El Capitan, San Diego, arguably the toughest and most attractive in the county and a sunrise from Woodson.
A view of Friday's peak from Woodson, two days later. On Friday, ‘it was the best of times, the worst of times’. Being the first day of 2016, we experienced our best and worst hike, longest and shortest…of the year. Truth be told, it's the toughest in San Diego—certainly the most brutal we have come across in the County. We make a point of undertaking this 4,100 feet cumulative elevation gain hike over a twelve-mile distance, at least annually. It also proves to be one of the beautiful spots in San Diego in which to see numerous mountains, valleys as well as the Pacific Ocean, Coronado Bay, the downtown area, lakes and by the time of return, maybe even ‘stars in the head’. Things began well for us as we approached the base of the mountain from Highway 67. The Barona Casino has two billboards displayed prominently. The one announces that we were approaching the happiest casino in the world. How does one decide a casino is happy? It’s puzzling. Furthermore, most p...