San Miguel Mountain with a lot of respect
Heading for the towers at San Miguel Peak Editor gave up golf for what: to climb mountains? Sun makes a guest appearance on only one of many peaks We left work early this morning—no mention to the boss, please—heading for San Miguel Mountain, situate south of San Diego, actually in Chula Vista. The wind was blustery, temperature low for this city but at least, the rain had stopped. After our editor’s recent outburst of enough sunsets , we believe the sun took offence. For most of the day it looked like we had yet to experience sunrise. Oh! for another glorious sunset, editor. The hike is really a tough one or maybe it’s our age. It begins ascending steeply even before we scaled the barbed wire fence to enter the preserve, sort of levels for a short while and then is as steep as trails get all the way to the peak. Without any switchbacks and a rock studded and eroded trail, it’s challenging but special—another delightful place. There are three false peaks and a canyon before ...