Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation

by **Norris** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:51 pm

Had a great time Saturday with Dave G. and Norma R. climbing Cornell, followed by San Jacinto. We took the first tram up and set off from the ranger station about 8:30 am. We followed some tracks up the drainage to Tamarck, and then started up Cornell. The snow supported Norma, but Dave and I were breaking through the crust about 6 inches. Next time, I think I'll sneak a few rocks into Norma's pack so she can pack down the snow more effectively! We were on top of Cornell shortly after 11:00. Fearless Dave was first up, followed by Norma. I hung out at the notch just above the chimney. We then snowshoed to San Jacinto peak, arriving just after 3:00. We were back down shortly after 5:00. The line for the tram down was excessive, so we enjoyed a beverage on the upper level, followed by dinner in town. Another perfect winter day on San Jacinto!

by **FIGHT ON** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:24 am

Nobody brought a camera?

by **Cy Kaicener** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:39 am

I am sure Norma and Dave will post pictures as soon as they get a chance.
I saw them on the first tram up with Norris and Larry L.

by **Dave G** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:20 am

A great outing with norma and Norris! Cornell Peak is a fun little diversion on the way to San J. My pix are here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/21042415@N02/sets/72157614318736420/
Dave

by **calicokat** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:55 am

Great trip report and photos

by **NormaR** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:24 am

We saw more skiers than snowshoers on Saturday. Lots of happy faces. A great day on the mountain!

my pix are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... Peak22109#

norma

by **Ellen** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:41 am

Howdy Norma, Dave, and Norris,

What a fabulous trip and pictures -- I'm so envious. Lance and I should have headed over to San Jacinto -- the snow on the north side on San Gorgonio is so deep even snowshoes didn't help much. Jeff ran into the same problem on South Fork that Lance and I had on the San Bernardino peak trail.

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

by **NormaR** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:01 am

hi Ellen! we almost went that way on Saturday. had visions of trying to dayhike San G, but we opted for something more realistic. guess we made the right decision. hope you had fun anyways!

by **EnFuego** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:16 pm

Norma/Dave - thanks for sharing the pictures. Looked beautiful up there.

by **bluerail** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:18 pm

Nice photos and it looked like a fun trip. almost makes me want to go play in the snow.

Mt. San Jacinto Outdoor Recreation

Cornell Peak and San Jacinto

Cornell Peak and San Jacinto

Cornell and San Jacinto

Great trip report!

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