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Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
View from Barker Way trailhead.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
The trail winds through dense chaparral.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
The trail is steep and uneven in places.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
A rare dusting of snow over the mountains as seen from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
The slumbering suburbs of El Cajon and La Mesa as seen from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
View of Lake Murray from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
Wildflowers growing along Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
Downtown San Diego and the Point Loma peninsula as seen from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
The steep incline of Cowles Mountain.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
View of Lake Murray from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
The stark contrast between Mission Trails Regional Park and the suburbs below.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
A series of switchbacks leads to the peak of Cowles Mountain.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
The steady incline of Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View of Mission Gorge from Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
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02/24/2019
Signpost at the peak of Cowles Mountain.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View from the top of Cowles Mountain.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View from the top of Cowles Mountain.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
Wildflowers growing along Barker Way trail.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
02/24/2019
View from the top of Cowles Mountain.

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