Mt. Wilson

Well it may be wintertime, but it's still comfortable hiking season in Southern California. Nicole and I hiked up My Wilson (~5600') starting from around 1000', making for a 4,600' gain, 14mile round trip. It was an introduction for the Wilderness Training Course offered through Sierra Club that we're taking this winter/spring for 10 weeks (I'll post more about this later). Afterwards we will be hosting our own show on Discovery Channel entitled: "People who know just enough to get themselves into a shit-ton of trouble in the wild, only to walk a few miles to 'safety camp' and fly out in a posh helicopter". I will be speaking in my fake British accent in an overly dramatic nature for the entirety of the program.

The hike was pretty cool though, it was a relatively clear day in LA, and from a ridge at about 3500', you could see all the way out across the basin to the ocean, and Catalina Island (where some of you may remember Buster from Arrested Development had an unfortunate run-in with some livestock-god I love that show)

Most of our hike was obviously during the day... and the lighting was pretty harsh, making landscapes pretty washed out... and we kept moving so I didn't really take that many pictures anyway, though I do like this shot of a nearby peak receiving some snow possibly...


You can also see downtown LA here... and cluster of tall buildings amongst the bacterial like growth of concrete and steel all around it... and of course just enough haze to make you keep blinking. The clear days just make you realize how shitty the air is. On bad days you just think that you're inside of a cloud and shouldln't be able to see anything anyway.

And of course the most spectacular light show was saved for the drive home.... so Nicole snagged a few pictures of the two icons of Southern California here.... a freeway and a ridiculously awesome sunset

Looking forward to our next actual trip- Zion National Park for a night or two after the Nittany Lions make a meal out of some Roman soldiers.