Collier Park and surrounding area

[MattyB]

They don't call Spring Valley, Spring Valley for nothin'. For centuries, one of the most reliable sources of fresh water has flowed out of the cracks in the rock here in Spring Valley, which is the reason the area got it's name.

I decided to take a quick juant through Collier Park where there's an abandoned Spring House. This house was used as a bottling facility back in the early 1900's when this area was part of Bancroft Ranch. Here we go

Large Ficus b. tapped into the ground water no doubt.

The Eucalyptopussies are enormous! About 3 feet around in diameter!

Grassy area w/ a few CIDP and local drunks sleeping it off.

[MattyB]

Spring house.

A look at the DG and fractured rock that makes up the terrain in the area.

This ain't runnoff from sprinklers folks. We're in the height of our dry season and in the middle of a 3 year drought and water flows freely here.

This old drain pipe dumps water from under the spring house right into the swale.

[MattyB]

Old bridge, new graffiti

Blue rock out of focus

blue rock in focus

Here you can see the spring house and where the drain pipe comes out of it.

[MattyB]

[MattyB]

...and down it goes into the storm drain system.

Just a few blocks away a friend of mine lives on a property that has flowing water down his driveway 365 days a year!

I went across the street to the old abandonded raquetball facility to check out the rock formations. When I was a kid my Dad and I used to watch the sump pump work, pumping water out of the hillside.

[MattyB]

The rock is porous.

Native Dudleyia sp. hoping for some rain soon.

They really carved out the rock to build this 2 story facility.

[MattyB]

Ghetto flora.

That's all. Hope you enjoyed the tour of my town.

[paulgila]

The Eucalyptopussies are enormous! About 3 feet around in diameter!

i cant believe you got away with that.

[MattyB]

That an actual grammer suffix which implies plurality. Look it up genius.

[paulgila]

it must be good crack cuz you are whacked out--again!