Cuyamaca Peak

A bit of a brutal hike today! Lots of downed trees blocking the trail and a couple miles were basically walking up a river –…

Trekking through the snow

We missed the Azalea Glen trail (an easy to moderate trail) so we ended up going straight up lookout fire road (listed as strenuous). It…

Tough Cuyamaca

We ( my hiking buddy) knew there was going to be snow. We had crampons that helped. We went up the fire road ( missed…

Chilly Cloudy Cuyamaca

Gorgeous golden hour sunset, if you don’t mind 100% snow cover from trailhead and freezing 30 to 40 MPH winds at summit. We opened the…

Cuyamaca / Stonewall Double Peak Bag

From clear blue skies and wispy clouds passing overhead at top speed to whiteout conditions and post-holing for 12 miles straight = beyond exhausting yet…

Corte Madera Mountain Trail

The weather was beautiful. The ski was clear, we saw a couples hikers. The view at the summit was amazing.

2nd Highest SD Peak!

Some really slick ice patches and some very muddy sections of trail, but beautiful views throughout. Special gear not needed but poles helped on the…

Cuyamaca Peak

We LOVED this hike so much!  The temp was perfect for hiking, easy parking, and so fun that we didn’t realize we were almost at…

Cuyamaca Snow & Ice Sans Doggos

Took the Azalea Loop Trail starting out from the campgrounds.  The trails had some snow and ice at the bottom but were easy to navigate.…

Cuyamaca ice and mud

Lots of snow, ice, falling ice from trees, frozen mud, and super slippery mud where it has thawed out. Beautiful hike. I took the long…

Cuyamaca Peak Snowy Hike

Great hike! I’ve done this one a few times, but today was special because it was the first time I did it with snow. Perfect…