Starting off on the trail was a bit cool, making me regret that I hadn't grabbed my gloves for this little excursion. There was a bit of water flowing right by the trailhead, something I haven't heard there in quite a while. Once I got up above the creek bed it felt a bit warmer, or that might also have been due to my poor conditioning. The section right above the Cucamonga Wilderness boundary held a lot of ice where it crosses the canyon, and I saw a couple more stretches as I neared the saddle. I originally thought I might go visit Ontario Peak but once I saw the snow I figured that would be a bad idea since I was only wearing trail runners. I did see a couple of people head towards Cucamonga, but that would have also been covered in snow and ice since it's on the north side of the mountain. After a tea and 3 Musketeers break at the saddle I walked up the sunny trail toward Timber Mountain. That little peak was getting a lot of love on this day, since about a dozen people seemed to have the same idea as me. I didn't hang around long and braved the ice on the way back down. The upper portion was turning to slush, but the shady parts were very slick. Fortunately I was able to remain vertical the entire time, although I slipped a couple times.
I got water at Columbine spring, it took 90 seconds to fill a 32-ounce Powerade bottle.
Weather report I looked at this morning said rain again on Saturday so it will probably mean more ice. Walk carefully out there. I'm going to look into some micro spikes.
Few pics:
New to me, these steps near the cabins have a plaque noting an Eagle Scout project.
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First snow I saw on the trail.
Big crowd in front of me crossing the icy canyon.
Saddle view.
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Trail to Timber. I did not see any footprints heading to or from Telegraph.
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Timber summit. Snow in the shade, nice in the sun.
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Bighorn and Ontario.
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Baldy. The view never gets old.
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Looking toward Mt Wilson. Couldn't see Catalina, cloudy over the ocean.