Looking towards the top of the ridge covered in snow
This last weekend was perfect for hiking the famous Skyline Trail ( part of Cactus to Clouds). Even though we were expecting some pretty bad weather by the time we started the hike at 4:30 am, the weather had started to clear up somewhat after having deposited 4 inch’s of fresh snow on top of San Jacinto. We arrived “loaded for bear”, poncho’s, rain covers for the backpacks, extra layers for the blustery winds and low temperatures that were reported etc, but soon we were stripping off the rain gear, the winds never really picked up on Saturday, and although it was 38 degrees at the top of the tram, all the heat we were producing while hiking keep us from getting cold, so the extra layers were never needed. We were humbled by the mountain though. Our intention was to go all the way up to the top of San Jacinto, but by the time we got up to the tram we were just ready to sit back with a beer or two and call it a day.