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Walking San Diego: Where to Go to Get Away from It All & What to Do When You Get There
Walking San Diego Where to Go to Get Away from It All What to Do When You Get There Author:Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, Barbara Coffin Moore Once a small town with a military air, San Diego is today the fastest growing area in California. Over 32 million people visit here every year, and many of them never leave. The countywide population is 2.3 million, with another half million expected by the turn of the century. San Diego is now the seventh largest city in the country. — Rapid gro... more »wth has brought new problems. Air and water quality are not what they used to be, and sometimes freeway traffic is uncomfortably like L.A.'s. Our hillsides have been stripped, flattened, and covered with buildings; the wide open spaces have virtually disappeared.
But there are still a surprising number of lovely and little=known places where you can find a quiet spot for a hike, a picnic, or just a breath of traffic-free air--even on a summer Sunday.
Here are some of our favorites, enough for months of outings.« less