Category: San Gabriel Mountains

Mount Islip

Hike Date: February 22 2015

Miles: Approx 7.5

Hours: Approx. 5 total

A quick trip up Mount Islip in front of a storm system moving in, which made for some great pictures of the clouds as we came towards the summit.  This hike was planned at the absolute last-minute (even more last-minute than last week’s hike).  Unfortunately my phone was acting up again on this hike, so I didn’t get a good GPS track (or very many pictures).
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Cucamonga Peak

Hike Date: February 15 2015

Miles: Approx 11.4

Hours: Approx. 9 total

A few brave folks met me at the Vons on Baseline Road in Claremont, CA at 6 AM in order to head up to Ice House Canyon to hike to the saddle and then to Cucamonga Peak.  Most of these folks were already sore as we had hiked 10 miles the previous day to Bridge to Nowhere. Continue reading Cucamonga Peak