Photo Essay at Top of the World
Jul. 13th, 2004 02:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aggienaut A year ago today (Monday) I found myself at "Top of the World" and found myself wishing I had a camera1. A Year later, I can finally accomplish my dream!
But before we get to that, an announcement! I've finally got two people confirmed for one of my rooms for this upcoming year (and two crazy russians, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
pavelthegeek in negotiation for the other. Hey Pavel drop me a line and tell me your still interested, it would make me very pleased). Its official, Shalane (impotent_dream), and her boyfriend Petey will be occupying one of the rooms next year. Me = very excited.
Top of the World
Top of the World is a location in Mission Viejo in the general vacinity of Alicia Pkwy & Marguerite.
Last summer my friends and I spent many an evening hanging out there. Its an absolutely excellent place for such loitering. The only downside to it in my opinion is that sometimes there'd be some bothersome gnats around.
Some people claimed the cops regularly came by there and cited that as a reason not to go there. I have never seen the cops near there but I'd imagine it would be a good idea for them to check up on it, it being such an excellent loitering ground and all. Thing is though, from the road the cops would likely come in on to check on the park, you can clearly see a cop car coming but they wouldn't be able to see people at the top of the park till they were half way up; AND more importantly, there are two exits from the park. There's the main road access to the park, and then there's a road that comes up to the side in a completely seperate place.. all in all this means it would be very hard for the cops to pin someone there2.
1Actually the reason I wished I had a camera was to document further evidence that "gay" Brandon demonstrates rather creepy heterosexual tendencies and I do believe he tries to hide this creepiness by feigning gayness.
2Not that we're advocating in any way evasion of law enforcement personnel. These are just rebuttals for those that sight police presence as reason to avoid the park. If you actually sight an officer we recommend cheerfully greating them and offering them doughnuts. Though last time I did that the officer told me coldly "officers haven't eatin doughnuts since the 70s" (this is a true story) I strongly believe he was lying through his teeth.
Photo Essay at the Top of the World (the world = Mission Viejo)
Vehicle access for the water towers at the top.
Looking down from near the top of the park
Also near the top; the tree that Suzanne (
your_evenstar) and Olivia used to usually sit in when we were in the park.
What the crap is this last thing? I have no idea. This is the first time I've noticed it (its on the far side of the water towers where we seldom go)
The lower entrance to Top of the World
The upper (main and intended) entrance to Top of the World.
Related
Year Ago Today: I Do What I (Don't) Want - a little essay on why I do things I don't want to; and some adventures at Top of the World are related; and I complain that no one comments to my entries anymore (entry subsequently got 21 comments)
Photobucket: These same pictures, bigger and in a rather random order.
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Date: 2004-07-14 03:39 pm (UTC)the prime minister of Canada Jean Chrétien
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Re: R
Date: 2006-07-16 11:04 pm (UTC)A pirate licking his lips!
I can't believe it took me two years to think of that one!
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Date: 2004-07-13 10:02 am (UTC)At first, we thought that big thing was an alien egg hatchery, but we spent an hour or so trying to reach it and it's property of the El Toro water district. It also STINKS. You can reach it off an access road on Los Alisos. Water treatment facility fo' SHURE
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Date: 2004-07-13 10:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-13 11:08 am (UTC)Los Alisos and Trabuco. Marguerite is 5 miles away
*smack*
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Date: 2004-07-13 12:39 pm (UTC)Locals keep padlocking the gate to the water treatment plant, or to Top of the World?
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Date: 2004-07-13 12:43 pm (UTC)and thats the really long way.
Left on trabuco, Right on Alicia, Left on Via Auroa
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Date: 2004-07-13 12:48 pm (UTC)wiki thing
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Date: 2004-07-15 12:24 pm (UTC)So how've you been?