My brother and I had planned to hike up to Camp Kelly on Saturday morning, pitch camp, and summit a couple peaks; we then planned to summit a couple more peaks the next day.  Unfortunately, my insomnia kept me up until after 3:00 a.m. the morning we were supposed to leave.  I texted my brother to cancel the hike/campout.  The next afternoon I called my brother; he suggested we day hike up to the Icehouse Canyon Saddle.  I countered that we should just go ahead with our plan to camp overnight.  He replied that he had already unpacked his overnight bag and did not want to repack it.  We compromised, agreeing to meet each other and hike to the saddle when I would continue on to Kelly and camp overnight alone for my first time.  We left the TH at about 5:00 p.m. reaching the saddle at about 6:30.  I continue on to Kelly to pitch.  A lot of other people (eight other tents) were at the site, some blaring radio/ipads and I encountered the loudest snorer I've ever heard in my life.  While cooking dinner, I discovered my shorts were a really bad idea; lots of mosquitoes were attempting to make me their meal.  Unfortunately, I sustained at least a dozen bites.  In the middle of the night, I was awakened by a man cursing because deer had been getting into his stuff (backpack, duffles, etc. all spread around outside his tent).  Indeed, all night long I had heard deer walking by my tent and even poking their noses on it; I awakened a couple times to use “the facilities” and saw a couple deer.

As the sun rose, I got up and cooked breakfast.  I left my camp with my summit bag and hiked up to Ontario Peak.  I had the trail and the summit all to myself.  I didn't see anyone else until going back down.  Once I reached my camp, I packed up, hiked to the saddle, and hid my overnight pack in the bushes.  I then took my summit pack up to Cucamonga Peak.  The trail was very crowded by this time.  However, I was still able to summit and return to my car by 12:40 p.m.  Overall, a very nice experience.