The slopes of Agua Tibia

[scotts]

I went to Agua Tibia Wilderness to get some hiking in last Wednesday. Heavy cloud cover from the west made for a cool, misty hike. The Dripping Springs trail was well maintained (as far as I got). No overgrowth. No ticks were found.

My turnaround time of 3 hours left me just short of the Palomar Magee junction, with a total hike distance of ~11.7 miles and 3216 elevation. Nary a soul was encountered on the trail. Here are some snapshots:

Arroyo Seco, just beyond the trailhead.




Breakfast on the trail.


Getting into some tall chaparral.


Wild cucumber pod. Delicious!


There was shrubbery everywhere.


The main ridgeline eludes me. Next time!


Hiking down, San Jacinto and SG in the distance.


GPS track in google earth.


I celebrated with a tin of sardines and 4 ak-maks.

[greatshaitan]

Beautiful pictures. My favorite trail and hiking it on a cloudy day is the perfect way!

[scotts]

Thanks greatshaitan. I was surprised how nice it is up there.

We'll keep it a secret.

[Ellen]

Howdy All

Sister Sally loves Aqua Tibia also --now I see why

Sorry GreatShaitan and Scotts but the secret may be out

Miles of smiles,
Ellen

[scotts]

Hey Ellen,

A couple of Sally's TRs and greatshaitans loop TR awhile back put me onto Agua Tibia in the first place.

I think the big kids need to stay over on San Jacinto though.