trip report 6.3.2012

[Hikin_Jim]

The ravine that I took down to the jumpooff was pretty brushy. Luckily, there was a network of loose dirt and skree slopes that I could use to avoid the brush, but there were times where I had no choice but fight through it. All in all, I ended up doing a lot of zig-zagging, at least until I got down the first 1000ft.

Cool.

Interesting route to take. Quite a bit different than going up from Mill Creek.

And...
...where is that sign located in the photo above? Is that on the main trail or is that down in the camping area?

HJ

[gonehigher]

The sign is on the main trail which you can see to the right in the picture.

[Hikin_Jim]

kinda figured. I had heard that a sign had been put in, but I hadn't seen it myself. Used to be the only sign was high on a tree and faced east. There wasn't a sign facing west.

HJ

[Zé]

awesome job! Yucaipa ridge between Galena and Lil San G is very brutal. I think you were right to stay on the south side for the most part. That seemed better to me when I traversed it. Plus, the north side is,uh, exposed a bit!

[CrazyLegs]

Hey HH8,

Yours is my favorite response to the report. Wanna go on another ambitious hike on 8/25?

Evan

Excellent Evan.

I suffered, toiled, cursed, perspired, gasped, hunched, and burned my way to the top (13:55).

Who needs the perfect snack when you can blast upward on vituperation?

When I crumpled on the top of Little San Gorgonio (16:47) and started fumbling for the log book, I chuckled at the excessive bagging. Negative moments are often exposed as melodramatic when a simple observation solicits a light-hearted emotion.

Yeah.

She told me how confused she was by what I had spent the day doing (being that it was both optional and agonizing)

She need not understand, so long as she accepts it. It might be nice to have her along too, but your levels are so far apart it that trying it could ruin more than the one hike. There are other ways she can participate, like helping with planning or playing with pictures afterward. Enjoy your bride.

Thanks for a very entertaining TR, and a new goal to stretch some bored horizons.