On one of the mornings that we were in California, John and I ventured away from the beach house to explore the surrounding area. We decided on a hike up Cowles Mountain, a little west of San Diego. It was a popular spot - lots of people there, but then there are lots of people most everywhere in Southern California. Cowles Mountain is part of the
Mission Trails Regional Park.
According to a sign, the park was once part of the ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Indians, who still live in the San Diego area. "Haawka" is the traditional greeting of their language. I tried this greeting with some of my fellow hikers and they looked at me like I was crazy.
There are a zillion fitness nuts in California …
Canyons abound ...
The same thing is true of Vancouver -- full of fitness nuts. It is not a bad thing, but it is not as much a part of East Coast culture.
ReplyDeleteAgree. However when we were in St. John's Newfoundland in about 2003 or so, I never saw so many walkers about. Must have been the summer sunshine. But there is a difference between walkers and fitness nuts. Fitness nuts have a special uniform and are forever stretching.
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