Cowles Mountain

2 weeks ago, I went hiking with my husband, cousin, and nephew at Cowles Mountain - San Diego. I had a blast! For those who don't know Cowles Mountain is 3 miles roundtrip and 1,593 feet elevation. It was a great cardio workout, not to mention effective stomach toning ;)

It was foggy when we went. We went at 7:30AM. It gets really crowded so it's best to leave early

This is the fake snake DB and I scared my cousin with ;)

Flower I took at Coco's Restaurant. We went out for a nice breakfast afterwards

DB and my nephew

The Lake

I jogged/walked 10 miles yesterday. Here's a pic of The Lake that I go around. Pretty eh?

Mt. Woodson Hike

Just wanted to share some photos of a hike DB and I did on New Years Eve 2010.

Located in Poway, CA. Mt. Woodson has 2000 FT Elevation gain (compared to Mt. Cowles @ 1,591 feet elevation). Apparantly there are a couple ways to hike up Mt. Woodson. We decided to start at Lake Poway.

Beginning of the hike...

Moving along... 2.9 MILES TO GO TO REACH THE TOP!!!!

Scenery was beautiful. Take a look at the next few photos....

Things I'd like to share about the hike..

*Along the way, hikers TWICE my age sprinted past us!

*Fellow hikers were really friendly, saying "hi" as we passed them. (note: with the exception of college aged hikers, they just ignored us)

*There were also quite a few RUNNERS running up and down the hill

*We did make it to the top and saw the famous "Potato Chip Rock" and the cell phone tower things.

Hiking down, my knees took a beating, but it was worth the hike.

So the pedometer says....

20,000 STEPS AND 1126 CALORIES BURNED!!!

We started the hike at 10AM and finished at 2PM.