your landscape images. A beautiful area!Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-47179893195737473892014-02-06T12:46:02.363-08:002014-02-06T12:46:02.363-08:00That second to last photo made me dizzy. Did you ...That second to last photo made me dizzy. Did you fall over backwards when you were taking it? There are abandoned air planes here in the Bahamas too. THey rot where they fall and become artificial reefs for fish. The most famous one is off Normans Cay, where the US and Bahamian governments joined forces to oust a drug lord in the 1970's. He went to prison Stateside and the DC10 is still sitting in the shallows, complete with bullet holes. A fun snorkelling excursion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121172465022137270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-65719708426724362982014-02-04T11:23:50.896-08:002014-02-04T11:23:50.896-08:00Like the pics you took because you like them, the ...Like the pics you took because you like them, the most:) <br />By the way, you have such a clear way of explaining things, that may be consider a book (first on-line for $15 to see if you want to go further to make it an "official one?)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-54881470848229736202014-02-04T11:07:46.657-08:002014-02-04T11:07:46.657-08:00Oh wow! so you did find them. I've done some e...Oh wow! so you did find them. I've done some exploring of this area (my sister lives in San Diego). We went to where a Lake is (from a camping book) and were so disappointed to find the coulter pine forrest no longer a coulter pine forrest (fire). Pasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-10827414360682343922014-02-02T19:49:58.246-08:002014-02-02T19:49:58.246-08:00Laura Delegal - I appreciate that Laura! Summer? I...Laura Delegal - I appreciate that Laura! Summer? I'm betting that right now you'd settle for 45 degrees! Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-57826270408243070652014-02-02T12:41:03.657-08:002014-02-02T12:41:03.657-08:00I always love stopping by your blog. I always lear...I always love stopping by your blog. I always learn something. The blue skies make me long for summer.Laura Delegal - Leroy Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013642027767392349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-15963941945116435262014-02-01T23:25:05.742-08:002014-02-01T23:25:05.742-08:00Andrew - Thanks so much for stopping by and the ni...Andrew - Thanks so much for stopping by and the nice words.<br /><br />Adam Jones - Thanks Adam! I liked those guys also.<br /><br />Small City Scenes - Thanks MB! I appreciate the comment.<br /><br />M Pax - The holes are made by grinding grain, acorns, etc, with a hand held rock. After a lot of use, the hole forms and gets deeper. The hole is called a mortero (or mortar) and the pestle is called a "mano." Thanks Mary!<br /><br />The Geezers - Thank you so much! I'm happy to have warmed you up. I will be over to comment on your last post. It was pretty deep stuff.<br /><br />Stewart M - Thanks Stewart! Over here they range from a a couple hundred years, to several thousand years. You are probably right about the ones in your country though.<br /><br />Mynx - Thanks so much Mynx! We all can still learn, right?<br /><br />Robin - I really like seeing them also. Everything was in alignment that day. Nice sky, clouds, colors. I loved it. You are welcome and thank you!Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-75361285982673900482014-02-01T14:39:57.516-08:002014-02-01T14:39:57.516-08:00Love seeing these grinding spots. Truly spectacula...Love seeing these grinding spots. Truly spectacular. A place with such history. Beautiful skies there too, and always a pleasure to see an acorn woodpecker. Thank you for this hike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-72130206467352960542014-02-01T02:50:00.637-08:002014-02-01T02:50:00.637-08:00Love the second last photo of the tree against the...Love the second last photo of the tree against the sky, stunning.<br />I always learn something new when I come here. Thank younot displayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637174135437423585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-49220311174097133772014-01-31T17:40:27.275-08:002014-01-31T17:40:27.275-08:00Splendid post - I remember seeing very similar gri...Splendid post - I remember seeing very similar grinding sites in the north of Australia - possibly even older than these ones.<br /><br />Great bird - I managed to see some of these in Yosemite, many, many years ago (and welcome to WBW!)<br /><br />Cheers - Stewart M - MelbourneStewart Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-48506034637088177692014-01-30T07:42:14.572-08:002014-01-30T07:42:14.572-08:00Your photos are like a breath of spring warmth to ...Your photos are like a breath of spring warmth to these frigid MInnesota bones. The Geezershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12132213545989946724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-1133890624631338632014-01-29T15:00:38.623-08:002014-01-29T15:00:38.623-08:00Neat to learn about the acorn woodpecker. What mak...Neat to learn about the acorn woodpecker. What makes those divets in the rock?<br /><br />Gorgeous photo. I really love that one near the end with the deadfall and the tiny clouds.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-35050465237912566032014-01-29T14:14:04.441-08:002014-01-29T14:14:04.441-08:00Very interesting post. Wow those mortars are some...Very interesting post. Wow those mortars are something else. Glad you found them. Interesting sky shots too. I love clouds. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-11979149036299335162014-01-29T12:34:05.157-08:002014-01-29T12:34:05.157-08:00Really fascinating pictures and I love the Woodpec...Really fascinating pictures and I love the Woodpecker.Adam Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10180378857734436986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-37508070265321485942014-01-29T12:05:46.589-08:002014-01-29T12:05:46.589-08:00Bossy Betty - Don't over extend yourself!
