Mount Gower Open Space Reserve
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Rattlesnake Canyon
There's the Tooth Rock. The rock looking like a molar in need dental repair marks the summit of the Rattlesnake Canyon. I signed up for the meetup hike with Take a Hike group on a whim seeing that the hike location is within 10 miles from the Pha Khin Phat temple. It's the day before Christmas. I am hiking with Larry Redden for the first time. Larry, the hiking elder, is still ecstatic about summiting Mount Whitney. He just turned mid seventy this year. Wow! The group was treated to cold beer and chips courtesy of Larry Redden after the hike.
Sycamore Canyon Open Preserve at Goodan Ranch
The photo was uploaded by Hema on the Take a Hike site. The hike was to me a moderately kick-ass hike. My friend Kay and Marina, a woman who introduced me to a country named Tuva was in the hike. I was at the site early. I have attempted to hike the open reserve before.
Thanksgiving Hike to Raptor's Ridge Peak
The San Pascual Valley portion of the San Dieguito River Trail are rolling hills of private agricultural lands between Escondido and Poway. The hike would be easy except for the distance: 11.2 miles. Fourteen hikers on Thanksgiving day. It was a meet up and gathering of hiking addicts and hiking enthusiasts. I was hiking Jennifer for the first time. The moment she arrived at the meet up parking area in Escondido where we would be shuttling to San Pascual Valley, she told Mikey, the organizer of the event, of her concern. She needs to be leave by 11 am to be someplace. She had the most questions. Mikey had the patience but nobody from the group said anything out loud.