Eric and I did the Mt. Wilson Trail today. It was a really nice day -- calm, T-shirt weather the whole time -- temperatures in the 50s to 70s -- and clear skies. We started at 1:30, got to the gazebo at 3:45, and were back at 5:45. From the top we could see Catalina and San Clemente islands pretty clearly. In fact, we could even see San Nicholas (not Saint Nicholas -- we saw him a couple of weeks ago). In the other directions, San Jacinto and San Gorgonio were clearly visible in addition to the usual Baldy peaks.
All in all, it was a poor day for both of us to forget cameras. However, we did.
Note added later -- San Nicholas Island is 100 miles from Mt. Wilson. Santa Barbara Island is much smaller but only 75 miles away in generally the same direction. There was a magical day on Strawberry Peak a few years back when we saw both of them clearly. We saw one or the other today.