Trip Reports

SDC, Trip Reports
-McGinty Mountain-
05.09.11 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #33

Elevation: 2,183 ft.

Date Hiked: 5-7-2011

Trip Report:
McGinty Mountain is located in southern San Diego county near the city of La Mesa. There is a nice 4 and a half mile trail to the summit from the trailhead.

McGinty Mountain
Anza Borrego, LPC, SDC, Trip Reports
-Pinyon BM & Wilson BM-
04.19.11 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #30 & 31

Elevation: 4,614 & 4,586 ft.

Date Hiked: 4-9-2011

Trip Report:
Pinyon and Wilson Benchmarks are located along a ridge known as Pinyon ridge. There is an old 4WD jeep trail that winds along this ridge. We followed this road along the ridge as we made our way to the top of both benchmarks.

Flowers Along the Ridge
Anza Borrego, HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-The Thimble(2) & San Ysidro Mountain-
04.11.11 | Permalink | Comment?

HPS: #20
SDC: #29

Elevation: 5,779 & 6,147 ft.

Date Hiked: 4-9-2011

Trip Report:
This was the third time I was visiting this area, both times before I did not summit San Ysidro Mountain. Mark had not summited the Thimble or San Ysidro so we decided to tag both while we were here.

San Ysidro Mountain
HPS, Trip Reports
-San Gorgonio Mountain(3) From South Fork-
03.13.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

Elevation: 11,499 ft.

Date Hiked: 3-12-2011

Trip Report:
I was back to give San Gorgonio another shot before the winter was over. The plan for this trip also included the remainder of the 8 peaks along the ridge from San Gorgonio to San Bernardino Peak. This would be done over a span of two days.

Jepson Peak to San Bernardino Peak
Anza Borrego, HPS, SDC, Trip Reports
-Granite Mountain-
02.21.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

HPS: #19
SDC: #28

Elevation: 5,633 ft.

Date Hiked: 2-20-2011

Trip Report:
Granite Mountain is located in western Anza Borrego. It has many ridges which can easily be climbed. The most popular route starts a mile west of S2 and a few miles south of 78. This is the route we chose to hike.

Granite Mountain
Anza Borrego, HPS, Trip Reports
-Garnet Peak(2)-
02.06.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Elevation: 5,900 ft.

Date Hiked: 2-6-2011

Trip Report:
Garnet Peak is located on the eastern edge of the Laguna Mountains. It has one of the best views in San Diego county. The hike to the summit is short and easy but makes a good training hike. This was my second time hiking this mountain.

Garnet Peak from the Trailhead
HPS, Trip Reports
-San Gorgonio Attempt from South Fork-
01.25.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Elevation: 11,499 ft.

Date Hiked: 1-22 to 1-23-2011

Trip Report:
I have wanted to hike San Gorgonio in winter for quite awhile. I had never been up the South Fork in the summer or winter so I wanted to go with a group that knew the area. There was a meetup posted with the SoCal Hikers and Peakbaggers which I joined.

San Gorgonio from our Campsite
LPC, SDC, Trip Reports
-Mt. Woodson From Poway Lake-
01.09.11 | Permalink | Comment?

SDC: #27

Elevation: 2,855 ft.

Date Hiked: 1-8-2011

Trip Report:
Mt. Woodson is a popular hiking and climbing spot in San Diego county. There are two routes to the top, a paved road from the east and a nice trail from Lake Poway to the west. The road up the east side of the mountain has established climbing routes on many of the large boulders. The trail from Lake Poway is longer than the road and makes a good training hike.

Black Mountain to the West
HPS, Trip Reports
-Tramshoeing up San Jacinto Peak(3)-
01.02.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Elevation: 10,834 ft.

Date Hiked: 12-31-2010

Trip Report:
The final day of 2010 was a good one. It does not get much better than a trip up San Jacinto in the snow. I had wanted to take the tram and hike the peak in winter for a long time and it finally worked out. Eric, who I hiked El Cajon Mountain with decided to come along as well.

San Jacinto Summit
HPS, Trip Reports
-Mt. Baldy(5)-
11.28.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Elevation: 10,064 ft.

Date Hiked: 11-27-2010

Trip Report:
The first big storm of the season hit last week and I wanted to see the snow. I was going to hike San Gorgonio but got back to late from my hike yesterday. I decided to hike Mt. Baldy with my friend Nate. I knew Baldy had snow and could be hiked easily in a day.

Mt. Baldy Summit