Story 1/6: Thu Jun 15 02:17:30 2006, after 0d 00:00:00, Lat:32.717655 Lon:-116.927483 Elevation:807.9 ft
This was the begining of our 7.3-mile caching adventure to the top of a mountain that dominates the skyline on the south-eastern side of the San Diego metropolitan area.
Story 2/6: Thu Jun 15 02:54:34 2006, after 0d 00:37:04, Lat:32.713669 Lon:-116.944870 Elevation:841 ft
We stopped along here to find first one cache, and then another. The size of the mountain, and the steepness of the trail was daunting from this vantage point.
Story 3/6: Thu Jun 15 04:10:57 2006, after 0d 01:53:27, Lat:32.701057 Lon:-116.936989 Elevation:2101 ft
We found a few more caches along the trail which gave me a chance to catch my breath and rest my tired legs for a little while.
Story 4/6: Thu Jun 15 04:55:11 2006, after 0d 02:37:41, Lat:32.695595 Lon:-116.936554 Elevation:2481 ft
We signed the Peak Log and then looked for an Archived cache that we thought might still be in place . . . but it wasn't. We decided to not continue on towards another cache location which would have added another couple of miles to our hike. The sun had come out and it was getting warm, so we headed down the trail.
Story 5/6: Thu Jun 15 06:02:37 2006, after 0d 03:45:07, Lat:32.708420 Lon:-116.936096 Elevation:1292 ft
I had to stop and loosen the laces on my boots. It doesn't seem to matter what kind of boots I wear. After a few hours of hiking, because of the peripheral neuropathy I have, my feet really hurt.
Story 6/6: Thu Jun 15 06:32:58 2006, after 0d 04:15:28, Lat:32.719261 Lon:-116.926323 Elevation:951.4 ft
Finally we made it back to the cars and it wasn't even noon yet. It is amazing how much you can get done when you get up at 4:30 in the morning.
