Outdoor Adventure USA

On the southern slopes of the Laguna Mountains, the Pacific Crest Trail passes just 200 yards above a hidden series of waterfalls in Kitchen Creek. Here, water from about 20 square miles of drainage flows through a narrow section in the bedrock, and tumbles about 150 vertical feet over water-polished slabs. Now that was a fun climb!

After a major storm passes through, the sound of falling water gives away the location of the falls; at other times, finding them may be a bit difficult A short stretch of moderate scrambling is required to reach them. I parked just outside Boulder Oaks Campground off Old Highway 80, strapped on my backpack and off I went!



The trail can be narrow and brushy at times.




Cattle gate.




Passing under Interstate 8.






Manzanita is thick through here.


The sounds of the freeway are fading.


I think I know where I'm going deer hunting next season.




Gettin' up higher now...






I found it!










Ah that water feels so good after hiking up here!


















Yay, now I get to climb down to the bottom!








Oh that feels good!


Time to relax!








Back to where I started.

Thanks for posting that up.

What a great area, and the pictures are very nice as well.

John, what round trip distance is the hike?

I like all the pictures but please never show us your feet again!!!

BlueFJ wrote:John, what round trip distance is the hike?

4.5 miles

2 1/2 hours (not including the time spent exploring the area of course)

Ollie (K6JYB) wrote:I like all the pictures but please never show us your feet again!!!

Hey!

thats so cool....you are such a great adventurer!!!! i need to start doing that sort of stuff on weekends too! (get my fat as5 off the couch and outdoors exploring)

next time up there you need to plant a geocache.

BoBoNel wrote:thats so cool....you are such a great adventurer!!!! i need to start doing that sort of stuff on weekends too! (get my fat as5 off the couch and outdoors exploring)

next time up there you need to plant a geocache.

Thank you! I'll let ya know next time I head out. This was kinda last minute; really had to motivate myself and let me tell ya, I found out I'm a bit out of shape.

There are a few other areas I'd like to hit up sometime as well.

Cottonwood Creek Falls- 1 hour- Just off Sunrise Hwy.
Cedar Creek Falls- 2 1/2 hours- Between Ramona and Julian
Three Sisters Waterfalls- 3 hours Also between Ramona and Julian
Carrizo Gorge- 14 hours!- From Jacumba to Hwy S2 in ABDSP (gonna have to get in shape for that one)

Always wanted to see goat canyon trestle in Carrizo gorge, buy the hike in sounds like a real bi-atch!

BorregoWrangler wrote:

BoBoNel wrote:thats so cool....you are such a great adventurer!!!! i need to start doing that sort of stuff on weekends too! (get my fat as5 off the couch and outdoors exploring)

next time up there you need to plant a geocache.

Thank you! I'll let ya know next time I head out. This was kinda last minute; really had to motivate myself and let me tell ya, I found out I'm a bit out of shape.

There are a few other areas I'd like to hit up sometime as well.

Cottonwood Creek Falls- 1 hour- Just off Sunrise Hwy.
Cedar Creek Falls- 2 1/2 hours- Between Ramona and Julian
Three Sisters Waterfalls- 3 hours Also between Ramona and Julian
Carrizo Gorge- 14 hours!- From Jacumba to Hwy S2 in ABDSP (gonna have to get in shape for that one)

definately let me know. i'm sooooooooooo out of shape and want to start hiking. i've been to the cedar creek falls.....the trail (or a portion of it) starts a mile from my house. its not a bad hike and its NICE back there. i'll find my pictures and post them up.

Thanks for the report and pics, love to hike let me know