El Cajon Mountain

Always a tough one, especially those uphills on the way back. Beautiful views!

Even though I started at 0615, I soon wished I had started earlier than that. After the initial 20 min I climbed over the fog/clouds

Cool morning with fog,Pleasant to start out,sun came out and instantly warm.What a roller coaster ride the whole day long.Once you were up you go

05/14/23. This completes my SD 6POP Challenge. Hot day. Fair amount of bugs about a mile or so to the summit.

Trail and is in good condition. Worst part is the incline and sun. I Should have started early before the sunrise. Suggestion: carry Atleast4 liters

So for me, the uphill both ways wasn’t a problem. I will say the steep return descent with rocks, boulders, sand, dirt, roots, and ruts