Seventy minutes away and nice trails from the campground. What’s not to like?
The last hurrah, five nights in our local mountains. Amelia goes back to school on August 3rd. Crazy, huh? Only us old folks remember school not starting until after Labor Day. It’s still the same amount of school days, more or less, just more holiday time during the school year. Therefore the summers are shorter. As a kid, I really used to look forward to the long summer break. I guess today’s kids don’t know any different.
It’s easy to spot someone who enjoys their job and is excellent at it, because it’s so rare. Beth, the site manager at Laguna, El Prado, and Burnt Rancheria campgrounds is one such person. The site manager basically is in charge of the camp hosts and runs the campgrounds. She’s a real character with a heavy Boston accent that seems so out of place in the San Diego mountains. Her companion, Bailey, a poodle/healer mix is always by her side. And the stories she can tell!
No mechanical issues for the truck or bikes. And no injuries, just a little blood on this old man’s skin. Nowadays, I just brush by a plant and it seems to happen.
The Laguna Campground Meadow Loop site 4. The square wooden posts lining the road were quite intimidating.
Gorgeous day
Grazing cattle
El Prado Cabin built in 1911 was the first permanent ranger station in the Laguna Mountains.
Storm Canyon Overlook: Whale Peak on the right and we could see were we boondocked outside of Agua Caliente.
Neighbors…sometimes they are great, sometimes they are multiple families like this. The yellow rectangle is the generator and the oval is the screen so the kids could play video games. What the hell?!? Thankfully they were only there two nights.
After the multiple families left, we got a great neighbor. This one dude and his Fretree Inflatable Lounger Air Sofa Hammock. In case you didn’t know, these loungers are all the rage.
Old man sitting under the awning watching the rain fall and listening to the rolling thunder that went on and on for an hour. What an absolute delight.
One afternoon we took a short 1.4 mile hike to Foster Point.
This was the draw to Foster Point. A direction finder showing 17 peaks.
We dig stuff like this.
Turkey crossing on Old Country Road
A slow afternoon
On our last ride we did the epic Noble Canyon trail. Over 20 miles and 2800 feet of climbing! This is the sweet middle downhill section.
What a snob! 😉
Mountain Mahogany
Greg & Amelia's Airstream Adventures 
Nice bumper sticker!
😊 I’ve got one for you if we ever see each other again!
Labor Day for sure. I still grumble about going back so early. We just get San Diego, beaches, and camoing spots to ourselves! I would rather school stays in later in June and go back later to offset tourists’ school calendars. Argh. It must be transplants making the school calendars because it surely isn’t SD Natives that vote to go back before Labor Day. No way. I don’t know any friends that grew up in SD that like this calendar.
That was one of your shorter posts, “old man.” I’m not as old as you 🤪 and I can still remember starting school after Labor Day!
Ha ha, you’re showing your age! You must be in the over 50 club now!!