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Covid chronicles: Hike to the desert’s edge atop Jacumba Peak
Escaping the crowds to summit a desert peak during the Covid-19 shutdown
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Why shooting should be banned on our public lands
Recreational shooting is littering, disrupts wildlife, and puts others in danger. Why allow it?
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Unique hikes of San Diego: Goat Canyon Trestle
Tucked away on a bone-dry mountain slope in San Diego County, the world’s largest wooden trestle looms over Goat Canyon.
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San Diego peakbagging: San Ysidro Mountain loop
Recounting a strenuous desert hike with sweeping views above the town of Borrego Springs.
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The mystery of the solstice cave
Perched high on a San Diego desert hillside, a cave with a trove of indigenous history awaits — if you…
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Ah ok, thanks for pointing that out!