El Cajon Mountain

I started off my journey on my final 6th peak of my first year of the challenge with the beast of all hikes, the hardest

Perfect weather for this hike today.  Rain yesterday kept the dust down and clouds kept the temperature nice. Trail lived up to its reputation for

This hike has been on my bucket list for 2 years. A friend and I both decided to use one of our vacation days at

Awesome, grueling workout!  Lots of steep ups and downs.  And yes, it somehow is uphill both ways!

This was the best feeling ever after 2 months of placing this challenge on pause and hiking in general. The trail is pretty exposed but

Hot & first hike after quarantine, it was difficult after a long break of not hiking at all