On Sunday, I joined Sean and some of the San Gabriel forum members (Eispiraten.com) for the 14th anniversay hike. The goal was to hike to Wright Mountain and eat grilled cheese sandwiches on the summit. Prior to the event, some of the members decided to camp out Saturday evening at Gobblers Knob. This required a drive on a very rough dirt road 3N31, off of Lone Pine Canyon. A high clearance vehicle is highly recommended.
On Sunday morning, Jeff and I carpooled and met the others at the camp site around 8am.
We hiked on the PCT up to Lytle Creek Ridge to the summit.
We were above the clouds from sunrise to sunset and we had 360-degree views of the surrounding mountains. As we ascended the ridge we could see Telegraph, Thunder, Harwood, Dawson and Pine.
Descending the trail we had gorgeous views of the high desert with Gorgonio and San Jacinto peaks in the background. At one point we could see as far as the Panamints, the Eastern Sierras and Telescope Peak.
I highly recommend this route if you have necessary means of transportation.
Once we reached the summit, Jeff made us grilled cheese sandwiches to enjoy on the mountain. We spent about an hour just admiring the views, having great conversation and a few laughs. The weather was perfect at the top with a littlle breeze to keep us cool.
Stats: 10 miles, 2000' gain
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