EXPLORING SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND BY LENS
  • Exploring San Diego
  • Day Trips
    • Campo >
      • The Campo Stone Store
      • Campo Pioneer Burial Plots
      • Mystery Rock
      • Rail Road Trestle HWY 94
      • Southern Terminus PCT
      • WWII Pow Chapel
      • Incinerator Camp Lockett
    • Cuyamaca Forest >
      • The Airplane Monument
    • Old Hwy 80 >
      • Boulevard >
        • Masonic Hall Ruins
    • Carlsbad >
      • Mount Calavera
    • Descanso >
      • Ellis Wayside Rest
    • Downtown San Diego >
      • The Old San Diego Jail Cells
    • Escondido >
      • Lake Hodges Dam
    • Jacumba >
      • Mica Gem Mine
      • Carrizo Creek Area
      • Goat Canyon Trestle
      • Happy's Place
      • Jacume
      • Round Mountain
      • Table Mountain
      • Union 76 Sign
      • Valley of The Moon and Vicinity >
        • Border Marker 231
        • Cabin Ruins
        • The Carpet Cave
        • Elliott Mine
        • Smugglers Cave
        • The Antenna Ruins
    • Jamul >
      • Jamul Cement Works
      • Mt. McGinty
    • La Jolla >
      • Kayaking La Jolla
      • Photos La Jolla
      • Sunny Jim Cave
    • Julian >
      • The Warlock Mine
    • Mission Trails Regional Park >
      • Flooding Mission Trails
      • Tree Frogs Season
    • Mountain Springs >
      • Devils Canyon
      • Happy's Camps
      • The Sheep Pens
    • Mount Laguna Area >
      • Pine Valley >
        • Secret Canyon Trail
      • Laguna Meadows >
        • The Pioneer Cemetery
      • Garnet Peak
      • The Pioneer Mail Trail
      • The Pump House
    • Point Loma >
      • Battery E Control Station
      • Bennington Memorial
      • Sea Caves Point Loma
    • Solana Beach >
      • Annies Canyon Trail
  • Forgotten Places
    • Ruin Rancho San Diego
    • Abandone Builldings Lake Morena
    • Abandoned Homestead Site
    • Abandone Home Stead 2
    • The Hidden Cave
    • Bankhead Springs Ghost Town
    • The Forgotten Tunnels
    • Buckman's Springs
    • Old Mines Various
    • Pirates Tower
    • Ghost Signs
    • Manhattan AZ Set
    • School Mine
  • Local WaterFalls
    • Mildred Falls
    • Kitchen Creek Falls
    • Orinoco Creek Falls
    • Three Sisters
    • Storm Canyon Waterfall
    • The Devils Jumpoff
    • Cold Stream Falls
    • Cedar Creek
    • Miadenhair Falls
    • Lake Hodges Falls
    • Waterfalls of Oak Canyon
    • Waterfalls of Cottonwood Creek
    • Green Valley Falls
    • Waterfalls of Chariot Canyon
    • Pinto Canyon Falls
  • Rock Art
    • Anza Borrego 2 Rock Art
    • Cave with No Name
    • Initiation Cave
    • The Lizard Man Cave
    • Petroglyph Site
    • Pictographs November 2012
    • Strange Petroglyphs in Imperial County
    • Rock Art Northern San Diego 1
    • Rock Art Site 2
    • Rock Art Site 3
    • Rock Art Various
    • Unknown Rock Art San Diego County
    • Vallecitos Rock Art
    • Milling Sites >
      • Cuayamaca Ovals
  • Beyond
    • Arizona >
      • Yuma >
        • Bridge to Nowhere
        • Castle Dome Ghost Town
        • Yuma Territorial Prison
    • Imperial County >
      • Anza Borrego >
        • Andrade Canyon
        • Carrizo Mountain
        • The Domelands
        • The Slot
        • Morteros Palms to Goat Canyon
        • Sunrise Butte
        • Yuha Basin
        • Mud Caves
        • Rock House Valley
        • Upper Myers Valley
      • Salton Sea >
        • Mud Volanoes
        • The Old Health Spa
        • Salvation Mountain
    • San Gabriel Mountains >
      • The Bridge to Nowhere
  • The Spooky Side
    • Dead Man's Point
    • Mount Pisquah
    • Pioneer Park
    • Witches Tower
    • Haunted Locations >
      • Hangar One Miramar
      • Julian Hotel
      • Queen Mary >
        • First Class Swimming Pool
        • Water Tight Door 13
      • Vallecitos Stage Station
    • Graves >
      • Grave of Kate Morgan
      • Graves Under San Diego Ave
      • Lady in White Grave
      • The Lonely Grave of Amos Buckman
      • The Forgotten Grave of John Helm
      • Whaley Grave
      • Yankee Jim
  • Hollywood F
  • New Page
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This is the best dome I have seen up there, The main wind Cave extends all the way through

The Domelands

 There is a place within The Coyote Mountain Wilderness, several miles north of Ocotillo, California, within the Anza Borrego Desert. The area abounds in fossils and other clues that hint of the time this area was part of the ocean. We hike it during the winter months and were rewarded with beautiful vistas and formations at every turn. 
There are several Dome formations Though the best one has several wind caves in it, the main one extends all the way trough it. Once through it there is a severe drop off, but to the left there are some foot holes carved into the stone that lead to a wind cave. This wind cave has a sandy bottom perfect to sit and have some lunch while one enjoys the view.
In the dome lands the wind has held sway and with the help of the abundant sand has carved the surrounding rock. Notice the abundant wind caves in all the photos.
