First off - to fulfill my daily porch post - I was going through a folder dated 10/13/2012 when we lived in Wrightwood, Ca (another mountain town about 35 to 40 minutes away from where we are now). Wrightwood is a really beautiful place but for me the drawback was not a lot of things to do there without having to leave the mountain and go through the high desert to shop. I do like deserts - especially the part of the desert near Mormon Rocks (which was created by movement of the San Andreas Fault and which we lived on Lark St which sits right on top of the fault (scary)....but some of the desert areas we would have to drive through were so dry and ....not appealing.
Anyway we hiked at the rocks (photos below) and then took our grandson home and visited Claremont where I took these photos which I forgot about so i figured why not post them for front porch post.
This house i always take photos of below because of the garden that is to the right - I love walking by and checking out what's growing. They always decorate their house for halloween.
Here are some photos of Mormon rocks - which is actually a really pretty hike with great views when you get to the top. It's nice for me to see these photos again - when we lived in Wrightwood I was limited on how much I could post due to internet plan so a lot of my photos just sat in folders never getting posted.
In the fall I plan another trip to Wrightwood and some other areas that are too hot to the summer to walk or hike in.
Anyway we hiked at the rocks (photos below) and then took our grandson home and visited Claremont where I took these photos which I forgot about so i figured why not post them for front porch post.
This house i always take photos of below because of the garden that is to the right - I love walking by and checking out what's growing. They always decorate their house for halloween.
Here are some photos of Mormon rocks - which is actually a really pretty hike with great views when you get to the top. It's nice for me to see these photos again - when we lived in Wrightwood I was limited on how much I could post due to internet plan so a lot of my photos just sat in folders never getting posted.
In the fall I plan another trip to Wrightwood and some other areas that are too hot to the summer to walk or hike in.
12 comments:
Your front porch house of the day is so cool! And the neighborhood too. I really liked getting to see photos you've never posted before from the Mormon Rocks area. That was really interesting to see.
Your front porch house of the day is so cool! And the neighborhood too. I really liked getting to see photos you've never posted before from the Mormon Rocks area. That was really interesting to see.
Very pretty porches. Are you talking the Claremont right next to Montclair, or a different high desert/mtn. area?
I love that first house! Is it an American Four Square? It looks so dignified.
I have never been in a desert area but it is so humid here today that dry desert air might be welcome!
Yes Claremont near Montclair - we use to live in Alta Loma until 2012 - then moved to Wrightwood and lived there for awhile and the desert photos are up by Mormon rocks going up the 15. Are u familiar with the area?
Agreed - love that house also. I know a lot of the country is hot right now - there have been a lot of flash floods today over in the high desert area. We didn't rain today but maybe tomorrow.
thanks L. I have so many photos from those years i didn't post well - from all years since i've started blogging really.
right over a fault! indeed scary. we are having constant little earthquakes here now. even more than california they say. "they!" LOL.
our last one was 4.5 the other day. my chair moved! and yet they keep fracking here and saying it doesn't cause any problems. ? oh well.
your little grandson steals the show for me in these pictures. he's darling.
i love your photography. and your wonderful memories. like painting ... only with a camera.
Neat photos, Sandy. I have never been to the desert. I think I like having green things around too much to like being there. I might like to visit it, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Thanks Tammy -...i had heard about a lot of quakes where there is fracking going on. Can't figure out why it is allowed. And 4.5 is a good size one.
thanks Daisy - the desert is pretty at times - high desert mostly, more than low desert - and in the winter when it's blooming can be beautiful. I'll post some pics from Joshua Tree National Park some day - that is high desert. You're right - it takes a certain type of person to want to live there full time. My dad was one of them - he loved the desert. I have a little bit of that in me - but not enough to move to one. That was the drawback about Wrightwood - beautiful mountains but too close to the high desert.
That house is beautiful.
It's amazing to me that I lived in three parts of California and I still don't know all the towns. The Mormon Rocks are really neat looking.
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