San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek

[Scott Pickard]

Anyone up for a one nighter this coming weekend October 27/28?

Vivian Creek trailhead to High Creek camp Sat.
High Creek Camp to San G summit and back to Vivian Creek Trailhead Sunday. I have reliable transportation and keep a fair pace. Training for a Whitney trip on Nov. 12-14. if anyone is interested in that as well.

[Scott Pickard]

I will be at the trailhead at 6:00 am tomorrow morning if anyone is up for a nice hike. 9.3 miles to the summit. The weather should be epic…just like New England??

[Erik Basil]

Did you snap any shots?

[Scott Pickard]

Hi ErIc

I took several with a small instamatic and my Galaxy II. I ended up sleeping on the summit which was quite spectacular due to the recent Santa Ana winds. I will add a link to my Photobucket account in this evening.

[Erik Basil]

Ha ha ha!! Did you sleep right on the summit, tucked in next to the rock wall? I did that once and darn near blew off the mountain, but for the minor windbreak from the rocks. Impressive winds whip up over Big George!

[Scott Pickard]

Almost no wind as the weather moved from slight Santa Ana conditions to calm. It may have been 3-5 mph in the wee hours before dawn. It was quite cold however turning water in our bottles to partial ice. I quasi cowboy camped with my Synmat UL7, Marmot Helium and ID bivy and was very confortable. The waxing moon was blindingly bright.

f you go to Google Earth you can see the two stone windbreaks we utilized. They are just southeast of the summit. On GE the one occupied by a red tent and the other to the east are them. Google Earth both amazes and scares me.

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