"This is our last hike of the day. We started out by driving from Kwaay Paay to the trailhead. The beginning section through the plains is boring, but confusing. Then after all of the confusion on the plains we reached the 4 corners junction. After that we ascended the trail a bit to the junction with the North Fortuna Trail. We ascended up this steep trail to get to the summit of North Fortuna. It had a nice sign and some great views. So then after seeing the views we descended to Fortuna Saddle. The saddle was pretty boring and it only had a bench and some power lines.Then we ascended the not-so-steep trail to the summit of South Fortuna Mountain. The views from South Fortuna were mid and it also had a cool sign. Then we descended the Fortuna Stairs and then were at Butt Crack Rock. Then we went down to a small forest and then returned to the trailhead on the Clairmont Mesa Trail with some insane mud. " — lc444 • Jan 11, 2023

"We started this hike at 7 AM. Then we went up thee Barker Way trail and started climbing. The trail was in great shape as we climbed up to Cowles. The climb was not that bad and we got glimpses of Cowles through the dense fog. Then we summited Cowles, there were no views because of the dense fog. Then we went down the right to Pyles, which we waited on it's summit for the clouds to clear out. We got an epic view of San Diego and Cowles and there was a nice summit sign. Then we went back, and summited Pyles View Peak (Peak 1380 ft) . After Pyles View, we summited Cowles. There were epic views from Cowles and then we saw the summit sign and survey benchmark. Then we went down and drove to Kwaay Paay Peak" — lc444 • Jan 11, 2023

"We started this hike at 7 AM. Then we went up thee Barker Way trail and started climbing. The trail was in great shape as we climbed up to Cowles. The climb was not that bad and we got glimpses of Cowles through the dense fog. Then we summited Cowles, there were no views because of the dense fog. Then we went down the right to Pyles, which we waited on it's summit for the clouds to clear out. We got an epic view of San Diego and Cowles and there was a nice summit sign. Then we went back, and summited Pyles View Peak (Peak 1380 ft) . After Pyles View, we summited Cowles. There were epic views from Cowles and then we saw the summit sign and survey benchmark. Then we went down and drove to Kwaay Paay Peak" — lc444 • Jan 11, 2023

"This was a short and fast hike. We started this hike at 10 AM after completing the Cowles Mountain hike. It stated out steep and muddy. Then we climbed up to the ridge and saw some great views of nearby CA-52. The trail seemed to be never-ending, until we reached the flat area near the summit. The summit had a cool sign and the views were mid." — lc444 • Jan 11, 2023

"This is our last hike of the day. We started out by driving from Kwaay Paay to the trailhead. The beginning section through the plains is boring, but confusing. Then after all of the confusion on the plains we reached the 4 corners junction. After that we ascended the trail a bit to the junction with the North Fortuna Trail. We ascended up this steep trail to get to the summit of North Fortuna. It had a nice sign and some great views. So then after seeing the views we descended to Fortuna Saddle. The saddle was pretty boring and it only had a bench and some power lines.Then we ascended the not-so-steep trail to the summit of South Fortuna Mountain. The views from South Fortuna were mid and it also had a cool sign. Then we descended the Fortuna Stairs and then were at Butt Crack Rock. Then we went down to a small forest and then returned to the trailhead on the Clairmont Mesa Trail with some insane mud. " — lc444 • Jan 11, 2023