Mt Woodson Hike

Today Janel and I went hiking up Mt. Woodson, near Ramona, CA.  I had been up to the top, via the Lake Poway route, a couple years ago but Janel had not been here.  Today we did a loop that started on the east side of the mountain, along busy HWY 67.  To get to the top we walked about 2 miles on the service road to the top.  This was a steep slog and we were glad we could take a different way down.  The path down was about 4.5 miles long.

There are many radio towers on the top, which doesn't make it the most appealing summit around.  However, the top has some pretty good views although it was a bit hazy today with a storm system moving in from the north.  There are some massive boulders on Mt. Woodson.  One of these boulders has split appart to form a diving board type protrusion pictures above.  There are also a number of Coulter Pines and Incense Cedars on top of this 3,000 ft peak.

Pictures from today's hike can be found here.