One of the things I've found that I can count on to re-center myself and relax is to escape to nature for a little while...so escape I did! 45 miles east of San Diego is Mt. Laguna, where I found the Burnt Rancheria haven of a campground. Using a guide book given to me by a dear friend upon her departure back to Ireland in June, I actually visited 2 other campsites and an OTV (off-terrain vehicle) state park, as well as a military base before finding a campsite that met my requirements. Quite-in the trees-good hiking nearby-and most of all seclusion from the other campers. So there I found myself and set out to set up my tent and figure out what activities were the most important to complete before sunset.
I went on a beautiful little hike overlooking a pretty vast tree-lined canyon and managed to get a bit lost when I took a side trail that lead me back to an empty campground-obviously not the busy one where my tent was parked. I did find my way back and managed to do some journal writing, calendar organizing, and guitar learning before the sun went down (I, of course, forgot to bring a lantern or even a flashlight for nightfall).
But that was all okay because I got to enjoy the incredible starry sky for a few hours instead. Man do I miss the Colorado night skies!
I went to sleep that night without the rain cover on the tent so that I could see the stars before bed and the next morning I arose with the sun and went for a hike before making my way back to San Diego. It was a beautiful evening and I was so fortunate to be able to take off on my own and do it!
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