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I set out to hike the Mount Hawkins Loop on a beautiful fall day. October is by far the best month of the year for hiking to peaks above 7000 feet, since the weather is just about perfect. High Mountain Gooseberries A Fall Hike October is a small window for hiking to peaks close to… Continue reading Hiking the Four Hawkins
I hiked to Stoddard Peak, located in the San Gabriel Mountains of the Cucamonga Wilderness. Several mountain peaks surround this one, such as Sunset Peak, Sugarloaf Peak, Potato Mountain, and of course Ontario Peak. There is another prominence called Turtle’s Beak, which I have heard of people hiking to. That one sounds like a mostly… Continue reading Hiking to Stoddard Peak
It was a beautiful day for a 6 mile hike to Los Pinos Peak. I decided to head off into the Santa Ana Mountains. Heading north on Main Divide Road from Ortega Highway, there were two water crossings we had to make, which was not expected.
The hike to San Juan Hill from the Casino Ridge Staging area is a shorter, and steeper way to the peak. The trailhead is located on the southern side of Chico Hills near Water Canyon. It's a beautiful trail to explore, and the parking is free.
On a cool fall day I set out to hike to two peaks, in one day: Thunder Mountain, and Telegraph Peak. The Three T’s is a popular hike in the Angeles National Forest, near Mount Baldy. I would be hiking up Mount Baldy Rd. from Manker Flats, passing “the Notch,” and heading on to Thunder Mountain, before coming to the sign for the Three T’s Hike, in the Cucamonga Wilderness.
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