I hike alone quite a bit for this column. And when I’m on the trail by myself, I like to play little mental games. For one, I ...

CaveCreek4.jpg Penelope Donahue points out fossils in the limestone of the opening of Cave Creek Cave while on a June 8 hike in Santa Fe National Forest. The limestone, which is around 300 million ...

The roughly 6-mile out-and-back hike is moderately strenuous as it brings hikers to two of the five peaks in Mission Trails ...

A young man who opened fire on a group of people on the Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos was sentenced Thursday to one ...

A 19-year-old man who opened fire on a group of people on the Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos was sentenced Thursday to ...

A young man who opened fire on a group of people on the Cowles Mountain trail was sentenced to one year in jail and two years probation.

Throughout my teen years, my family lived on a cul-de-sac at the base of Cowles Mountain, the highest summit in the park and the city. The chaparral began 40 feet from my back door.

May 21, 2017 (San Diego) -- Today we took an epic hike up Cowles Mountain and the surrounding trails that has never been done before, all in one day! I call this hike “Cowles Tour 13.2”.

A hiker with an ankle injury was rescued from Cowles Mountain in San Diego just after dark on Sunday evening.

It’s been nearly 50 years since the county and city of San Diego bought Cowles Mountain. A hike-a-thon is underway to raise money for park maintenance and programs.