I’ve always thought to myself that there are several places in the city of San Diego that are extremely inaccessible in case of emergency. One of those would be Cowles (pronounced Coles) Mountain. Why is it so inaccessible? There are 2 ways to get to it on the ground; the first is up the winding narrow trail that won’t support a vehicle and the second is a fire road up the back. My theory was proven correct yesterday as Copter 1 had to rescue a hiker off the mountain. The only other option was to have rescuers hike up the mountain and carry the injured person down on a backboard which would definitely not be a fun task. (Parts of Mission Trails Regional Park and some beach areas are also very inaccessible in emergencies.)