Stephen Dobyns and the Reader
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Stephen Dobyns 8:30 a.m., July 20
Pacific Crest Trail
Trail angels: From Campo to Canada on foot
Bread Stick = Trail Food
“Each day on the trail was the only possible preparation for the one that followed.” — Cheryl Strayed, from her introduction to Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Encounter shy mariposa lily and showy penstemon on Desert View Trail
Gaze into the desert from this mountain viewpoint.
For the first-time visitor to the lush green pine and oak forest covering the more than 6000-foot Mount Laguna, it can be astonishing to learn that the desert is only a short distance away. If ...
Kitchen Creek clamber
Hike to the top of a waterfall 150 feet above the pool below.
Even in a dry year, Kitchen Creek can look like a green oasis.
Hacked-out, spectacular view
A view of an unbroken 3000-foot drop to the desert floor.
Views of the desert and an exploration of part of the original Sunrise Highway.
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail along Agua Caliente Creek
Stands of majestic oaks and sycamores line a bubbling stream along a section of the trail.
Pacific Crest Trail: Kitchen Creek Road to Cibbets Flat
Hike to a tumbling creek among cottonwoods and willows.
This trek is along a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail, beginning at the junction with Kitchen Creek Road. It starts on a ridgeline with expansive views of backcountry and south toward Mexico and Cameron ...
San Felipe Hills
The 2600-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which was intended to hit as many high points as possible along its mountainous route between the Mexican and Canadian borders, takes an anomalous detour into the Anza-Borrego Desert ...
Get rim-of-the-world views from the Pacific Crest Trail overlooking Palmdale and the Mojave Desert.
Tucked amid a lovely grove of pines on the remote north ridge of the San Gabriel Mountains you can find tiny Messenger Flats Campground, an Angeles National Forest facility available on a first-come, first-served basis. ...
Climb to the top of Bucksnort Mountain, a high, but little-known mini-mountain-range in northeast San Diego County.
The northernmost stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in San Diego County traverses the flank of the colorfully named Bucksnort Mountain. Combs Peak is the highest summit on that mountain ridge, and rates as ...
The Pacific Crest Trail follows the currently lively Agua Caliente Creek near Warner Springs
Until about 30 years ago, the canyon of Agua Caliente Creek, in the Cleveland National Forest above Warner Springs, seldom saw the intrusion of humans. After the 2600-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail was routed through, it ...
Venture along the Pacific Crest Trail near Kwaaymii Point for hundred-mile views through transparent winter air
When late-autumn Santa Ana winds blow across San Diego County bringing 80- to 90-degree temperatures to the coast, people visiting the 5000- to 6000-foot elevations of the Laguna Mountains are surprised to find the temperatures ...
Ramble 8 miles along the Indian Creek and Pacific Crest trails in the Laguna Mountains
Summer is finally arriving in upper-elevation San Diego County. At mile-high elevations you can still find lingering bursts of wildflower color amid the somber pines and bright-green black oaks. For a wide-ranging introduction to the ...
The most isolated stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail within San Diego County traverses the Caliente Wilderness Study Area.
San Diego County's 135-mile portion of the 2600-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starts at the Mexican border near Campo, zigs and zags from one rounded ridge to another, and passes into Riverside County near the ...
Follow the Big Laguna and Pacific Crest trails on a loop through the Laguna Mountains.
The six-mile-long Big Laguna Trail, high in the Laguna Mountains, wends its scenic way over gently rolling hills and grassy dales, never dipping below 5400 feet of elevation nor rising to more than 5900 feet. ...
