A Snowy Pinos and Sawmill

We could follow others tracks in the snow to Mt Pino but then needed to use Gaia GPS to navigate on to Sawmill Mountain.  It…

All Snow on Pinos and Sawmill

Awesome day in the Los Padres National Forest. Perfect weather, a bit cloudy, no wind, and temps around 37 F. Snow was firm at our…

Mt. Pinos, Sawmill, and Grouse

We tried to schedule our Mt. Pinos (& Sawmill and Grouse) summits to take place before the snow we encountered last year; unfortunately, it snowed…

Mt. Pinos and Sawmill Mtn.

Started at 6:30am from Chula Vista Campground. 37 degrees and clear. Not strenuous hike to Mt. Pinos so we added the trip over to Sawmill…

Mt. Pinos to Sawmill Mountain

I hiked with my hubby.  This was our last hike for the challenge.  We started out at 6:30 am.  It didn’t take long to get…

Pinos

Great short hike. Beautiful area and always nice to be outside of L.A. County. Very easy stroll, we even plan on taking the toddler with…

Mt. Pinos- 3-2-1 Challenge

Great hike! The views were BEAUTIFUL, however, starting from Nordic base it was the first of the three peaks we reached so we summited Grouse…

Post-Spartan Race Hike Up Mt. Pinos

I hiked Mt Pinos last Sunday after a Spartan Trail Race in nearby Lebec because it was conveniently located within 30 minutes of the venue. …

3-2-1 Group Hike

Although I already did Mt. Pinos earlier this year, I returned to do the 3-2-1 Hike: 3 peaks in 2 counties in 1 day.  This…

Herd of turtles do Mt Pinos

Easy hike. The 2.5 hour drive each way was more gruelling than the hike. Good for taking dogs and kids. Cool to see the view…

Mt. Piños plus 3-2-1 Challenge

Beautiful fall hike but COLD. Thirty- and forty-something temps. And windy. Piños is my #9 of the challenge, plus did the 3-2-1 Challenge (Piños, Sawmill,…