With snowshoes strapped to my boots, I set out on untrammeled snow, other than various animal tracks, in the direction of Oakzanita Peak, one of my favorite spots in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.

It is a 2.6-mile hike up Lookout Road to reach Cuyamaca Peak from Paso Picacho Campground. The paved path winds its way upward, gaining more than 1,600 feet of elevation as it passes through ...

CUYAMACA, Calif. -- Atop Cuyamaca Peak, imperious Santa Ana winds shook the blackened skeletons of burned trees and chaparral as Shane Coles poked about, looking for reasons to take heart. A ...

The 12-mile, one-way hiking traverse from the Laguna Mountains to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park isn't what it used to be, on account of the October 2003 Cedar Fire. Still, it's nice to see the ...

Located above Paso Picacho Campground in Cuyamaca, Cuyamaca Peak from Milk Ranch Road is a moderately strenuous hike. With a length of 8 miles and an elevation gain of around 1,900 feet ...