As part of the celebration of the 100
th anniversary of Girl Scouts, Troop 3116 has organized 100K of hikes. The number of participants dropped dramatically once the hikes were more than 5 miles. Normally, it is only Lisa, me, Natalie, Jessica, and Wendy and/or India.
Today's hike was Mt. Woodson. Our crew was Lisa, me, Natalie, Jessica, Wendy and India, Bob, Tara, Nora (the baby--she is actually 3) and Kirby (the Pomeranian). This is the third time that Wendy and I have done this hike. I really like it because it is difficult, but not too difficult. Jerry Schad says that it is "moderately strenuous." That is a good characterization. The trail is an out-and-back 6.8 mile trek through chapparal. The payoff is an incredible view on top of a mountain which is bristling with radio towers. Great view; ugly surroundings.
And it was another spectacular day in San Diego. The temperature when we started was 62, and it was sunny and clear. There was a junior fishing tournament going on at Lake Poway--so parking was at a premium.
The hike skirts around Lake Poway.
There are actually super nice bathrooms along the trail. You can see one behind Lisa. Natalie was feeling good about life at this point. We had maybe gone 1/2 mile.
The Girl Scouts plus Kirby with Lake Poway in the background.
We apparently ignored the part of this sign that said 2.9 miles to the summit. Too busy taking the picture.
All the girls with the 2.9 miles to the summit sign.
And here is Tara with Nora. She carried this 25-pound child up and down the 6.8-mile trail. It was incredible.
The ceonothus were in bloom and very beautiful. There were plants with white flowers and plants with purple flowers. I didn't capture how beautiful they were.
Mt. Woodson is fun because of all the rocks.
Beautiful view to the west. That is the ocean off in the distance.
Natalie started feeling bad shortly after the picture with the sign. She is feeling really bad in this picture. But she wasn't going to turn back because she needed the miles. Wonder where she gets that.
This is my favorite place on the Mt. Woodson trail. It is a beautiful tree surrounded my rocks and there is a spectacular view. It is the kind of place that makes you think that you probably have gone far enough. But you know you haven't.
It was a complete surprise to us that we still had this far to go. We had apparently ignored all of the prior signs.
Lisa took a nice picture of Natalie and India hugging the cold rock. I took a picture from the other side.
Cool rock formation. I wanted to go climb it.
The "potato chip." There was actually a line of people waiting to stand on this rock.
I elected not to take a picture of the top bristling with radio towers. And my view photos were too view-y.
Jerry Schad says this hike take 4 1/2 hours. His time predictions are almost always spot-on for us. We left the parking lot a little after 8:30. We took our time getting to the top, stopping several times for snacks and stopping at the top for a nice break. And we were back to our cars right at 1:00.
Natalie was feeling much better at the bottom and went to hug the cat.
Everybody else came over to hug the cat too. Even Nora.
It was a fun hike. It was, however, uneventful. We have found that eventful hikes are the ones we remember the most. This was just a moderately-strenuous hike on a beautiful, sunny San Diego day.
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