Author Archives: Erika Lawson

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About Erika Lawson

Blogging from El Cajon, CA, just east of San Diego. I mostly blog about hiking, but also traveling and family life as a working mom. I also have blogged about my experience dealing with (curable) breast cancer with as much humor and disdain as possible.

Posting from my cell phone

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Erika Lawson

Trying to decide if I want to blog my JMT hike. Of course there is rarely coverage on the trail, but I can queue up my posts. But first I wanted to try posting from home. Also I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Torrey Pines

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Erika Lawson

A couple of weeks ago, I had a “duh” moment. Every Wednesday I attend a 6am yoga class (at San Diego Yoga Studio, which I highly recommend). Afterwards I go to work and eat breakfast. Work is quiet these days, … Continue reading →

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Oak Canyon in Super Bloom

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Erika Lawson

I still don’t have a plan for this blog, and of course have been completely sidetracked in the blogging department by Project Perky. Since Project Perky has quieted down a bit, and I’m hiking more, I’ve decided to dive back … Continue reading →

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Wilderness Basics Class

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Erika Lawson

In 1956, some members of the San Diego Sierra Club started a class teaching wilderness survival techniques called “Basic Mountaineering.”  Now, exactly 60 years later, the renamed Wilderness Basics Class (“WBC”) is a San Diego institution.  I first learned about … Continue reading →

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Rain

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Erika Lawson

We don’t get a lot of rain here in El Cajon; especially not in the summer.  This weekend has been very strange, weather-wise.  On Saturday I woke up to thunder & lightning, and it rained all day.  Sunday was sunny … Continue reading →

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Crestridge Ecological Reserve

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Erika Lawson

This morning I hiked up to a “peaklet” in Crest. I’m there now as I type this! Trying live blogging.

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