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  • San Jacinto Backpacking (tentative)

    1 Tram Way 1 Tram Way, Palm Springs, CA, US

    Tentative trip-date will be finalized by May. This trip lets us get up to some altitude while there is still snowpack in the sierras. NO PLUS 1 Distance – 10 miles round trip Peak Elevation: 10,834 Elevation Gain/Loss: 800-2000 Terrain Type – possible Snow Difficulty – Intermediate residual snow and ice may be on the […]

  • Dry Lake via South Fork – Dry Lake to Peak optional

    Conejo Community Park (Hendrix) Hendrix Avenue 1175, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

    San Gorgonio Mountain is the tallest peak in Southern California (11,502 feet) We will be taking the South Fork Trail to Dry Lake. We will be camping near Dry Lake. Depending on weather conditions, we might need mircro spikes or crampons. Possibly snow at higher elevation. So San Gorgonio Peak will be optional. Miles: 11.2 […]

  • San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to Hidden Lake and Tahquitz peak.

    Humber Park Fern Valley Road 24559, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, United States

    Details June 21st-22nd, 2025 - San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to Hidden Lake and Tahquitz peak. 16 miles total and 4,700' gain over both days. The camp will be a remote site in the Skunk cabbage area. This is the first of four training hikes for the High Sierra Trail trek in September. (Giant […]

  • San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to San Jacinto Peak

    Humber Park Fern Valley Road 24559, Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA, United States

    Details July 12-13, 2025 - San Jacinto Wilderness one night backpack to San Jacinto Peak via Devil's slide trail and North Rim zone. 14.5 miles total and 4,400' gain over both days. The camp will be a remote site along the North Rim Trail. (Dry camp, but about 1 mile from water if needed.) This […]

 

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