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<\/p>\nWelcome to the Islands Project. The rapid development in San Diego County has dwindled much of our open space in what was previously rural areas. While there has been lots of open space preserves established.\u00a0 They\u00a0have for the most part become isolated islands of open space with fragmented trail\u00a0 systems.\u00a0 Individually each open space offers hikes and rides that can be accomplished in an hour or two but by combining or connecting these islands a whole new world of options arises. An ordinary trail network can become part of a greater whole and reach “epic” status.<\/p>\n
This first attempt to link two of the northern most open spaces can become a stepping stone and template for creating “a destination ride”. This is a vision we need in San Diego to help foster a more vibrant trail\u00a0culture. Gas will soon be $4.00\/gallon and the hole in the ozone isn’t getting any smaller. We have to stop driving to go ride or hike “epics” when one could be sitting in our backyard.\u00a0\u00a0 Imagine starting at Box Canyon and then onto\u00a0La Costa, Elfin Forest, Lake Hodges, the San Dieguito River Park, Santa Luz and on into Penasquitos Canyon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You could grab refreshments and and for five bucks you could hop on the Coaster and head back up North.\u00a0\u00a0That is at least a 50 miler. The permutaions in each area would go up astronomically.<\/p>\n
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This project is an attempt to connect two of these islands together.\u00a0 The Elfin Forest Reserve and the Ranch La Costa Preserve in Costal North County.<\/p>\n
Here are our early documents<\/p>\n
Draft Proposal for a connector between Elfin Forest and La Costa Preserves – Version 1.5 (MS Word) (302KB)<\/a><\/p>\n Support Slides Version 1.5 (MS Power Point) (3.3MB)<\/a><\/p>\n