Sunset Peak

Los Angeles National Forest

  

click photo to enlarge		 This is our first serious hike of the year. This was a nice one to start out with as it is was the easiest one we have taken in the area. It was 7 miles round trip but only climbed about 1300 feet. The hike was along a forest road. I heard more birds along this hike then any hike we have taken.

click photo to enlarge		 If you enlarge this photo in the area to the lower right is an RV camp area. We have not been to this yet as many times the gate is locked. The area called Cow Saddle where we parked is just to the right of that.
Common Buckeye
click photo to enlarge		 This picture shows a quartz vain in the rocks. There was some gold mined in these mountains but there was not a lot. Gold is often found in quarts veins like this. But I included the picture because you see a fault line. The way the vein drops is due to a fault. 

click photo to enlarge		 The flatter topped mountain  on the right side of this photo is Ontario Peak at 8693 feet. Just to the left of it is Telegraph Peak at 8985 feet. Timber Mountain is in with Ontario and it is hard to distinguish it from Ontario.
San Antonio Canyon
click photo to enlarge		 This large flat area is Sunset Peak at 5796 feet. The largest of the peaks in the San Gabriel's is in this picture on the left. It has a little bit of snow at the top. This is Mount San Antonio or Baldy and no Mike it isn't named after me. Directly in front of it is Lookout Mountain. Just peeking out to the right of it is Mount Harwood. Then the ridge dips down to what is called the Baldy Notch. To the right of the notch is Thunder Mountain then Telegraph Peak.