The Slog
Decent trail conditions. Lots of rocks but good footholds. Slightly muddy in places. Weather was overcast and foggy for the…
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All logged hikes for El Cajon Mountain (San Diego).
El Cajon Mountain Hike Should be Renamed Holy Heck of a Hike
Well this one was definitely a “one and done”. We hated it. Great training hike? Absolutely! Fun? Nope. Beautiful? Not…
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Check The Box Night Hike
Left work a bit early to hike El Cajon (the box) Mt, but probably under estimated the time needed. I…
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Last Time
A small window of good weather to finish the 6 peak challenge. This is a difficult hike, rutted trails, slippery…
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Top of the box
Great day for a hike. Cool and cloudy all morning for the ascent. Unfortunately that made for poor photos on…
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Eye of the storm
Little rain kept things cool. Hail at the summit. Hit El Cajon then El Cap. Peak 6/6 done!!
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Rain, no shine
5:45 start. Fog broke around 6:30. Cloudy the whole time. Started raining on the way down. Great hiking weather for…
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El Cajon
Long day. In my opinion, it’s imperative to leave before dark… There were too many people heading towards the summit…
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Quad killer
Started at 6:30am. It was overcast and cool. At some point we hiked through the the fog into clear skies…
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Debated if June = Safe for El Cajon
Success. Carefully monitored weather and started hike at 5:45am. Off trail at 11:30am so no concerns about heat. Hiking poles…
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#3 – Up, Up, Up
El Capitan is definitely a challenging hike. However, there were no bugs, which is amazing! The ascents are long and…
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