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Dos Picos Park
Published Nov. 11, 2009
Serene Dos Picos County Park, outside Ramona, nestles into East County’s sweet-smelling chaparral hillsides like a dewdrop caught in the hollow of a leaf. The name refers to two prominent mountain peaks nearby, though which ones ...
Devil Canyon
Published Nov. 4, 2009
Southern California abounds with duplicate place names such as Devil Canyon, Devil’s Canyon, Devil’s Peak, Devil’s Punchbowl, and the like. In the particular Devil Canyon described here, which lies at the northwest corner of the San ...
Sombrero Peak
Published Oct. 28, 2009
Sombrero Peak rises head and shoulders above the southern precincts of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, its summit overlooking a hundred-square-mile expanse of rock-strewn mountains and gorges, sun-baked valleys, and shimmering badlands. Conversely, the peak itself ...
Black Canyon Bike Ride Published Oct. 21, 2009
Several back roads, some paved and some unpaved, strike off in various directions from Ramona, each offering splendid bicycle touring that doesn’t have to include ... More Post a comment
Bedford Peak Published Oct. 14, 2009
The no-nonsense climb (2200 feet of elevation gain) to Bedford Peak, one of the principal summits along the Santa Ana Mountains’ “Main Divide,” is both ... More Post a comment
Mine Canyon Published Oct. 7, 2009
Tranquil Mine Canyon and its several tributaries slash deep into the Pinyon Mountains of central Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Day after day, year after year, ... More Post a comment
Piuma Overlook Published Sept. 30, 2009
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area encompasses a broad range of parks and publicly owned open space areas, ranging from 10,000-acre-plus state parks to ... More Comments (3)
Indian Flats Bike Ride Published Sept. 16, 2009
With summer’s heat subsiding throughout San Diego’s backcountry region, now’s the time to think about fat-tire-biking adventures on the back roads of the Cleveland National ... More Post a comment
Charmlee Wilderness Park Published Sept. 9, 2009
Charmlee Wilderness Park (a.k.a. Charmlee Natural Area), 590 acres of meadow, oak woodland, sage scrub, and chaparral, was first opened to the public in 1981 ... More Post a comment
Cowles Mountain to Pyles Peak Published Sept. 2, 2009
Pyles Peak is just one bump in a series of several distinct high points stretching between Cowles Mountain and Fortuna Mountain in East County’s Mission ... More Post a comment
South Fork Trail Published Aug. 26, 2009
The easygoing descent of the South Fork Trail doesn’t take much effort. You simply put one foot in front of the other and let gravity ... More Post a comment
Hook Up to Hike Published Aug. 19, 2009
You’re new in San Diego — or maybe just new to walking and hiking — and you want to hit the local trails with other ... More Comment (1)
Harry Griffen Park Published Aug. 12, 2009
Harry Griffen Park, quietly tucked away in the Grossmont Summit area where La Mesa and El Cajon adjoin, has for years remained one of East ... More Post a comment
Inspiration Point Published Aug. 5, 2009
Long gone are the days when tourists traveled to Inspiration Point — high above Pasadena in the San Gabriel Mountains — by way of the ... More Post a comment
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