High Point

This was the first real hike of this challenge that made me uncomfortably exhausted. The trek up the first 2 miles felt like 6. We

We started at 6am. We had difficulty finding the trail head at first. Limited cell phone service. Saw 1 coyote on the way up but

Perfect weather for the hike. This years hike was defiantly more challenging with with a 60L bag packed compared to last year hiking with just

Lots of native bees and butterflies out enjoying the abundance of wildflowers.  The first bit of the hike is very challenging.  Don't give up, just

While not as scenic as some of the other hikes, I actually had a sense of accomplishment from this one. What was astonishing to me

Late entry. It was another sunny/cool hiking day for our San Diego Challenge. This year we saw lots of wildflowers along the trail.