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This is the back of the above dome, The top left wind cave extends through the dome, this can be observed by the attached video. The longer wind cave to the right, has sand covering the bottom and is accessed by toe holes pecked into the rock. Beware though it is a long and hard fall should one slip.
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The first dome we spotted after climbing up the goat path
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A large feature with a large amount of wind caves
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I apologize for not give out directions to most of my trips, trails change and I do not have the time to keep the site always updated. My hikes also span from the easy to the extreme, a lot of places do not even have trails, as well as extreme conditions. Some sites need to be protected as they are fragile and historically sensitive. So if you decide to hike some of these areas, do your research and know your limits, have the proper provisions .Every year many hikers die  from not understanding these Simple Rules. San Diego County and surrounding areas are diverse in climate and terrain. Remember if you do decide to Hike do your research, carry the essentials and do so at your own risk.  An alternative is to join one of the many hiking groups such as meetup or on facebook ,as well as other social sites. Not only is there safety in numbers but a pooling of knowledge. 
  • Exploring San Diego
  • Day Trips
    • Campo >
      • The Campo Stone Store
      • Campo Pioneer Burial Plots
      • Mystery Rock
      • Rail Road Trestle HWY 94
      • Southern Terminus PCT
      • WWII Pow Chapel
      • Incinerator Camp Lockett
    • Cuyamaca Forest >
      • The Airplane Monument
    • Old Hwy 80 >
      • Boulevard >
        • Masonic Hall Ruins
    • Carlsbad >
      • Mount Calavera
    • Descanso >
      • Ellis Wayside Rest
    • Downtown San Diego >
      • The Old San Diego Jail Cells
    • Escondido >
      • Lake Hodges Dam
    • Jacumba >
      • Mica Gem Mine
      • Carrizo Creek Area
      • Goat Canyon Trestle
      • Happy's Place
      • Jacume
      • Round Mountain
      • Table Mountain
      • Union 76 Sign
      • Valley of The Moon and Vicinity >
        • Border Marker 231
        • Cabin Ruins
        • The Carpet Cave
        • Elliott Mine
        • Smugglers Cave
        • The Antenna Ruins
    • Jamul >
      • Jamul Cement Works
      • Mt. McGinty
    • La Jolla >
      • Kayaking La Jolla
      • Photos La Jolla
      • Sunny Jim Cave
    • Julian >
      • The Warlock Mine
    • Mission Trails Regional Park >
      • Flooding Mission Trails
      • Tree Frogs Season
    • Mountain Springs >
      • Devils Canyon
      • Happy's Camps
      • The Sheep Pens
    • Mount Laguna Area >
      • Pine Valley >
        • Secret Canyon Trail
      • Laguna Meadows >
        • The Pioneer Cemetery
      • Garnet Peak
      • The Pioneer Mail Trail
      • The Pump House
    • Point Loma >
      • Battery E Control Station
      • Bennington Memorial
      • Sea Caves Point Loma
    • Solana Beach >
      • Annies Canyon Trail
  • Forgotten Places
    • Ruin Rancho San Diego
    • Abandone Builldings Lake Morena
    • Abandoned Homestead Site
    • Abandone Home Stead 2
    • The Hidden Cave
    • Bankhead Springs Ghost Town
    • The Forgotten Tunnels
    • Buckman's Springs
    • Old Mines Various
    • Pirates Tower
    • Ghost Signs
    • Manhattan AZ Set
    • School Mine
  • Local WaterFalls
    • Mildred Falls
    • Kitchen Creek Falls
    • Orinoco Creek Falls
    • Three Sisters
    • Storm Canyon Waterfall
    • The Devils Jumpoff
    • Cold Stream Falls
    • Cedar Creek
    • Miadenhair Falls
    • Lake Hodges Falls
    • Waterfalls of Oak Canyon
    • Waterfalls of Cottonwood Creek
    • Green Valley Falls
    • Waterfalls of Chariot Canyon
    • Pinto Canyon Falls
  • Rock Art
    • Anza Borrego 2 Rock Art
    • Cave with No Name
    • Initiation Cave
    • The Lizard Man Cave
    • Petroglyph Site
    • Pictographs November 2012
    • Strange Petroglyphs in Imperial County
    • Rock Art Northern San Diego 1
    • Rock Art Site 2
    • Rock Art Site 3
    • Rock Art Various
    • Unknown Rock Art San Diego County
    • Vallecitos Rock Art
    • Milling Sites >
      • Cuayamaca Ovals
  • Beyond
    • Arizona >
      • Yuma >
        • Bridge to Nowhere
        • Castle Dome Ghost Town
        • Yuma Territorial Prison
    • Imperial County >
      • Anza Borrego >
        • Andrade Canyon
        • Carrizo Mountain
        • The Domelands
        • The Slot
        • Morteros Palms to Goat Canyon
        • Sunrise Butte
        • Yuha Basin
        • Mud Caves
        • Rock House Valley
        • Upper Myers Valley
      • Salton Sea >
        • Mud Volanoes
        • The Old Health Spa
        • Salvation Mountain
    • San Gabriel Mountains >
      • The Bridge to Nowhere
  • The Spooky Side
    • Dead Man's Point
    • Mount Pisquah
    • Pioneer Park
    • Witches Tower
    • Haunted Locations >
      • Hangar One Miramar
      • Julian Hotel
      • Queen Mary >
        • First Class Swimming Pool
        • Water Tight Door 13
      • Vallecitos Stage Station
    • Graves >
      • Grave of Kate Morgan
      • Graves Under San Diego Ave
      • Lady in White Grave
      • The Lonely Grave of Amos Buckman
      • The Forgotten Grave of John Helm
      • Whaley Grave
      • Yankee Jim
  • Hollywood F
  • New Page