Cajon Pass to Mt. Baldy- Mile 350

This was a REALLY hot day where we had to go 22 miles without a water source AND and a huge elevation gain of about 3000' or 30,000'. We lost count.  We followed cougar tracks for quite a while and were serenaded by a quintet of rattlesnakes in the brush.  They weren't in harmony but they were quite creepy!

This was the trail under I-15.  This could actually make a nice shelter.

We came from the interstate in the distance and the valley is the San Andreas fault-line.

The end of the day on Mt. Baldy.  We went from desert and 105 F and ended in a pine forest as it got in the 50's.  

And as it got dark we could see that we had a view of the outskirts of LA.  If Possum were REALLY rich then this would be the view from his veranda as he brushed his teeth at night.  Imaginations run rampant when your constantly hungry and sleeping on the ground.

Thanks LA for the smog......which actually makes the sunrises quite colorful!