Someone recently commented that Northern California is green this time of year, and Southern California is brown. And while many parts of SoCal are indeed pretty brown — and not just in winter — that's a bit of an oversimplification.
In fact, the west slope of mountainous San Diego County is very green right now — especially after our recent Pacific storms.
Still hard to believe that this huge horse property on the Batiquitos Lagoon floodplain is only 2 mi from my very suburban neighborhood.
Welcome aboard! Must've been quite a scene. Probably too crowded for me, but I'm a sucker for colored lights in the dark — especially when they're moving.
Back to gray skies and winter temperatures (around 60°F) now that our Santa Ana winds are gone and the marine layer's retaken the coast.
But still a great morning for the missus and I to ride up the coast to Carlsbad Village for brunch at a favorite breakfast spot.
Stopped on the way back to look for gray whales after yesterday's sighting off Oceanside. Not smart to park your favorite bike at the edge of a bluff that could slump at any moment without warning, but so hard to resist that vantage point!
K set a stiff pace on her 750W blue Velotric Breeze. I got in 2 good fitness runs trying to keep up in ECO on my 240W Vado SL 1. Still working out my zone boundaries, but probably mostly in Z3 and lower Z4.
Highly recommend getting your slower riding partner into an ebike much more powerful than your own.