Pe...Bossy Betty - Don't over extend yourself! <br /><br />PerthDailyPhoto - Thanks so much! We like trails (it's usually easier to get from a to b), but we also like to get off of them. You are right some things never changing... That was funny.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-60186872370416547062014-01-29T11:12:30.755-08:002014-01-29T11:12:30.755-08:00An interesting post with some nice pictures!
Than...An interesting post with some nice pictures!<br /><br />Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.WordsPoeticallyWorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932809387878012226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-56609967492018459142014-01-29T07:27:10.508-08:002014-01-29T07:27:10.508-08:00Oh wow, you guys go on some amazing trail walks.. ...Oh wow, you guys go on some amazing trail walks.. we have many here that sort of disappear and you just kind of make your own way :) The morteros are fascinating, got a mental picture of the women of the village preparing the spices for dinner..nothing changes :) Larvae for dinner.. mmm yummy, those woodpeckers know how to live !! Excellent post as always Pat.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-35307903591224780682014-01-29T07:24:14.085-08:002014-01-29T07:24:14.085-08:00Oh man. I loved this hike. I went back and did i...Oh man. I loved this hike. I went back and did it over after I finished the first time. (I'd do it again, but my scrolling finger is tired and needs a drink.)Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-46576200971625190212014-01-29T00:18:45.076-08:002014-01-29T00:18:45.076-08:00Leovi - Thanks Leovi! So much history is there.
N...Leovi - Thanks Leovi! So much history is there.<br /><br />Nora - When compared to current day conditions, the communities were actually fairly small. However, some of these things were used for centuries, but only for about six months at a time.<br /><br />Lokyne - Hey there! Yep, they are really amazing to explore. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Eileeninmd - Thank you so much for the nice words and for stopping by.<br /><br />genie - To find the things we're looking for, we have to spend a lot of time off trail. I don't mind a nice easy trail either, but I like seeing the things that most people miss, or never even think about.<br /><br />thewovenspoke - Thanks so much! I appreciate the nice words. Thanks for commenting. Do you have any stories relating to your family history in this area? I'd sure be interested in hearing or reading them. Thanks again!<br /><br />Karen - Thanks Karen! It'a a beautiful area and lots to do and see around there.<br /><br />Janice Adcock -Thanks so much for stopping by and for the nice words.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-12858841727775753002014-01-29T00:01:45.063-08:002014-01-29T00:01:45.063-08:00James - It all came together that day. I didn'...James - It all came together that day. I didn't have to do much but focus. I agree about the history. Thanks James!<br /><br />Stickup Artist - Thanks so much. It really is thrilling for me. Also, every time there is a wild fire in our part of the country. More artifacts like this are exposed. <br /><br />ladyfi - I totally agree with you! It's a beautiful place. Especially so considering a great portion of the area burnt in the huge Cedar Fire.<br /><br />Betty M - Thanks Betty! I appreciate it.<br /><br />Al Penwasser - Being so close to these places also makes me think about how much we screwed up their lives. They did just fine before we showed up.<br /><br />Icy BC - Thanks for saying that and I'm glad you liked them. It is so much fun watching these characters. <br />Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-65766406284743248672014-01-28T18:15:37.640-08:002014-01-28T18:15:37.640-08:00Amazing find on the mortars! Great pictures.Amazing find on the mortars! Great pictures.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359355308140058671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342874076830001076.post-71467584608171751162014-01-28T17:29:59.884-08:002014-01-28T17:29:59.884-08:00Beautiful scenery. That woody is neat looking, and...Beautiful scenery. That woody is neat looking, and quite smart by the sounds of it. The mortars are really cool.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.com