We just got back yesterday from our stake girls high adventure trip. We hiked to the top of Mt San
Gorgonio and back, a total of 26 miles, up 8000 vertical feet, in 2 1/2 days
caring 30lbs packs. We started Wed. morning and hiked 6 miles in to Dry lake where we made camp. On the way up we crossed over an
avalanche's dabree (picture below), the
avalanche happened last winter and by the size of the fallen trees you can tell some of the trees that we knocked over were about 100yrs old. We also found natural springs were we refilled our water supply. Thurs. we hiked 7 miles to the top of the Mt. and then 7miles back to camp. We crossed over
debre from a C17 military transport airplane that crashed into the side of the Mt in the 50's. We also crossed a bunch of snow drifts, the largest pictured below was terrifying. Our guide did not know it was there and would not have
allowed us to cross it, but he was helping some in the back and by the time he was aware of it all but 4 people had crossed. Peter & I were half way across when he came back and said it was not safe and no one else could cross after us. He found us another way to come back down. The incline was steep, the snow
slushy, and the wind strong. We slowly made our way to the top where the
oxygen level was only 63% of the normal amount. The only reason I was able to make it to the top was because Peter helped to pull me along the last mile, but WE MADE IT!! It was much easier to drag
ourselves down the trail than it was up, but it was harder on the joints. Anytime we
stoped for a rest, going up or down, our legs would stiffen up making it tough to continue on. Fri. we cleaned up camp and hiked back 6 miles to our cars where they had lunch waiting for us, and we all
collapsed on the ground,
jk but we wanted to. It was a great experience that I do not want to ever repeat. Even Peter on the way back said that it he knew how hard it was going to be probably would not have done it. I only made it because of his help.
This is our guide crossing the largest snow drift after passing us in the middle to let us know that we were the last to cross and he would meet us at the top to show us a different way down. We were still in the middle when we took this picture.
This is the lake that we camped close to.
This is a picture of the largest snow drift before crossing, it doesn't look to steep in the picture but it was.
This is were we crossed the avalanche debre, this is only half way up the distruction.
This is the lake that we camped close to.
This is a picture of the largest snow drift before crossing, it doesn't look to steep in the picture but it was.
This is were we crossed the avalanche debre, this is only half way up the distruction.
