El Cajon Mountain

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

I had been COVID-19 off the trail since late February, waiting for this National Emergency to play out some, I was ready to get back

Gorgeous hike!  Felt like we walked along several mountain-tops and you don’t see the main peak until you’re actually on it, so we didn’t know