Friday, April 27th, 2007

The Unfinished Hike - Black Mountain

Last November I got half way up Black Mountain and bailed for lunch. Today I finished that steep hike. Afoot and Afield listed this hike as a 2 hour hike, but I was able to complete it in 70 minutes. New photos were added to the existing gallery.

Black Mountain Hike
This is hike C-4 Trip 1 [...]

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Iron MAS Climbs Iron Mountain

My back is feeling fine after my 2.5 hour hike of Iron Mountain in Poway. This is 30 minutes faster than I hiked it last June.

Iron Mountain (from June 2006)
This is hike #23 in 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: San Diego and the 6.5 mile version of C-3 Trip 6 in Afoot & Afield [...]

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Oak Canyon Trail Hike

Took my new camera out for a hike today in Mission Trails. I did the Oak Canyon Trail, which I last did in January. Instead of creating a new photo gallery, I added to the old one. Here is a bookmark to first new photo in the gallery. I took most [...]

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Return to Hiking

My back recovered enough to hike for 90 minutes in Mission Trails. I choose to hike Kwaay Paay Summit. Next week I plan to slowly return to lifting weights. The dead-lift is dead to me.

Kwaay Paay Hike (from May 2006)

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Batiquitos Lagoon and Camera Update

Today my back was well enough to tackle the very flat nature trail of Batiquitos Lagoon of South Carlsbad. The last time I did this trail was in September 2000.
It also gave me an opportunity to try out the Canon Rebel XTi camera. I’m not sure the pictures are that much better than my point [...]

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Woodson Mountain and the Rock Climber

Back to Poway for my 2nd hike in 3 days. This time I did the East Approach to Mount Woodson, which I last hiked in November. Near the top I met a rock climber. We chatted for a good 20-30 minutes. He told me a lot about rock climbing and bouldering. I felt like [...]

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Mount Woodson - West Approach

Today I hiked the 2300 foot ascent of Mount Woodson in Poway. Last November I did the East Approach which is an easier 1200 foot climb. The last time I was at Lake Poway was July 2001. Note that if you go to Lake Poway in the summer on on the weekend and [...]