Desert side of the San Bernardino Mountains Update
the hike:
Straight up the desert side of the mountain with dirt Hwy 173 on it through chaparral
date:
05/28/1995
location:
San Bernardino NF, Southern California, USA
type:
Random Wandering
distance:
~4 Mi RT
difficulty:
*****
scenic:
**.5
technical:
*
driving directions:
Park at bottom of dirt Hwy 173, just outside of Hesperia
hiking route:
Take the PCT towards Canada away from the Mojave River Dam. Hike past about two small streams, find the steepest sandiest section of mountain and go up towards the "v".
details:
The temp was well over 100F on this day. The difficulty rating is due to the heat & bushwacking the thick brush. We were trying to get to this "v" in the mountain which had two pine trees on its ridge which are visible from much of Hesperia. We got close but we didn't make it. The we ran out of water. It was so hot out there on this day and the brush gets so think and stiff that it is really hard to get anywhere.
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THE HIKE: straight up the desert side of the mountain with dirt Hwy 173 on it through chaparral (no trail) on May 28, 1995
This pic shows the goal of the hike: the top of the "v" near the center of the picture. This one pic was taken June 1995.
Silverwood Lake in center of picture, San Gabriels in far distance.
A pond-lower right-and Silverwood Lake-upper left. San Gabriels in far distance.
A cool ravine somewhere on the mountain.
Another picture of the ravine.
The mesa of Hesperia with the Mojave River at is base.
The goal of this hike was to get to the backside of the "v" in this picture.
Another shot of the goal -- the first "v" on the right side of the picture.
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