Coast to Crest Challenge, My Thoughts
Compared to the Mission Trails' 5-peak challenge , the Coast to Crest Challenge which is aka in social media as #C2CChallenge are easier and less strenuous. The trails are scenic, well-maintained and so neighborly, it’s like being invited to somebody’s backyard. Kudos to the San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy for doing a superb job realizing its mission of preserving, protecting and sharing the natural resources of the San Dieguito River Valley. And blessed are the rich, as well for sharing their private property to the public, some of which. I felt like I was revisiting an old acquaintance as I started off at the Del Dios Highway staging area for the Santa Fe Valley and Del Dios Gorge trails. The fiddlenecks and the blue dicks have started to bloom while the wild rose bushes seemed to be taking their time. "It's the time you wasted on your rose that makes your rose so important." I named the California wild rose that reminde...