January 2, 2009 Dansk tekst til venstre English text on the right Dagens baghave: Backyard of the Day: Daley Ranch, Escondido, San Diego County, California Daley Ranch is located at the end of La Honda Drive in Escondido, San Diego County, California.   Vi syntes, vi havde brug for en god hike i dag, så vi camperede ved Daley Ranch i Escondido, som er omgivet af massevis af vildnis og både op og ned ad bakke. We felt like we needed a little hike today, so we day camped at Daley Ranch in Escondido, which is surrounded by lots of wilderness and some hilly terrain.           Resten af San Diego amt var godt tåget i dag, men vi var ikke gået ret langt op, før vi var oppe i solskinnet over skydækket. The rest of San Diego county was socked in today, but before we knew it we'd walked up into the sunshine above the cloud cover.         Blomster var der ikke meget af... De er lidt småtørre på den her tid af året. Not much in the way of flowers... They're a bit dry this time of the year.

Daley Ranch er en gammel gård, som oprindelig tilhørte en ung engelsk immigrant ved navn Robert Daley, født i England i 1845. Han slog sig ned her i 1869, men hans oprindelige hytte findes ikke længere. Der er i dag en dam, hvor den lå. Robert Daley boede her resten af sit liv med sin hustru Rebecca, og deres datter Mary og to sønner George og Howard var født her. Robert Daley døde i 1916, hvorefter hans familie flyttede til Jamul, men de beholdt gården som feriested og drev kvægdrift her. De byggede det nuværende stuehus, som er ved at blive restaureret, sidst i 1920erne. Et stykke fra stuehuset står den forfaldne, men maleriske, gamle lade. Daley Ranch is an old farm, which originally belonged to a young English immigrant named Robert Daley, born in England in 1845. He settled here in 1869, but his first cabin no longer exists. Today a pond sits where it stood. Robert Daley lived here the rest of his life with his wife Rebecca, and their daughter Mary and two sons George and Howard were born here. Robert Daley died in 1916, after which his family moved to Jamul, but they kept the ranch as a vacation home and cattle ranch. They built the present farmhouse, which is in the process of being renovated, in the late 1920s. A little ways from the house stands the delapidated, but pictoresque, barn.       Den gamle udendørs bageovn står her endnu. The old outdoor oven still stands here.

Frokostpause ~ Lunch break         Ikke langt fra gården ligger Middle Pond, som er en af tre damme, der findes på området. Not far from the ranch house is Middle Pond, which is one of three ponds located on the property.   Nathejre ~ Night heron

Tre gange var Daley Ranch lige ved at blive udstykket med planer for op til 4800 beboelseshuse. Heldigvis gik det i vasken hver eneste gang, og i 1996 blev jorden opkøbt af Escondido, så stedet kunne bevares som naturområde. Three times Daley Ranch was nearly developed with plans for as many as 4800 residences. Fortunately something always got in the way of development, and in 1996 the property was bought by Escondido to be preserved as wilderness area.

Boondocking Information Daley Ranch is a good spot for day camping. The parking lot is a large dirt lot, which allows for some creative parking, and which fills up on weekends, but generally has plenty of space otherwise. There is no overnight parking or camping in the parking lot, but adjacent to the ranch at Dixon Lake there is a campground. Facilities: Port-a-potties Water fountain Picnic areas Horseback riding Biking Hiking Dogs allowed on leash.

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