Santiago Peak

It was dark at 5:45 AM on the dirt road to the parking spot. We were glad we were in a truck. Once parked, we

There was a slight chance of rain, but we decided to chance it and I’m so glad we did. The weather cloudy and cool. The

Hike was good started early trying to not get caught out in the rain, hike is logged at 16 miles but if the gate is

Long hike!  Gate closure adds 4 miles to hike.  Lots of river crossing.  Cold at the peak.

Gate two miles from trailhead was closed added 4 miles roundtrip.  Needed to cross three ankle plus deep streams running across road before arriving at

The gate was locked at the parking lot so we hiked to the beginning of the trail. Our hike ended up being 22 miles! The