Iron Mountain on a cloudless day (unfortunately) and a group hug.
Early morning color east of Iron Mountain. Editor's silhouette greets the sun. A sunset at a different location. The unofficial, semi-annual San Diego community hike, the second leg, got off to a roaring start. At 5:20am, we met Sam Hoffman in the car park before heading to the peak, some three miles distant. Without clouds, we weren't expecting an exciting sunrise nor for that matter, did we anticipate rain. A little later, Brian caught up followed by Bob, Nancy, Marlene, Neville and Max, the 'dawg'—they had arrived a little late at the trailhead. The first leg, in September, was less than successful because at the time not even a dog arrived for the hike. The beauty of early morning: Some say the rebirth of the world. (Overlooking Mount Woodson and its 'glamorous towers'.) Sunspots across the way below Mount Woodson. On the way back , the group moved quickly while Neville and guess who ambled down. We were stopped by a couple who w...