Santiago Peak

In a nutshell… I hate hiking on fire roads…. so boring!  This year we drove up to the end of Maple Springs Road, parked and

Soooo long and hot!

Got lost driving to TH. 3 hours later endured the hottest hike in my life.  Absolutely no shade. Tons of vehicles driving up/down trail. Every

easy hike, barely any elevation gain. Recommend starting early to avoid all the cars driving up the hill.

Hiked on a Saturday morning. Early start 430am. 1 hour drive up to trailhead. Beautiful sunrise and hiking above the clouds. Easy fire road to

Drove up in the dark and was on thectrail before the sun came up which made this hike special.  When the sun came up we