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HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-Boucher Hill-
07.27.09 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #7
SDC: #9

Elevation: 5,448 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-25-09

Trip Report:
I had wanted to combine this hike with several others in the area because it is very short. I drove up to Palomar Mountain on Saturday morning and made my was to the entrance of the state park. I then proceeded to park in the next lot on the left only a few yards away. The hike from this lot is only 2.2 miles round trip and only took about 45 minutes.

The fire lookout tower on the summer
SDC, Trip Reports
-Viejas Mountain-
06.05.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

SDC: #8

Elevation: 4189 ft.

Date Hiked: 5-29-2009

Trip Report:
This was a spur of the moment trip that I had not planned. A few weeks ago I had wanted to hike Viejas Mountain but those plans fell through. I wanted to hike tonight because I knew the top of the Marine Layer (clouds) was at 3500 ft. The top of Viejas Mountain is 4100 ft. , I would be above the clouds.

The View West. El Cajon Mountain Can Be Seen Just Above the Clouds
Anza Borrego, SDC, Trip Reports
-Ghost Mountain-
04.12.09 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #7

Elevation: 3,420 ft.

Date Hiked: 4/11/2009

Trip Report:
In 1935 Marshall South built a house atop Ghost Mountain in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, the largest park in the country. The hike to reach the opt is only one mile and can easily be completed in a half hour. To reach the summit of Ghost Mountain requires a bushwhack past the ruins of the house along a ridge for another mile.

The Cloud Covered Laguna Mountains
LPC, SDC, Trip Reports
-Iron Mountain-
03.23.09 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #6
LPC: #1

Elevation: 2,696 ft.

Date Hiked: 3-22-2009

Trip Report:
I was able to hike Iron Mountain this weekend. This is an easy hike (6 miles round trip) which only takes a few hours. I had done this hike many times before this, but this was the first time I had brought a camera. This hike was only a few hours after a cold storm blew through the area. It was windy and cold on the summit. Here are a few photos.

Iron Mountain From the Trailhead
HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-Cuyamaca Peak-
02.03.09 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #6
SDC: #5

Elevation: 6,512 ft.

Date Hiked: 01/24/2009

Trip Report:
I have hiked Cuyamaca Peak a few times before, but this is the first time I had both a camera and done this hike post 2003 fires.

The Trail Through the Campground
Anza Borrego, HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-Garnet Peak-
12.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #5
SDC: #4

Elevation: 5,900 ft.

Date Hiked: 12/6/2008

Trip Report:
This hike was part two of the day, the first being Wooded Hill. Many people say the view from the top of Garnet Peak is the best in the county. The vertical relief from the summit to the desert below is some of the greatest in San Diego County.

The Summit From the Trail
SDC, Trip Reports
-Wooded Hill-
12.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #3

Elevation: 6,223 ft.

Date Hiked: 12/6/2008

Trip Report:
This peak (if you can call it that) is located around 10 miles north of I-8 on Sunrise Highway. I wanted to do this short hike last week but when I arrived at the trailhead a local hunter told me he had been tracking a mountain lion on this same trail and that I should not hike by myself. I decided I would come back another day.

The Summit Boulder
Anza Borrego, HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-Monument Peak-
12.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #4
SDC: #2

Elevation: 6,271 ft.

Date Hiked: 11/28/2008.

Trip Report:
I had never hiked this peak before this trip. I had read a few trip reports and it sounded like a fun hike. I left San Diego around 8:30 AM and arrived at the trail head around 9:45 AM. I was planning on hiking Wooded Hill via the Wooded Hill Nature Trail but when I arrived a hunter told me he had been tracking a mountain lion along the trail. I decided this hike should be done another time.

One of the Summit Towers and the Anza Borrego Desert with the Salton Sea in the Background
SDC, Trip Reports
-Black Mountain-
12.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #1

Elevation: 1,544 ft.

Date Hiked: 11/22/08.

Trip Report:
I have hiked Black Mountain many times before so I knew what to expect. It also happens to be very close to where I live. I started around 10 AM and reached the top a half hour later. The views from the top were not too bad.

Black Mountain Friom Near the Trailhead