Eric, Sharon, I headed to Noble Canyon yesterday. Did the traditional (for us) route: Noble starting from parking lot off Pine Creek Rd – connector to Pine Creek Rd – Pine Creek Rd to Oak Tree – Fire road in Cuyamaca SP to Indian Creek – Indian Creek to Noble – Noble to Penny Pines area to Big Laguna Trail (BLT) – Around Laguna Meadow over to Old County Rd to top of Agua Dulce – Agua Dulce to Gatos Ravine back to BLT – BLT to Noble and all the way back down.
Wound up being a bit over 37 miles and 5,600 ft of elevation gain. It was such a fantastic day and the weather was great.
Here is a link to Sharon’s photos
Clouds just starting to lift. Looking north after climbing to saddle from parking lot on Noble Cyn
Start of climb up Indian Creek
Climbing Indian Creek
Sharon on Indian Creek
Champagne Pass
Looking west toward Indian Creek from Pine Mountian Trail
Eric on Noble. That is Pine Mountain off in distance
Sharon on Indian Creek just before Noble
Penny Pines trailhead
Me on Big Laguna Trail
Artifact of fire that burned this entire area in 2003
Laguna Meadow
Lake is starting to fill up in Laguna Meadow
Descending Noble
Ecosystem change just past widowmaker.
Sharon pushing through the rocks