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Thanks. This 4.75 mile hike had 1300 feet elevation gain and took me 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Eagle Peak in San Diego County would mark the fifth outing for my 52 Hike Challenge. Perched among the headwaters of the San Diego River, the summit commands a 360-degree view of the surrounding watersheds. This relatively easy peak can usually be enjoyed in solitude since most of the crowds...

Hike four of my 52 Hike Challenge was to the Solstice Cave in Indian Valley and Torote Canyon, located in the vast Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. You can't find any specific directions to the cave online or in any guidebook. The lack of info helps protect this special archaeological site...

This long and tiring out-and-back trek has some fun and twisty trails. But first, I had to climb Cowles Mountain; at 1,591 feet, its the the highest elevation within the city limits of San Diego. (Pyles Peak summit is 212 feet below Cowles Mountain at 1,379 ft.) There must have been hundreds of...

On New Year's day, 2015, I was able to get out of town for hike through Mud Hills Wash, which would be hike #2 of my 52 Hike Challenge. This five-mile route, in the desolate Carrizo Badlands of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park takes you through the magical mud hills on the edge of the badlands...

With four days off work at the end of December, I figured I'd get an early start on my 52 Hike Challenge for 2015 and head off into the wilds of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. It had been about four years since I had last visited the upper reaches of Coyote Canyon, so I decided to hike through...

"On a cool day, this is one of the most delightful downhill hikes in the county. Except for a 2-mile scramble down the eroded and overgrown remnants of the Pepperwood Trail in Pepperwood Canyon, little effort is required to keep moving. Below Pepperwood Canyon, the route traverses the lonely...

Carrizo Mountain to Dos Cabezas Road | OAUSA BorregoFest Run Carrizo Mountain is the highest point of the rocky Coyote Mountains, located in the transition zone between the Salton depression of Imperial County, and the mountains and desert valleys of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to the...

Carrizo Mountain is a hidden gem in our local Southern California desert. The narrow shelf roads up the mountain are only open six months out of the year, from July 1st to December 31st. This provides big horn sheep uninterrupted access into this mountainous habitat. Realistically though, there...

ABDSP: Culp Valley, Coyote Canyon, Kane Springs Rd, & Harper Canyon - Oct. 5th, 2013 "The road into Lower Coyote Canyon was badly damaged during summer rainstorms, and will not open until mid-October or later. The road into Upper Coyote Canyon should open as scheduled October 1. Horse...

Great report and photos!

Great write up! Looks like you guys had fun out there. Makes me realize how long its been since I've been out to the desert! I need to get out!

Now that was a great trip report! You have me looking forward to my first trip there even more!

Yay, photos! I've camped and explored around Palm Canyon and Kofa Queen Canyon before but still need to check out the rest of it. I head on out to the river so often that I should just take a day while I'm out there and see more of the Kofa NWR.

Nice video, Dave! That's such a great area to explore with so much history. Looks like ya'll had a great time!