Sunsets...... Glorious sunsets!!

Panorama to Pendleton to Oak Glen Road.........  lots of hills, huge homes and BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS!!!

Today's walk started at the very top of Panorama (yes we cheated and walked downhill) and wound its way up Pendleton (through the wash) and then down Oak Glen Road.  The homes off of Oak Hill Lane and Deerbrook Road are all beautifully decorated for the holidays and well worth an evening drive by to see them.

The days are getting shorter this month, so we are trying to beat the darkness with our weekday walks.  Today was only 2.85 miles, but we saw some gorgeous sunsets towards the end.

The views along Pendleton Road

More view as we pass through the wash.

I never get tired of these views and all our open land.

EVERY street - even means these dirt roads!

We get to see all kinds of horses on these back roads!

.....and beautiful houses (reminded me of Little House on the Prairie)

Do you know where we are????

Jefferson Street - stretching from Juniper to Oak Glen Road.

CASA BLANCA!!!  

Sunset over Yucaipa!!

Beautiful sunsets.......

Red Sky at Night....Sailor's Delight!!

This is by far our favorite house (so far).
The picture doesn't do it justice!

More walking tomorrow!!!  Our quest to WALK EVERY STREET IN YUCAIPA will begin at Panorama and Bryant.  These next few weeks will take use through the streets east of Bryant and north of Yucaipa Blvd.  Lot's of streets, cul-de-sacs and HILLS to conquer in this next area!!!

10 miles, 1,664 calories burned and 21,000 steps - what a perfect way to kick-off a weekend!!!

Another beautiful day in Yucaipa where our quest to WALK EVERY STREET IN YUCAIPA took us to the very top of Carter Street and ended at the Stater Bros on Bryant.

10 miles, 1,664 calories burned and 21,000 steps - what a perfect way to kick-off a weekend!!!

Drive to the very top of Carter Street and you'll find the entrance
to El Dorado Hiking Trail.  We have done this trail many times,
and it is a beautiful trail for families and pets.

Have you ever wondered why someone would build their house way up here?
Look no further for your answer!!!  BEST VIEW IN TOWN!!

This beautiful ranch has many beautiful horses!!

More beautiful views from the top of Carter Street

Love watching the sun rise from over the hills.

View, views and MORE views!!!

Lot's of side dirt roads off of Carter and
WE WALKED THEM ALL!!

We made some friends on one of the back roads.

Have to admit..... they scared the crap out of us at first.
But turned out to be quite friendly.

Red, Blackie and Bermies decided they wanted to walk with us.
Followed us for a couple of miles until their owner turned up!!

Another view from Jefferson Street.

Jefferson Street - Stretches from Juniper to Oak Glen Road.
Great walking trail.

GARDENWORKS FOR KIDS
A great facility for kids to get their hands dirty and learn about gardening.

LAKEVIEW MOBILE HOME PARK

3 miles of roads inside this mobile home park and -
WE WALKED THEM ALL!!!

HOOFING IT DOWN BRYANT!!!

....and we ended this part of town at SHAFER RANCH.

After 27 days of walking, we have covered 121.53 miles in the City of Yucaipa.  We have encountered horses, dogs, cats, chickens, turkeys, donkeys, goats, sheep, hawks, blue jays, tarantulas, rabbits, joggers, walkers, runners, and bicyclist.  Each walk brings different things for us to see and a new prospective on our little town.  We have now walked EVERY street north of Oak Glen, all the way to Highway 38.  We have walked all of Chapman Heights, Dunlap and the area behind Arco and the I-10.  Our quest to WALK EVERY STREET IN YUCAIPA, will take us to the area south of Oak Glen and East of Bryant beginning on Monday - can't wait to see what we see along those streets!!!

Open spaces, beautiful land and.........CHICKENS!!!

Our walk through the streets of Yucaipa took us from up on the top of Fir Street all the way down to Stater Bros on Bryant. These streets took us past huge beautiful homes, large open fields and lots of ........ CHICKENS!!!!

The open spaces in this area are large and beautiful rolling hills.  It appears there are lots of hiking trails or dirt paths up here - many of which we want to try when we have a little more daylight.

Tomorrow we won't be on the streets, but Saturday morning we have a long walk planned that will begin up at the very top of Carter Street (at the entrance to the El Dorado hiking trails).  Come join us at 7:00am - t's a great way to start your weekend!!!

A hidden water tank amongst the beauty.

Hiking trails to.......?????

Beautiful views from way up here!!

YUCAIPA'S FINEST......  the CHICKENS!!!

and more chickens!!!

Fremont Street - looking towards Oak Glen Road

What a sunset!!!

Another view of the beautiful sunset!!

A lovely 3.06 mile walk today!!

Praying for Peace......

In light of the tragedies today, instead of blogging about our walk, I would like to just post the pictures of our walk and ask everyone to pray for peace!!!

God Bless!!!

Yucaipa (pronoun) definition God's Country; Vast Beauty

Yucaipa (pronoun) definition God's Country; Vast Beauty

OK..... well maybe that is Webster's definition of our little town, but it sure is mine!!!  Each day our quest to WALK EVERY STREET IN YUCAIPA opens our eyes to the vast beauty of our community.  The homes, the landscaping, the colors and most of all the people.  

Put away your computers folks, shut off your televisions and go out and see your communities.  Get to know your neighbors and take your time to breathe in the beauty around you.

Today our 3.25 mile walk took us from Carter Street to Fir Street off of Bryant.  Tomorrow we start were we left off today on Carter & Fremont - meet us at 4:15pm if you want to see all the beauty that we are talking about everyday.  Let's get healthy together as we walk Yucaipa.

Walking Carter & Fremont

New construction in this area means we are growing!

LOVE - this landscape & the cute bridge!!

Fall colors......OMG!!!

Fell in love with this waterfall!

North View Mobile Home Park - I lovely older park
(with lots of good "dinner" smells all around)

Christmas is coming - the lights are on!!!

Another beautiful sunset over Yucaipa!!