Left home at 4:30 am and on trail at 6:30 am. After initial steep climb to Vivian Creek trail follow creek in forest. There was a lot of snow patches after High Creek Camp, so it was easier to just go up hill instead of figuring out where the actual trail is. Meet a bobcat:
he was sitting on the trail and don't want to get out of my way, so I walk around and he keep watching me from behind the tree:
Another interesting observation was cloud development over the mountain. It was high wind day (40+ mph on summit) with a lot of lenticular clouds.
Cloud over San Gorgonio peak from Alex Gagarin on Vimeo.
Top of the mountain mostly covered with snow, but trail is well defined and there is no need for crampons or other special equipment:
According to my GPS round trip was around 19 miles (30 km) with elevation gain 5250 ft (1600 m) and it took me 6 hours to make it to the top and 4 hour to come back. 2.5 liters of water was just enough for the hike. Back home at 7:30 pm.
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