Santiago Peak

Hiked early today as weather would be warm, so happy as was blazing when done. 9.9 miles took 3.4 hours total. Slow elevation so pretty

Started at 7am, finished in 3.5 hrs. The road from Maple Springs to the trailhead is rough. 4WD isn't really needed, but high clearance is.

I knew that it would be a hot day, so I started early at 5:30. I just passed the cabins when I decided I was

Very hot, lots of bugs. Was cool to see 50k runners on the route. Dusty dirt road.

We have always wondered why is this trail included in 12 peaks instead of the neighbor, Bedford peak. The road to the trailhead needs high

Drove to where the road forks to Modeskja Peak. We hiked to the saddle and then took the side trail to the summit. We hung