Potato Chip Rock

Tonight was a senior missionary event in San Diego, so as usual we went west early to spend some time in the city beforehand. We did our best to organize some activities with friends, but schedules didn’t match up. We managed to get lunch at Which Wich (third on my list of best sandwich joints) with the Knudsens:

We really wanted to go on a hike (we don’t get much opportunity to hike during our mission) and we had about three hours, so we headed up to Poway to see the legendary Potato Chip Rock. The trail is almost eight miles out and back, which meant we had to hustle. There was a lot of uphill. A lot.

I had to stop to meditate for a moment.

At last we reached the summit of Mount Woodson, where the famous rock formation is. It’s pretty cool!

From the top, the Poway area is spread out below. In the far distance is the Pacific Ocean. What a view!

The clock was ticking, so we hustled back down the trail and managed to make it to the mission event with about three minutes to spare. Nice!