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SDC, Trip Reports
-Bell Bluff-
08.23.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

SDC: #35

Elevation: 3,409 ft.

Date Hiked: 8-20-2011

Trip Report:
Bell Bluff is a mountain in eastern San Diego county near Alpine. There is a nice trail which will take you near the top but some off trail work is needed to get to the actual summit.

Bell Bluff
HPS, Trip Reports, Weather
-San Gorgonio Mountain(4)-
08.01.11 | Permalink | Comment?

Elevation: 11,499 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-30 to 7-31-2011

Trip Report:
This was a trip with the peakbaggers meet up group. The plan was to start at the Momyer trailhead, hike to Saxton camp then hike to the summit. The total mileage was around 26 with an elevation gain around 6000.

San Gorgonio
Death Valley, DPS, Trip Reports
-Telescope Peak & Rogers Peak-
07.17.11 | Permalink | 1 Comment

DPS: #4

Elevation: 11,048 & 9,994 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-16-2011

Trip Report:
I had wanted to hike Telescope peak for a long time and finally had the opportunity this weekend. Eric, Dave and I drove from San Diego to hike Telescope and see Death Valley.

Telescope Peak
Sierra Nevada, Trip Reports
-Trail Peak-
07.11.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Elevation: 11,605 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-9-2011

Trip Report:
Trail Peak is small peak near Horseshoe Meadows and can be reached with an easy day hike from the Cottonwood Pass trailhead.

Trail Peak
14er, Sierra Nevada, Trip Reports
-Mt. Carillon and Mt. Russell-
09.14.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

CA 14er: #2/15

Elevation: 13,517 & 14,088 ft.

Date Hiked: 9-12-2010

Trip Report:
This was my third 14er trip this year and I was hoping my second successful one. Mark and I planned to hike Mt. Russell and Mt. Carillon via Mt. Russell’s East Ridge. This trip involves over 6100 feet of gain from the portal, not an easy day considering it is only 12 miles round trip. We camped at Horseshoe Meadows on Friday night and then at the portal on Saturday night. We left the portal at 2:30 AM on Sunday morning under clear cool skies.

Mt. Russell West Summit
HPS, Trip Reports
-San Bernardino Peak-
08.31.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

HPS: #17

Elevation: 10,649 ft.

Date Hiked: 8-29-2010

Trip Report:
San Bernardino Peak is on the western edge of a high ridge in the San Bernardino Mountains. It is 5 miles from San Gorgonio, the highest mountain in southern California. It is also one of the 22 mountains in southern California over 10,000 feet. I hiked this peak from the Angelus Oaks trailhead with my friend Mark who I had hiked Mt. Whitney with last month.

Mt. Baldy Above the Clouds
Weather
-SoCal Thunderstorms-
08.28.10 | Permalink | Comment?

On 8/26 southern California had a round of thunderstorms in the mountains. These storms dropped several inches of rain as well as strong winds throughout the day. The HPWREN cams picked up some of the weather throughout the day. These cams are located throughout southern California which provided a great view of the stormy weather.

Lyons Peak Looking East
14er, Sierra Nevada, Trip Reports
-Mt. Whitney(2) Mountaineers Route-
07.05.10 | Permalink | 6 Comments

CA 14er: #1/15

Elevation: 14,505 ft.

Date Hiked: 7-3-2010

Trip Report:
Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 and a very popular hike. There were many people out hiking enjoying the great weather. On this trip we climbed the Mountaineers route and descended the main trail, one long loop. Our group consisted of Chad, Jason, Mark and myself. It took 14 hours and we figured based on the GPS data we covered 12.25 miles and gained over 6,400 feet of elevation.

The Moon and Mt. Whitney
HPS, Trip Reports
-West Baldy, Mt. Baldy(3)-
06.14.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Elevation: 9,988 ft. & 10,064 ft.

Date Hiked: 6-13-2010

Trip Report:
This was my third time hiking Mt. Baldy and my first time up West Baldy. This was also my first time hiking Mt. Baldy without snow. The last time I hiked Baldy was in early April and I wanted to get a faster time than my last hike. I got a late start from San Diego and began hiking at 10:10 AM.

Mt. Baldy from West Baldy