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Explore San Diego and Beyond ™

Featuring fun and interesting attractions of San Diego and the surrounding region.

Category: Mountains

Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

Overview Just over an hour east of downtown San Diego is Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, nestled in the Peninsular Mountains at about 4,500 feet / 1,370 meters in elevation. It’s wide-open meadows are dotted with oaks, pine trees, trails, campgrounds, and split-rail fences. Other parts of the park butting up against taller mountains are more… Read More Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

1 February 202228 January 2022 DanLeave a comment

Frosty Burger & Pine Valley County Park

A good friend once advised me that it’s best to have dessert before dinner. That way, he argued, if you choke to death on a chicken bone, at least you’ll meet your Maker with dessert in your stomach. It was hard to defeat that twisted logic, so on a warm, muggy Sunday afternoon, I headed… Read More Frosty Burger & Pine Valley County Park

18 July 202119 July 2021 DanLeave a comment

Mount Palomar Observatory

Mount Palomar Observatory, about two hours northeast of downtown San Diego, is home to the 200-inch Hale telescope, an amazing astronomical instrument that’s been in continuous use since taking its first official image on 26 January 1949. The drive from San Diego to the observatory is quite scenic once you leave I-15 heading east on… Read More Mount Palomar Observatory

17 April 2016 DanLeave a comment

Exploring Idyllwild

So what do the following represent: 68 to 97? 0 to 6,500? 70 to 19? Answer: The great diversity of southern California! In one seven hour trip, I went from sea level to 6,500 feet elevation; 68° F to 97° F; and 70% relative humidity to 19% relative humidity.  If you don’t like the way… Read More Exploring Idyllwild

11 July 20156 February 2016 DanLeave a comment

Autumn & Apple Pie

I needed a change of scenery today.  I also needed a slice of apple pie.  (Well, need is perhaps a bit strong.  Hankered for might be more appropriate.) Heading east out of the city, it was a perfectly sunny, mild San Diego afternoon, and it wasn’t long before I was lumbering along CA 79 towards… Read More Autumn & Apple Pie

14 October 20142 February 2016 DanLeave a comment

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$$$      $31-$50

$$$$    $50 or more

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