Santiago Peak

We did a thing today! We hiked our very first mountain peak! We went to the Maple Springs Visitor Center (marked with the red pen),

Long day.  Hit Modjeska on the way back.

Met up with fellow SoCal Hiker, Cathy, at the Maple Springs Visitor Center at about 0600. From here we carpooled up the long Maple Springs

This trail is absolutely beautiful! The falls were flowing big time with all of the rain we have gotten lately! I felt this trail for

Santiago Peak is the last peak I needed to finish the complete list for the SoCal challenge. The first gate at Maple Springs was closed

I decided to go to Santiago Peak on the shortest day of the year. I did it from the Joplin trail which is a lot