 1 mile | After walking from the parking lot to the closest approach to the Lake Murray Dam, Karyn, Mari and I begin our trek northward. |  1 mile |
 1.2 miles View looking north over the lake. |  2.7 miles We hike about a mile on surface streets. Here we are approaching Cowles. |
 3 miles Mari breaks out cherries at Cowles trailhead. |  4.5 miles Karyn and Mari at the summit of Cowles. |
 6 miles | After traversing trail from Cowles to Pyles, Jef poses by un-maintained trailhead of trail down to Mission Gorge. |
 7.6 miles This bridge over a creek between Pyles and Kwaaypaay, resembles a dam. |  9 miles We found this cross on Kwaaypaay |
 9 miles Looking south towards Pyles and Cowles from Kwaaypaay |  9.5 miles end of the Kwaaypaay trail -- start for us since we blazed a trail from west |
 10 miles Looking north Towards Fortuna |  10 miles Blasting at a quarry in Mission Gorge from Kwaaypaay |
| Even in late July, we found some Canchilagua and Wild Buckwheat blooms. Here are some on descent from Kwaaypaay. |  10.5 miles |
 10.9 miles Matalija Poppy | We arrived at the old Mission Dam, and decided to abort doing the Fortuna side, as we were hot and tired. |  11 miles Yes, Mari! You DO have awesome legs. |
 11 miles | Jef and Karyn sitting on the old Mission Dam. After this, we hiked about 4 miles to Mari's house, and got a ride to the car. The hike back to the car would have been similar, however. |