My wife doesn't mind hiking steep uphill but hates coming down it. An example would be she has to go up the museum trail and then down to Ramon Rd. She always says she wouldn't want to go back down to the museum. Too steep. She has done it and didn't like it.
We want to do South Lyken from Mesquite Ave to the other trail head near Murray Canyon Dr. The map looks steep but which side is less steep and the best footing for coming down?
And a side note, I have hiked the Museum trail to Ramon and Skyline many times. I have always been surprised to the lack of wildlife. Including squirrels and even birds and lizzards. I think I've only seen one snake. A few years ago I saw my first family of deer near flat rock and this last weekend saw what I could only guess were 4 brothers of big horn sheep. They all looked identical to me. This was on the trail from the picnic benches to Ramon Rd about half way down. Do people see them all the time? Kinda exciting for us. If I can figure out how to upload from an iphone I will post one.
Dan