Route Comparisons: Mt. Baldy
Mt. San Antonio, commonly know as Mt. Baldy, reaches to an elevation of 10,064 ft and is the highest peak in both Los Angeles County and the San Gabriel Mountains. Routes Here are two graphs and an interactive map showing some of the common routes up Mt. Baldy and their elevation profiles. I will add descriptions and more routes as time allows. … Read More
Blue Mountain – My Son’s 1st ‘Hike,’ Dec 20 2014
TW and I took my son and dogs out for a walk. When I attempted to place him in the kid carrier, my son (2 yrs old) declared ‘I wanna do it,’ which was his way of saying he wanted to walk on his own. The road/trail are quite steep (~1,000 ft elevation gain over 1 mile on the ascent), so … Read More
Register Ridge Trip Report, December 18 2014
The Plan I decided to take advantage of my (sometimes) flexible work schedule and get out for a hike before work. At first I wasn’t exactly sure where I should go, but I had a few goals in mind: Get in a good workout. I have a tough hike coming up December 27th. Take some nice snow & sunrise photos Use … Read More
Ski Hut Trail (Mt. Baldy) Trip Report, Dec 13 2014
The Plan We weren’t going to hike – we were just planning on going up to Icehouse Canyon to play in the snow with my son. The Outcome When we arrived at Icehouse, there wasn’t much snow at the trailhead and there weren’t any parking spots left. We decided to drive up to Manker’s Flats and walk up Baldy Road for … Read More
Hike Planning, Dec 26-27, 2014
Itinerary I am hoping to get in one more serious hike for 2014. Here are some possible hikes that I am researching, to be completed on December 27th. Being so late in the year, the weather should be good for a desert hike. Rabbit Peak is located in the Anza Borrego Desert. Wonderland of Rocks Traverse, Quail Mountain and Carey’s … Read More
Mt. Langley Trip Planning, October 4-5
Itinerary A rough outline for our Mt. Langley Backpacking Trip, scheduled for October 4-5. More details to come… Mt. Langley Backpacking Trip Day 1 (Saturday) 8:00 AM – Leave Home 11:30 AM – Arrive in Lone Pine Pick up permits & bear canister(s) Eat late breakfast/early lunch 1:00 PM – Arrive at trailhead Hike Cottonwood Lakes Trail Head -to- Cottonwood Lake #3 (light … Read More
Eastern Sierra Trip Report, September 6-8 2014
The Plan This was planned as a 4 day trip. Day 1 – Kearsarge Pass acclimation hike and camping (acclimation) at Onion Valley Campground Day 2 – hanging out at camp, last minute supply shopping and stay in Lone Pine for the night Day 3 – Mt. Whitney Day hike Day 4 – drive home in time for work For … Read More
Register Ridge Trip Report, August 23 2014
The Plan This was our last training hike for our Mt. Whitney hike scheduled for 9/8/14. The plan was to summit Mt. Harwood via Register Ridge then drop down onto Devil’s Backbone to summit Mt. Baldy. At that point we would decide if we wanted to take Devil’s Backbone or Ski Hut Trail back to the trailhead. The Outcome Details coming soon… Geek Stats … Read More
Clouds Rest Trip Report, August 09 2014
Details coming soon… Geek Stats Clouds Rest || Distance: 13.3 mi || Duration: ~7 hrs || Elevation Change: ±1760′ || Average Incline: ~6% || Max Elevation: 9,930′ || Difficulty: Moderate-Strenuous The photo gallery below (50+ photos) loads slowly. Thank you for your patience.
Mammoth & Yosemite Trip Planning, August 8-10 2014
Itinerary A rough outline for our trip. More details to come… Aug 8 (Fri) 9 am > Drive to Bishop 1 PM > Lunch in Bishop 3 PM > Arrive in Mammoth Afternoon > Possible (easy) Hike PM > Stay @ Mammoth Mountain Inn Aug 9 (Sat) 3:00 AM > Leave for hike 4:30 AM > Arrive @ Trail Head. Possible hikes, in order of preference: Cloud’s Rest Distance: 14.5 mi || Duration: ~7 hrs || Elevation Change: ±1,775′ (rolling … Read More