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Every year for the last 20 I have taken a drive (one or more) around our County, which is one of the largest in the United States at about 4200 square miles. Usually that's in the Lotus, but today we decided to head out of the house at 6 am when low tempe...  

First visit to Mt Palomar Second visit (snowy!) photos

did your ears really stay plugged up for weeks after a flight?! That’s so uncomfortable. But i’m not clear on what you learned about your ear pressure from this drive, which I am curious to understand.🤔

Commercial airline flights maintain internal air pressure about equal to 6000-8000 foot elevation. If your Eustachian tubes don't ventilate well, like mine, altitude/pressure changes can be annoying and painful (think of small children who cry on the plan... 

Your pressure experiment makes sense now given a history with your eustachian tube. It can indeed be horribly uncomfortable with such a differential between the middle ear and outside.😣

We stopped and stretched our legs near the top of the mountain, then noticed a house way above us. Wow. This is a mile high and temperature is down around 30 or lower, and we take a pass on the restroom (outhouse) here. In the distance looking eastward we...  

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We left off part 2 after seeking a refreshment stop after llama land. At this point we turned West and headed down out of the mountains. This is near Dudley's, a famous bakery in this area - favored by hungry and thirsty travelers, motorcyclists, etc. And...  

Thanks for reading. Mike PS - my wife gets camel affection on an earlier trip ...  

Cool to see...

It's near Ramona, going up towards Julian. Back some years ago you could even ride a camel; I don't know if they still offer that. The camel I'm on here was in Palm Springs. ...  

Nice pic of you riding

Right there is why we live in the prettiest state in the nation, and why I'll feel bittersweet in case I decide to leave it for socioeconomic reasons.... Great images, as always Mike, cheers, Filip

I hope the medical stuff wasn’t too distracting. It was the justification (or rationalizing) for making the trip today, but being out there is its own reward. Mike

As an aside, I’ve never seen a farm or whatever you drove past there that had a camel! I’d expect them in dry, arid environments…not SD🤯🤣

And became fond of his camels and brought a few to the states. They sell the milk which is very rich and has some health benefits in improving people deal with autism. ...  

I’m glad I asked, otherwise I’d think that camels are normally found in parts of the U.S. But that is a cool sight that you share in the pics above.

It feels somehow better to address eye-popping pictures than ear-popping heights.

reading your road trips and looking at the pics. thanks for sharing. All the best D