Photos: Cucamonga & Etiwanda Peaks - Oct. 12th, 2007

He219 · Post by **He219** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:44 pm

Hit the trail with TacoDelRio and my GF yesterday.

Saw a bear rummaging around Icehouse Canyon parking lot at 6:15AM, looking to fatten-up before hybernation .
Too dark for pix ..

Entering the Cucamonga Wilderness Area

Above Icehouse Saddle on the way up

GF taking a Siesta while Taco and I explore the area around the old mine

Taco looking for bears ..

Always ready for a climb

View of Bighorn Saddle (name?) on our way up to Cucamonga Peak

Burn area overlooking Ontario Peak in the distance

GF having fun inside a hollow tree on the path up

View of Ontario Peak while working on up Cucamonga Peak

Lunchbreak near the Summit

Field ingenuity at it's best

Sake'ramen; it's the BOMB!

Cucamonga Peak

View of Etiwanda Peak from Cucamonga Peak

Ontario Peak from Cucamonga Peak

Mount San Antonio from Cucamonga Peak

Moving on to Etiwanda Peak

Cucamoga Peak from Etiwanda Peak

Taco on Etiwanda Peak

San Bernadino, San Gorgonio and San Jacinto Peaks in the distance

Cucamonga Peak from Etiwanda

Bighorn, Icehouse Saddle, Timber Mtn, Telegraph Peak and Mt. San Antonio from Etiwanda Peak.

Post by **HikeUp** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:04 pm

Wow!!!

Great pictures and congrats on bagging both peaks.

Reminds me of my first time up to Cucamonga a few weeks ago. Cucamonga has got to be one of the coolest peaks around these parts.

Travis · Post by **Travis** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:27 pm

Great photos, looks like a nice hike with perfect weather. We are off bright and early tomorrow for the San Gorgonio area 9 peak loop, I suspect there will be snow up there. What happened to all of Taco's hair?? The sake singed it off

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:32 pm

Good TR, HE!

I really do suggest that anyone cooking ramen should add some sake. A large amount for those of us who are immune to it (very not an advantage).

Sho Chiku Bai Ginjo Sake (I don't like it, so it works great in cooking).

Great pics bro.

He219 · Post by **He219** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 10:33 pm

Thanks for the compliments!
Have a great day at Gorgonio Travis.
Take lots of pix ..

Augie · Post by **Augie** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:58 am

Great photo TR guys. Hey, Ryan, I see you're really a gourmet out in the wilds. No gels or power bars for someone who bathes his ramen in sake sauce!

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:50 pm

Cool pics; thanks for posting.

Looked like a sake tasting party on top. How cool is that?

Post by **Taco** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:13 am

That was the best we've ever eaten in the mountains!

One of my more realistic goals for stupid things to do on Baldy is to make sushi up there. Focusing on unagi (favorite, sea eel) and hand-rolls. Gonna be tricky, gotta make the rice before I leave, package it, and reheat on the summit or some junk without it becoming not-sticky.

Dunno when, preferably on a warm-ish winter day (cold = good for raw fish), definitely a cool day. BYOB or sake. 8)

(I can't digest power/Clif bars very well)

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:05 am

TacoDelRio wrote:I can't digest power/Clif bars very well

I understand that they've been considering Powerbars as a replacement for the ablative tiles on the space shuttle.

Rick Kent · Post by **Rick Kent** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:49 pm

Ha! They'd never have to change the tiles ever again if they did that. As anyone who's ever tried to eat a cold powerbar knows ... there's no harder substance known to man.

Post by **Taco** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:26 pm

This is true. Gotta keep them in your armpits or crotch to warm them up. Nearly detroyed my teeth. At least the Clif bars don't have a "skin" to them, so they break down into smaller teeth-shattering bits.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:56 pm

TacoDelRio wrote:Gotta keep them in your ... crotch to warm them up.

And you have problems digesting such an appetizing meal? What's up with that?

Post by **Taco** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:54 pm