El Capitan Reserve: El Cajon Peak, San Diego's toughest.
Still on vacation. Jenni peaks on El Cajon or El Capitan. Tried to signal to the pilot for a ride down. Mount San Miguel behind. It's wonderful to be on vacation...not really but it's the right thing to say. We hiked last week and were busy these last few days but found a gap for one of the finest hikes around. In our opinion, the El Capitan Peak is the toughest in San Diego, a little brutal in places. When we understand what 'little brutal' means we'll define it. In the meantime, this 12 mile challenge, over a rough track with a cumulative gain of over 4,000 feet, puts one through the paces. Until the last two miles we were strong and handling it well. However, that last bit became a little tiring. Our editor was superb after a rather strange beginning. The San Diego skyline as the sun breaks through. One of the views into the valley below the immediate peak. And then came the rain... Jenni was keen to do the hike—she knows ...