El Cajon Mountain

Chilly early morning hike to El Cajon Mountain on the first day after rains. I really enjoyed the “you are here” elevation profile signs with

11/7/2020. Cold, rainy, overcast all throughout the hike. Moderate to hard. Definitely a butt kicker. Lots of greeneries but mostly not tall enough for shades

This was a solo hike up what is often described as “the hardest hike in San Diego.” I’m not sure if that’s a marketing ploy

Should be called “la muralla del cajon”.  Aptly named, as you do need a sturdy pair of cajones to climb this. This was not a

Started at 6:45 am. Only saw a few people the whole day. Had the peak to ourselves for a hour. Beautiful day, not too hot.

Hiking the El Cajon trail was a great challenge. I started my hike late, at eight o'clock in the morning and ended up hiking on