I took a trip to the Laguna Mountains during a San Diego storm, hoping for some dramatic weather up in the mountains. I didn’t get what I wanted, but I still ended up with some fun images I wasn’t expecting.
Sometimes, the clouds make it over Laguna Crest and provide cloud cover for the Borrego Desert. I’ve written about this before, and it was indeed one of those days. I didn’t see anything that inspired me photographically, so I did the next best thing. I took a long nap in my car. It was quite nice and relaxing.
It became clear to me, though, that I wasn’t going to get any dramatic weather up in these parts. A great sunset also wasn’t likely here. So I began my drive down the hill and out to Interstate 8. What I wasn’t expecting was some nice color and more precipitation as I got lower in elevation.
On To Wildwood Glen Lane
With water out and about, one of my old stomping grounds along Old Highway 80 was particularly nice.
I actually tried to get a full panorama of the rainbow over Old Highway 80, but with the falloff and distortion that is native to any wide lens, the associated stitching curved what is actually a straight line where the concrete was poured. So I decided that would not work and this half rainbow is what you get.
With a modern sense of travel, it is difficult to imagine that this 2-lane road service all West-East traffic from San Diego to Yuma. This wasn’t a proper “sunset,” but I enjoyed watching the light fade, with some pretty storm clouds. Just when the light was nice and golden, all of a sudden, it was gone!
Further Viewing
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T.M. Schultze is a San Diego-based photographer, traveller, and writer. He writes, photographs, and draws things of the outdoors that have inspired humans for thousands of years. He co-authored the Photographer’s Guide to Joshua Tree Park which can be purchased here.
That is one gorgeous rainbow, the sky color as well.
Thanks Tom, that one might end up being my personal Photo of the Month in my blog post tomorrow.