Best Hikes / Climbs in California !!!
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:36 am
Post your favorite hikes/climbs in California! I'm a SoCal native and love hiking / photoging in this great state of ours. Gotta say my favorite local hike is Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel's... absolutely beautiful area, great training hikes, bitchin photo ops, and there's killer food and beer 3 miles below the summit @ the ski lodge ("Top of the Notch")... nothing tops of a good hike like a cold one at 7800 feet! I frequent this area so much that I've actually become somewhat of the resident photographer of this mountain and have a year-round photo showcase at the lodge... be sure to check it out if you're ever in the area! Beyond my local zone, I love the Sierras, although I haven't hiked them nearly as much as I'd like. Thus far my favs are Mt. Whitney and various hikes in the Ansel Adams Wilderness (area surrounding Mt. Ritter / Banner Peak, the Minarets, Iceberg Lake, Thousand Island Lake, etc.), but I'm sure after I knock out a few more 14ers this season I'll have to add some more to the list! Below are some photos I've taken over the past couple years:
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