{"id":195,"date":"2019-02-17T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/?p=195"},"modified":"2019-02-17T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T16:42:22","slug":"cahuilla-mountain-wilderness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness\/","title":{"rendered":"Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I often think of southwest Riverside County as the home of the sky island mountains. The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness&#8211;and its namesake mountain&#8211;is no exception to this. Rising to more than 5,500&#8242;, the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is home to diverse plant and animal species, great views, and historic significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Zen&nbsp;is the &#8220;spirit of the valley.&#8221; The only Zen you find on the tops of&nbsp;mountains&nbsp;is the Zen you bring up there.<\/em> &#8211; Robert Pirsig<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 2009 and encompassing a relatively small area of 5,575 acres, the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is located in the Anza Valley in southwest Riverside County. It is named for the Cahuilla people, an indigenous tribe whose home includes most of inland southern California.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cahuilla Mountain is located in the Anza Valley, named for Juan Bautista de Anza. de Anza is credited for the establishment of Spanish California, and the he blazed as he passed westward through southern California is a National Historic Trail that passes directly through the Anza Valley. Finally, as a bit of oddball trivia, the novel <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ramona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ramona (opens in a new tab)\">Ramona<\/a>, which experienced its height of popularity in the mid-1880s, was inspired by events that happened near Cahuilla Mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-yucca-intimate.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-yucca-intimate.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Intimate portrait of a yucca plant\" class=\"wp-image-204\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-yucca-intimate.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-yucca-intimate.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-yucca-intimate.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene1.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Manzanita and green moss-covered rocks in winter\" class=\"wp-image-202\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My wife and I recently spent a stormy day in the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness. We didn&#8217;t make it to the summit but the fog on the day we visited would have made it a bit anticlimactic. Instead, we explored the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness from the flanks of the mountain. A long hike into the Wilderness area proper (due to impassable muddy roads) and a late start prevented us from making it to the top, but I didn&#8217;t mind. It&#8217;s a good reminder that sometimes we can spend quality time in our wilderness areas without a defined goal in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"525\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog2.jpg?fit=525%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snow covered manzanita hillside in southern California's Cahuiila Mountain Wilderness\" class=\"wp-image-201\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cahuilla mountain is a true sky island, rising more than 2,000&#8242; from the valley below. As such it is home to plants and animals that aren&#8217;t found in nearby areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene2.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Intimate abstract image of bright green manzanita and ribbon wood in southern California's Anza Valley\" class=\"wp-image-203\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene2.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene2.jpg?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-small-scene2.jpg?resize=640%2C336&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog1.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fog, Manzanita, and snow in southern California's Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness\" class=\"wp-image-200\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness-fog1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern California&#8217;s wintery weather this year recently brought snow to approximately 4,000&#8242;. That snow told the story of a lot of animal life we wouldn&#8217;t have otherwise seen on Cahuilla Mountain. Bobcat tracks abounded, as did quail (the Wilderness is home to both mountain quail and California quail). We also saw deer tracks, and it wouldn&#8217;t have surprised me to see a mountain lion track. The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is home to the red diamond rattlesnake (<em>Crotalus ruber<\/em>), which is found only in western Riverside County and is fairly common in warmer months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diptych image of a bobcat and quail tracks in snow\" class=\"wp-image-199\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?resize=1024%2C477&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?resize=768%2C358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?resize=640%2C298&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-tracks-diptych.jpg?w=1073&amp;ssl=1 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ruber2.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"photo of a coiled red diamond rattlesnake at night, illuminated by camera flash and flashlight\" class=\"wp-image-208\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ruber2.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ruber2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ruber2.jpg?resize=640%2C356&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) (photo taken elsewhere in Riverside County)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape is dominated primarily by manzanita and ribbonwood, and at higher elevations you find Coulter pines and scrub oak. After the wet winter we have had this year, I would imagine that wildflowers such as lupine and paintbrush will abound this spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/san-jacinto-mountains-sunset.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/san-jacinto-mountains-sunset.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Snow covered San Jacinto Mountains are lit up pink and orange at sunset in the middle of winter\" class=\"wp-image-205\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/san-jacinto-mountains-sunset.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/san-jacinto-mountains-sunset.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/san-jacinto-mountains-sunset.jpg?resize=640%2C364&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-sunset1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-sunset1.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-sunset1.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-sunset1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cahuilla-mountain-sunset1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At sunset we were treated to great views into the Temecula Valley to the west, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"San Jacinto Mountains (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/san-jacinto-wilderness\/\" target=\"_blank\">San Jacinto Mountains<\/a> to the north (the viewscape also crossed the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"South Fork of the San Jacinto (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/south-fork-san-jacinto-wilderness\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Fork of the San Jacinto<\/a> drainage), as well as the Santa Rosa Mountains to the east. That&#8217;s a lot of wilderness packed into a small geographic area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/santa-rosa-mountains-sunset.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/santa-rosa-mountains-sunset.jpg?w=500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cloud-covered and rosy colored Santa Rosa Mountains at sunset\" class=\"wp-image-206\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/santa-rosa-mountains-sunset.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/santa-rosa-mountains-sunset.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/santa-rosa-mountains-sunset.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often think of southwest Riverside County as the home of the sky island mountains. The Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness&#8211;and its namesake mountain&#8211;is no exception to this. Rising to more than 5,500&#8242;, the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness is home to diverse plant and animal species, great views, and historic significance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[47,51,48,29,50,49,52],"class_list":["post-195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cahuilla-mountain-wilderness","tag-anza-valley","tag-fog","tag-juan-bautista-de-anza","tag-san-jacinto-wilderness","tag-santa-rosa-mountains","tag-south-fork-san-jacinto","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness | The Wilderness Project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alpenglowimagesphotography.com\/wilderness-project\/cahuilla-mountain-wilderness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness | The Wilderness Project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I often think of southwest Riverside County as the home of the sky island mountains. 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