We decided to take an alternate route out of Idyllwild that took us to the summit of Mt. San Jacinto and we are so glad that we did! San Jacinto is the second tallest mountain in Southern California and even though it was REALLY cold and windy the views made it totally worth it.
It was cool to see how the mountains stopped the weather patterns because where the clouds are in this picture the land is full of pine trees and quite a bit of greenery. The ridge keeps the clouds from bringing much moisture to the desert.
We had to go through a little snow on the way to the summit
Good times at 10,000'!
On our way day the following day we passed the 200 mile marker! That only leaves us with STILL a lot of walking to do.
The view from the desert, the following day, of San Jacinto
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