HOLY CRAP did that kick my butt.  I was pretty tired from a long and rough week, so that didn't help much, and I had wanted to build myself back up to what I knew would be a tough hike, but plans changed, and here we are. LOVED IT but man are my quads sore, and my bum knee started hurting in the last quarter to a third.  Elevation no joke!  Got passed by a guy who started a bit after me, and crossed paths with a couple who had started from Bear Canyon, and who went all the way to Wrightwood and crossed paths with them on the return.

This route is not for the out-of-shape!  Also not for the faint of heart- if Devil's Backbone scares you, the North Backbone between Wright Mountain and Pine Mountain will scare the crap out of you.

Had a summit cider- Pumpkin Pie, appropriate for the fall 🙂