Alexander S. Kunz

For #MountainMonday I have this view from Foster's Point, an easily reachable vista point along the long-distance Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County, California. In spring, the transition from higher-elevation green mountain chaparral to the barren desert is clearly visible.

https://photos.alex-kunz.com/-/galleries/photo-archive/mountains/-/medias/019ec8ad-1b34-702b-826e-a13cc85b6070

#SanDiego #LandscapePhotography #LagunaMountains #Spring #Mountains #Hiking #PCT #PacificCrestTrail

Jun 15 at 5:49pmWeb
Show threadbasepair3d ago
@[email protected] remarkable photo! I don’t recall seeing such a smooth colour gradient in a landscape before.
Show threadAlexander S. Kunz3d ago
@basepair San Diego County gently rises towards the east and then drops quite abruptly into the desert (which is what you see). The mountains are a barrier that catch the clouds and rain — the landscape further east is in what's called a "rain shadow".
Show threadAztec4Life2d ago
@alexskunz I dropped off hikers on 2 separate occasions at the beginning of the PCT at the Mexican border in Campo. One made it to Cuyamaca and I picked him up there. It was harder than he thought. The second made it to Canada and knew what he was in store for. Took him all summer to hike the whole trail.
Show threadAlexander S. Kunz2d ago
@afl hiking the entire length of the PCT is a dream, but I'm not sure whether it's realistic... living in San Diego, I can visit easily and do nice day hikes on and around it. The Laguna Mountains are particularly nice because the PCT and local trails can be combined for good loop hikes.