17.2 Miles of Beauty
Destination
San Gorgonio Mountain is part of the SoCal 6 Pack of Peaks Challenge. AllTrails labels it as a "right of passage for serious hikers" and by golly did it feel that way. The elevation gain is 5.492 feet. I've never thought, "Are we there yet?" so much on a trail.
♫"These boots were made for walking."♫
We followed this trail on AllTrails and started around 7:30 a.m. Overall, we hiked for approximately 10 hours. The steepest parts of the trail were at the beginning and just before the summit. I was happy that I took my trekking poles along although I seem to have ditched them for the photo above.
Beauty
mountains, trees, wildflowers, clouds, and encouragement from hikers
Gratitude
The "Good job," "You're almost there," "You're doing great," comments from fellow hikers
perfect weather (60s)
parking spot at Big Falls (parking is limited)
The calm that comes from being surrounded by green
Thanks for checking out my adventure. Until next time!