Cuyamaca Peak.. in which I emulated PigPen due to the bugs

Early Sunday morning hike, access to the parking lot was very easy with self serve credit card payment for the day use fee.   Plenty of spaces and the cleanest bathrooms I have EVER seen at any trailhead or park.  Saw a deer near the parking lot which was a great way to start the hike!  Relatively flat to mile 1.3 then slight incline, at the branch off the fire road around mile 2.2 trail got narrower and I glad I opted for convertible pants instead of just shorts.  The bugs set in around mile 3 and followed all the way up to the summit, I had to use my neck gaiter as a makeshift bug net.  Views at the top are amazing and I had a clear morning sky.  Full sun exposure on the descent via the fire road so I’m happy I had my sun hoodie on.  Overall a great moderately challenging hike and very easy to reach and follow the trail.