Ice House Canyon to Cucamonga Peak

[gon2srf]

I couldn't sleep Friday night so I drove up to Baldy Village and parked in the Ice House Canyon lot about 2:00am last night and spent the night in the truck. Got up at 5:00 am and hit the trail at 5:30am. I hiked in with a headlamp for about 45 minutes until there was some decent light and made the 6 mile trek to Cucamonga Peak by 8:45 am. Spent half an hour exploring all the great possibilities for camping on the summit and then headed back down. Today the marine layer to the west was super heavy and looked like you could walk on it. The clouds to the north and east were amazing and I'll bet up the mountain there will be a spectacular sunset tonight. I did a couple of side trails and covered about 14.25 miles today in 5:03. I basically ran the last couple of mile back to the Ice House parking lot. It was nice to be back so early and still have time to spend with the family.

Summary
Miles 14.24
Trail Time 5.03
Average Speed 1.95 MPH
Max Speed 5.59 MPH
Pace 21:19 minutes per mile
Calories burned 2719.57
Elevation Gain 4010 ft

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Summary

Miles 14.24
Trail Time 5.03
Average Speed 1.95 MPH
Max Speed 5.59 MPH
Pace 21:19 minutes per mile
Calories burned 2719.57
Elevation Gain 4010 ft

[OLLIE]

Damn Scott!!! You're an animal. You have the bug big time. Keep it up.

[gon2srf]

Thanks to you Ollie. I'm heading up there again Saturday afternoon after work if you have some time off. I plan to hit the trail about 1:00PM and setup camp at the summit about 5:00ish. The views should be stunning. Heading back down after exploring the mountain Sunday before noon. There are couple of side trails that can add 2-4 miles to the easy 6 mile descent.