Trail: The trail starts with some switchbacks until you come through the pass to Manzanita Flats. The first 4-5ish miles are fairly straightforward as the path is well-defined. Snow coverage started a…

Baden Powell is normally my first, but had to wait for better conditions. Micro spikes are necessary, trail cuts up through the switchbacks after the first mile. Check weather before the hike, wind cr…

Okay ya'll this peak just about killed me (lol).  So very tough. Steep hills very rocky and slippery.  Poles a must IMHO and start early.  We started at 8am and finished around 6/7 pm.

I did this f…

Todays hike served two purposes. First, for me, to complete peak 5 of the 12 Peaks. 🙂  Second, to attempt to determine if the upper portion of this trail, N. Main Divide Road and the Summit, were clo…

We embarked on we thought would be a 6-hour day hike at the very most! However, we ended up spending a total hiking time of 10 good whole hours, 6 of which were spent trying to ascend the mountain whi…

Baden-Powell
March 24th, 2019
It's been a long wait! 2 days ago, I couldnt summit Ontario Peak, what would of been my sixth. So I came to Baden Powell to achieve what I had set out for. Drove there …

Decided to get out and run Mt Baldy via the Bowl/Ski Hut trail before the storm moved in.

Made it to the Ski Hut in 54 minutes, maybe one or two small ice patches right before the hut.  The hut was…