Saturday, 3 May 2009
Who hiked: me, Bill, Thing1 (8), Thing2 (5)
Hike route: Loop from Eagle Nest
Time: about 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Estimated distance: 5 miles
Temp: low 70s, partly cloudy
The hike headed uphill first. Lots of good rocks here -- many crystals, interesting colors and types. Found three velvet ants -- looked at them with Thing2's bug sucker. Birds: chipping sparrows (singing too), ravens, mockingbirds, quail (heard) Good views of Little Harbor, Shark Harbor, vineyards at Rancho Escondido. Get back on road before fence before Ben Weston. Here road goes up, down, then back up and down. About 2 miles on the road (measured in truck later). Best route seems to be to go from Eagle Nest and up, rather than starting down the road first -- the uphills are then broken into smaller, more manageable pieces and the big hill is down into Ben Weston Canyon instead of up from Ben Weston!
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