Exec Trek
Join the Executive Director of the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy, Trish Boaz, for an easy-to-moderate hike at Del Dios Gorge on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8:30 AM. Though the San Dieguito River’s flow is minimal most of the year due to the Lake Hodges dam, constructed in 1918, the narrow canyon’s riparian vegetation is complemented by coast live oak. The natural landscape here is made even more dramatic by the granite outcroppings covering the canyon floor. Visitors can spy the historic Hodges Flume winding along the north slope of the gorge, partially on trestles. The flume transported water by gravity from Lake Hodges to the San Dieguito Reservoir four miles to the west until 2003. Though Lake Hodges is actually higher than the San Dieguito Reservoir, an optical illusion makes it look like the water is traveling uphill! Cost: Free for member; $15 donation suggested for nonmembers. Register https://form.jotform.com/SDRVC/exectrekdeldios.