On August 3rd 2008, I woke up at 4:30AM in Hesperia, CA. I didn't plan to get up so early, but that's when my Dad wakes up so he can get the good deals at the swap-meet. Mine was the 2nd vehicle in the Mount Baden-Powell trail head parking lot. At 6:10AM and 6,500 feet elevation, I hit the trail. It took about 2 hours to gain 2,800 feet and I was very pleased to find nobody on the summit. After an hour and change of solitude I made my way back down. My timing was fortunate because there was a stream of hikers coming up the hill, I passed about 50 people in all (mostly Korean, by the way). By jogging part of the way down, I made some good time and was out of the parking lot at 10:30AM. It was hot on the side of that mountain, there was precious little breeze, but the view and cool wind at the top made it well worth the effort. Someday I hope repeat this hike on a clear day. Click photo below to view album.
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