12.5 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •
Started at Grouse Vista. Up to Pyramid Rock, then up the right side trail to SS. We continued on the Bluff Mtn trail and then up a talus slope to Little Baldy. Sustained winds on the summit of at least 50mph - I had to hide in the windbreak, where it was bearable. Back on the talus use path halfway down, I went around the east side and almost got knocked off my feet by the wind. We scrapped plans to explore a ridge to the north and returned to SS, then on to Sturgeon Rock and back down to the car. Lovely day, aside from the wind.
JM
February 16, 2015
Looks great up there! But you can't photograph the wind, right? EP in shorts. :)