I did it! Bagged my first 10K peak - Mt. Baldy

Since losing 20 pounds in the past 2 months, I have been challenging myself to do longer and harder hikes.  The next challenge on my list was to bag Mt. San Antonio (aka Mt. Baldy) peak. I was joined by 4 backpackers this past Saturday with the same goal of bagging Mt. Baldy.  Our planned route was to take Manker Flats to the Ski Hut and finally to the peak.  This one of the ways to Mt. Baldy, totaling around 4 miles...

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Hiking to Mt. San Antonio (a.k.a. Mt. Baldy) this weekend!

It's been a while since my last overnight trip and I've been itching to get back out there again.  What better way to spend this upcoming weekend than to hike to Baldy! I have asked a good friend of mine to help me achieve my goal this weekend...that is to summit Mt. Baldy.  All my backpacking trips so far has brought me here...to tackle one more trail off my list.  I have worked my ass off these past few months to not...

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