Santiago Peak

Great hike.  The scariest part is the vehicles and narrow dirt road.  Views are amazing

Lived in Orange County my whole life and never ventured up Saddleback Mountain.  It didn't disappoint.  Challenging, for sure, but a great day.  Took us

I solely hiked up to Santiago Peak.  What a gorgeous Sunday I had.  The flowers were in full bloom.  I took the Cadillac/ Joplin trail. 

We got there early. The road was not as rough as the internet made it seem. My 4 Runner could have stayed in 2WD, but

Started at the Maple Springs visitor Center and drove in on the bumpy road (paved first 3 miles then dirt) until we made it to

Since we read Holy Jim Trail was closed we opted for a different route. We settled on starting from Maple Spring Rd. and taking the