Anne's first summit to Mt. San Antonio (10,064).I hiked with Michael, Anne and Kristan. They have never been to the summit of Mt. San Antonio.
The four of us hit the trail at 8:35 a.m. It was a slow go all the way. We stayed together the entire way and we reached the Sierra Club Ski Hut around 10:30.
We sat in the shade for 10 minutes as we snacked and rested. I pointed out the Christmas Tree to the group. The ski hut was closed. The outhouse had plenty of toilet paper.
It was back to business. We headed up for the summit. Someone had taken the time to line the trail in the scree. Usually, one can lose the trail. After the "bowl" it was up the steep switchbacks to the ridgeline. Then it still continues to go up.
I pointed out the plane wreckage to the group as we made our way up to the summit.
We reached the summit around 12:05.
We stayed at the summit for about 25 minutes. I pointed out to Anne and Kristan the various peaks and landmarks below us. Michael was taking this opportunity to take a lot of pictures.
We started our descent at 12:30 and we were at the ski hut in one hour. We were literally flying down from the summit. After replenishing our water, we finished our hike around 1:45.
It was Mike, Anne and Kristan's first summit. I was happy to be a part of their life's achievement. There is nothing like standing on a mountaintop look down and around.
We were on the road by 2:15 and headed home.
We returned to our vehicles in the Claim Jumper restaurant parking lot around 3:30. I went into Claim Jumper to get me a meatloaf sandwich to go. A great sandwich to end the day.
