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Outdoor Activities => Outdoor Activities => : Latimeria October 02, 2016, 09:33:55 AM

: Morning Hike
: Latimeria October 02, 2016, 09:33:55 AM

I got to work at 5am on Friday to try and wrap up some paperwork that has been piling up.  About 7am, I needed a hike and get outside.  Luckily we have a canyon with hiking trails next to our place.

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160930_070909_zps7wrfkl0h.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160930_070909_zps7wrfkl0h.jpg.html)

It was a glorious morning and I went looking for lizards and other wildlife.  Lots of funnel webs around...

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160930_071046_zpszxsr4rgb.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160930_071046_zpszxsr4rgb.jpg.html)

I then saw a HUGE web in the scrub brush with a 4" Banded Garden Spider in the middle!

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160930_072102_zpsqelr78dt.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160930_072102_zpsqelr78dt.jpg.html)

Such a cool spider.

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160930_071735_zpsrkk7szko.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160930_071735_zpsrkk7szko.jpg.html)

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160930_071609_zpspwgnc2bi.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160930_071609_zpspwgnc2bi.jpg.html)

Anyway, It was a nice 2 mile hike and I was back at my desk working on that paperwork pile.

It is not as nice as when I worked right across from Mission Bay and got to fish everyday, but having a hiking canyon next door isn't too shabby.

: Re: Morning Hike
: mdcesq October 03, 2016, 03:40:47 PM

Nice hike Tom, and amazing webs.  Its getting closer to Halloween, so that's why the spiders are building such magnificent webs.   ;)

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: Pinoyfisher October 04, 2016, 11:55:13 AM

Area looks familiar. Whereabouts you work?

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: Latimeria October 04, 2016, 12:01:36 PM

Pacific Center area off of Mira Mesa Blvd.  Penasquitos canyon maybe?

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: Pinoyfisher October 04, 2016, 06:58:41 PM

You might get lucky and see some deer.

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: Eric H October 04, 2016, 07:17:08 PM

Great way to escape work!

: Re: Morning Hike
: Latimeria October 05, 2016, 06:31:59 AM

: Pinoyfisher  October 04, 2016, 06:58:41 PM

You might get lucky and see some deer.

I've seen them before and found many old deer bones in my hikes down the canyon.  Never found any antlers though.

: Re: Morning Hike
: Pinoyfisher October 08, 2016, 08:54:26 AM

: Latimeria  October 04, 2016, 12:01:36 PM

Pacific Center area off of Mira Mesa Blvd.  Penasquitos canyon maybe?

Thought it looked familiar! I used to work near there, a biotech company called Suneva just off of Pacific Center Blvd.

: Re: Morning Hike
: Tim524 November 29, 2016, 09:13:33 AM

Cool looking spider  8)