San Bernardino Mountain Adventures - San Bernardino Peak
My uncle invited me and my cousins on a hike up to San Bernardino peak (10,649') in the San Gorgonio wilderness area of the San Bernardino mountains in Southern California. So we got our gear packed up and headed up to the trailhead in Angelus Oaks. We started hiking up the trail and climbed up through some forested switchbacks to Manzanita flats. An open an relatively flat area that is covered in manzanita bushes.
Getting ready at the trailhead
Entering the San Gorgonio wilderness
My uncle and my cousin making their way up the trail
Views from the trail
Manzanita Flats
Crossing Manzanita Flats
At the far end of Manzanita Flats we reached the trail junction to Columbine Springs. Our planned camp for the night. We headed down to the springs, setup camp, and got some water. Once everyone arrived we decided who wanted to climb the peak and who wanted to just stay at camp. Only 3 of 6 decided to climb the peak.
Overlooking the Columbine springs area
Columbine springs
Setting up camp
My uncle's low budget tent
Views over the valley from the hill above camp
Greenery around the springs
We left camp and headed back up to the trail junction on Manzanita flats and then headed up the San Bernardino peak trail. As we climbed up the trail the views just got better and better. We made our way up passed Limber Pine Bench and up to Limber Pine Springs were we refilled our water bottles. The water there is some of the best I have ever tasted!
Back up at the junction on Manzanita flats
Taking a break on our way up to the peak
Climbing up
Limber Pine Bench
Limber Pine Springs
From the springs we continued up the trail passed the Washington monument and up to the summit!
Climbing up the trail
Getting some epic views of Mill creek canyon and Mt. San Jacinto
The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument
Making the final climb to the summit
On the summit of San Bernardino peak
My uncle had to stand on his head lol!
After spending some time enjoying the summit we headed back down the trail to our camp at Columbine Springs.
So many cool trees on this hike. This one had a spear on top!
More cool trees
Back at Limber Pine Springs
Back at the Manzanita Flats trail junction
Columbine Springs
Columbine Springs
We got back to camp and met up with the rest of the group. We made dinner and then we all hiked up to the hill above the camp to enjoy the incredible view of the sunset before heading to bed for the night.
Dinner time at camp
Camping at Columbine Springs
Sunset
The next morning we packed up our camp and climbed back up to Manzanita flats and then back down to the trailhead at Angelus Oaks. Concluding another great adventure in the mountains of California!
Early morning at camp
Columbine springs
Views from Manzanita flats
Blooming Indian Paintbrush
One last shot of my uncle with the trees towering above
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That looks like an amazing adventure. Is the area as remote as it looks like? By the way: your uncle is the best! Haha :-)
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The area is remote, but is also fairly popular with backpackers. My uncle is a weirdo but he is a lot of fun to get out on the trail. Thanks for your support.
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You're welcome. Thanks for following, I hope you'll like it!
That's what I'm loking forward to and I'd love to catalyse the community building process.
Another envious trip. What is the Washington Monument all about?
The Washington Monument is something about the first ascent of San Bernardino peak. They climbed up there for the original government survey of SoCal. - "In 1852, Colonel Henry Washington of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was assigned the task of establishing an initial point from which an east-west base line and a north-south meridian could be surveyed. This point would provide land surveys for all of Southern California. His choice? The 10,624 foot San Bernardino Peak looming high over the San Bernardino Valley and visible from Los Angeles. From this point, 5 ½ miles distant he spotted the bald mass of San Gorgonio Mountain — the first official notice of the peak."
What a gorgeous walk/hike you took us on, and I can tell you are fond of your Uncle, and by the looks of it what's not to love? What a cool guy!
My favourite photo has to be this one:
Thank you so much @lyndsaybowes. You are so right. I am very fond of my uncle. In his younger age he was the person in my family that was pretty similar to me now. The wild adventure guy! And although he has settled down quite a bit now days, he is still a load of fun to take out in the backcountry!!
He looks like quite the daredevil!!
Yep. He's always climbing up a a cliff or a tree or something crazy. And although I've never understood it on almost every peak we've climbed he always wants to get on the highest point and stand on his head. Something about getting his feet higher than anyone else that climbed up there... he's a weirdo, lol.
The best kind of weirdo if you ask me... <3 Send him a big ol' Canadian hug from me please!
@lyndsaybowes You have such great taste in photos. This was my fave too. I was actually gonna tell @derekrichardson about your #walkwithme whatever it's called .. but I'll just assume he already knows since I see you commenting...
You told me about it on my last post @davedickeyyall. Thanks!
Lmao... short term memory loss?
It must be the ganja... it's the marijuanga... creeping up on me while I'm so high
It's so great to see our little #walkwithme community growing, this is epic!!
beautiful
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Beautiful story and excellent photos. Thank you for sharing, as hiker and nature lover I enjoy to read about adventures of others.
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this is really nice from you i like it
Thank you @jerryhuge! I'm glad that you enjoyed my post. Stay tuned for more mountain adventures and more great pictures from the wonderful wilderness areas here in California!
That's another amazing walk. Gotta love the low budget tent although it probably takes up as much space and weighs the same if not more than a medium budget tent...
I grew up in Riverside and remember San Bernardino.. in fact my first broken bone was a climbing accident when I was 6 in Santa Ana. . but I dont remember anything like this...
Thanks Dave! My uncles low budget tent was just 2 old plastic table cloths (like for a picnic table) and a bit of rope. Without having any poles or stakes I'm guessing it was pretty lightweight. The Santa Ana mountains are alright, I've done some cool hikes out there, but in my opinion the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains are much nicer.
Oh gosh! Such lovely site to trek and hike.
It is. I love it up there!
Hahahaha if money was never an issue, I would definitely visit that place. Oh world!