If you’ve ever read this blog, or stumbled across this blog, you know that I’m always up for an adventure and always up to explore something new. This last weekend, one of my alert followers asked me if I’d ever heard of the “Lawrence Welk Cave”. I was initially skeptical, because my memories of Lawrence Welk and the terrain surrounding the Lawrence Welk village were something like this; and while that is wholesome and fun for 1960, it doesn’t exactly scream adventure, unless we’re talking one of those creepy adventures where everything appears normal, but actually isn’t. Nevertheless, I’m always willing to admit that I’m wrong, and after a little internet research, it did appear that I was really wrong, and that there were some awesome caves there.
Corte Madera Mountain
Corte Madera is a granite mountain in the Eastern portion of San Diego; and at 4,657 feet, it has a great view of the surrounding countryside. This is one of my favorite hikes in San Diego County because it’s not well traveled, and because it passes through a number of beautiful areas on the way to the summit. And, as I discovered the last time I climbed it, its register is a good look back to the past, as it contains notes from the last several years.
Lawson Peak
San Diego's east county is honeycombed with a number of great moderate mountains. Climbs like Portrero Peak, which overlooks Mexico, Lyons Peak (which is inaccessible), Corte Madera Mountain and more all provide solitude for the adventurous hiker. In this vein, Lawson Peak provides both a challenge - and is also accessible for the average hiker. Named for John Lawson, a settler who had a post office in the area from 1890-1891, the granite slab covered peak is now one of the "100 Peaks" on the Sierra Club's list of mountains for San Diego County.