Yesterday (March 1), Patrick Moran and I took a surprisingly great hike up and down Bell Ridge to Los Pinos Peak (4,510 feet) in the Santa Ana Mountains. Though the net elevation gain is ~3000 vertical feet, all of the ups and downs on the serpentine ridge make it 4300+ vertical feet round trip. This trail, which I heard about from a friend, is not marked on any map or guidebook I've seen, though it is discussed in some mountain biking blogs.
The numbers: ~13 miles, ~4300 vertical feet, 5.5 hours.
A misty dawn.
Patrick exuding some serious aura.
The snow and mist made for a refreshing hike.
Patrick on the summit, which we reached at 9:15.
Santiago Peak, um, peaking above the clouds.
Heading down.
Looking back up the ridge.
1 comment:
I'll be doing this hike soon. Glad I finally found a write up on it. Except I'll be using the car shuttle and finishing at trabuco canyon trail head
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