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was Pulgas Water Temple in Woodside CA. Water piped from the Sierras flowed thru here into Crystal Springs Reservoir. This water feeds all of San Francisco and 2.5 million others...
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....or you just might end up with a bad case of FLEAS. ;-)
of the place and a main street alameda de las pulgas...itchy...
We have a Las Pulgas here in SoCal, too.
It is off the '5' between Orange County and San Diego county. While technically in SD County, the exit itself leads to Camp Pendleton. Between the Rattlers and rest of the 'wildlife', I sure wouldn't want to walk around there AT NITE.
When you could still ride your BIKE thru the base, we would do so and occassionally see rattlers sleeping by the side of the road. STAY ALERT. Running over one of 'em could be hazardous.
Too much is never enough
....and every time I drove past Pendleton on my way to San Diego (or better yet, wonderfully wild Tijuana, every young man's delight at the time, where 'unspeakable' things could easily happen, and often did), I would always think, "Do the folks who named that road really know what that means in Spanish? "
Not sure if the area around Camp Pendleton actually is a haven for blood sucking vermin, but the name would indicate at some time, someone certainly thought so. (Either that, or they didn't have a clue what "pulga" means in Spanish.)
I always had a little chuckle as I drove by that sign. Never failed to amuse me. (Still does, obviously!)
Nice nostalgia. Fun memories.
So, when you rode your bike around Pendleton, did you get assailed by legions of bloodsuckers? (And if so, did you ever ask what all those IRS agents were doing there?) ;-)
Never had any problems. AND the detour thru the base sure beat the more direct route which is that of taking the freeway. NOTHING beats getting passed by an 18 wheeler doing 70 with the guy only 6' to your left.
And I'm not KIDDING about watching out for Rattlers.
The 'rule' for taking the freeway on your bike? 'Where No Other Practical Route Exists'. Another short blast of freeway-for-peddlers is down around La Jolla Village Drive or NO, make that Genesee. You get ON than right OFF at Sorrento Valley. Torrey Pines Hill can be dangerous on a bike, too. I've hit near-50 going down that ill maintained bit of tarmac.
Too much is never enough
When I lived in Leona Valley north of Los Angeles, my wife and I would nearly step on rattlers on almost every nature walk we ever went on. And these were the deadly Mojave Greens, much of the time. But they were always very cool and never even rattled at us, despite one time I stepped within 6" of one and my ex-wife (who was few steps behind me) just about SHIT! She was like, "OMG! Didn't you see that Mojave Green right there? You just about stepped on the poor thing! You're lucky you didn't get bitten!"
My response?
"Nah, they like me. They know I love snakes. Besides, I'm a lawyer, so we're practically kin."
On one memorable walk through the nearby California Poppy Reserve, we encountered FOUR Mojave Greens in different areas. Never a problem, though, always docile and harmless. But neither of us actually did ever step on one, thankfully. And you really cannot blame the snake for striking you if you are basically crushing the thing to death underfoot.
They really are gorgeous creatures. They get a bad rap. And they do a LOT of good, killing gophers, mice, rats and other assorted vermin. It always broke my heart when we'd find one near our cats, as we simply couldn't take the chance that one of our numerous kitties might get too close and get bitten. I killed more rattlers in our yard than I care to remember.
(If there is a Hell, and if it is run by rattle snakes, I'm screwed....... )
You THINK you and the Green's have reciprocal agreement. But it'll toss you under the figurative BUS in a heartbeat if you piss it off. Aren't what you call the 'Greens' really the Mojave sub?
Cats? I LOVE them but realize how dumb they really are. And as quick as a cat doubtless IS, they are ill equipped to deal with a rattler.
Glad you never got tagged. All my hiking is either up in San Gorgonio Wilderness where I suspect the Rattler of choice is maybe the Western Diamond Back or out in the desert near Victorville where I've seen LOTS of SideWinder squiggles.
I don't know how HIGH they get, but with the tree line at about 10,000 feet or so, that might be the limit. Winter snow can linger down here, too, which may discourage 'em from those elevations.
Too much is never enough
Hahaha! Reminds me of my compadre in Mexico.
You know how highway exits are always numbered. "Exit 84", "Exit 16", etc.
One time, we were barreling down the highway outside of Monterrey, and he slows down, goes across the grassy median, over the oncoming lanes, then over some more grass, into the parking lot.
He calls it "Exit 2 and a half".
LOL
:)
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