When submitting a Wayspot Appeal, make sure to include as much of the following information as possible:
- Wayspot Title: Vail Lake For-“truss”.
- Location (lat/lon): (33.482163,-116.962340)
- City: Temecula, CA
- Country: The United States of America
- Screenshot of the Rejection Email (do not include your personal information):
Hello, I am providing this follow-up appeal to satisfy the additional evidence requirement requested by staff for this wayspot appeal. In this new appeal, I have provided everything I have researched and personally gathered. I am asking that this wayspot can be removed from the database due to it no longer existing.
Please review the following verifiable facts regarding the land transition and infrastructure status at this current location:
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Proof of Physical Removal: I have geotagged my own personal, unedited drone imagery from June/November 2024 (attached below) showing the exact coordinates of this “truss” and the “similar pole structures” I referenced in my last appeal with the Bald Eagle example when the path was still accessible. This imagery confirms the truss structure was demolished at some point during the transition from the defunct Vail Lake Resort to the current Rancho California Water District (RCWD) management and KOA/KEI involvement. Current satellite views from 2025/2026 (Google/Apple) corroborate that this site remains an empty dirt pad.
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Current Area Construction Project (Project D1911): On a separate note, this location is not just a simple “old exploration area”; it is in a region of an active part of the Vail Dam Seismic and Hydrologic Remediation Project (Project No. D1911). This multi-million dollar government infrastructure project involves ongoing construction, and I have linked the government website that explains the purpose. Rancho California Water District appears to still be developing the area.
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Official Government Safety Hazard: Although I already mentioned this in my last appeal, I thought the article is still worth mentioning. The RCWD has officially declared the access roads to this area ‘not usable’ due to structural damage. This is not a ‘seasonal’ issue; it is a permanent failure of the pedestrian path in an area being actively developed.
Here are the drone photographs (with explanations):
The photograph above is a sky photograph of the exact location that the structure should be. It remains not present today. (The black zones are there for privacy purposes).
This photograph is a direct photo of the wooden “pole” structures zoomed in a bit. Also showing the access road which has since been inaccessible.
Here is a more zoomed out view of the previous photo, showing the supposed Wayspot location as well.
Finally, I have attached this photo of the Bald Eagle to support what I was stating in my previous appeal that this is the “pole” like structures and not the Wayspot.
To conclude, this Wayspot represents a structure that has not existed for over a year (proven by my attached drone aerial photographs) and sits within a region of a dam remediation government project. I have provided the government project details (linked here and in the webpage above) and geotagged proof of non-existence. I look forward to a final decision to ensure the map reflects the current reality of the site, and really hope this is enough digital evidence this time.
Thanks for your time!