When we met in West Forks on a gray, foggy morning with a threat of light rain or snow showers, several inches of new snow had fallen. To reach Number 5 Trailhead required motoring slick dirt ...

A foggy path in Palomar Mountain State Park. (Ernie Cowan / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) It was also a chance to meet up with a man who calls this place both work and home.

Foggy finish line as runners race to summit of New England’s tallest mountain Snow covers Mount Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as seen from Bartlett, N.H.