A must in the springtime when wildflowers and cacti are blooming. Don t go in the summer, when it s too hot for all but the reptiles. Winter can be wonderful. To Julian . On the site of the Placer Mining s gold rush in 1869, apple and pear trees grace the hills and valleys.
Visitors can do antique sleuthing in a dozen shops.
Fishing in nearby Lake Cuyamaca and a fun-time dinner theater in Pine Hills at the Lodge a few miles away make for a good weekend jaunt. To Tijuana and Ensenada . In just 30 minutes from downtown, you can be in another country. But you may be required to prove U.S. or Canadian citizenship on the way back, so take a birth certificate, passport or voter registration card. If you drive across, stop and purchase car insurance at any of the booths.