BorregoWrangler
Rendezvous Conspiracy
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 people on the trail to Cowles Mountain summit. I'm sure the New Year's resolution crowd will thin out soon. But once I started off toward Pyles Peak, I must have left about 99 percent of the hiker traffic behind; passing only four other people. The views are serene and filled with the green colors of the Chapparal brush dotting the surrounding mountainside, something you won't experience climbing up the dried-out and relatively bland-looking trails of Cowles. Pyles in contrast has the special feel of a path less traveled. Just the way I like it.
Full write up can be found HERE.