Okay, so maybe it wasn’t Mr. Whitney, but after a three week hiking hiatus it felt like it to us. We did climb 2.7 miles with 1,000’ of elevation gain to Zanja Peak (elevation 3,533) from our campsite at Yucaipa Regional Park. Located in the Crafton Hills between Yucaipa and Mentone, CA, this is a pretty area with over 50 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horses.
Looking down on Yucaipa.
Almost there.
Views from the peak.
LA may be 70 miles to the west but it looks like the smog makes it this far east.
Happy to be heading back down.
Based on peakery data, Zanja ranks as the 3,620th highest mountain in California and the 33,692nd highest mountain in the United States. It’s doubtful this is on anybody’s bucket list, but if you’re staying at Yucaipa Regional Park it’s a very nice trail and a good workout. In fact we saw several joggers and one mountain biker on the trail.
Today we move on to Ridgecrest, where it looks like we’ll be doing battle with the wind.
You would have never see all that green climbing Mr. Whitney. Beautiful trail.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking me and my decrepit knees along for the scenery.
ReplyDeleteLove your pictures. It looks like a beautiful hike, so lush and green. What a lovely way to get a good work out. Your statistics are hilarious.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how green California is this spring!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics. I bet the green seems weird after the desert.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back out on the trail. We got our exercise last night dancing to Motown tunes. Thanks for the help again on that Jim.
ReplyDeletePretty trail, and so great to see green in SoCal. Love the pic of the tall grass in the breeze. That smog makes its way to Banning - looks like a pretty clear day in Yucaipa though :-)
ReplyDeleteLooks like the perfect hike to get back into hiking shape:) Great views even with all the smog.
ReplyDeleteSo much lush green compared to your desert hikes.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely hike, and beautiful views! In all the hiking we've done, I've never heard the term "peakery data." (I thought you made it up :-))
ReplyDeleteTime to come out of lurkers closet! Been reading of your travels, love where you go, and picking up plenty of Bucket List places to visit. Recently acquired an RV of our own and look forward to the day our path cross.
ReplyDeleteWe just started reading your blog. We met Chris Ford at Lee's Ferry and he told us we should read and follow your blog. We are fellow "Lazy Dazers"!
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