Mount San Jacinto

It was such a beautiful day not many people, weather was cool but nice in the sun. Light winds made for a nice hike. With

Hiked to summit, felt the lack of acclimatization on the last 1000 feet.

Originally we planned to do the Sitton Peak, however, it was closed due to a recent fire. Instead, we decided to drive to the San

SoCal has had a bad few months for snow, which meant San Jacinto was still easily hikeable (is that a word?) through most of January. 

Wow this was such a challenge. This was the first long hike that I've done in my life and I did it solo starting at

Easy but long hike up San J to start this year's challenge. I've been up this mountain probably a dozen times, including taking the kid