kratka ridge to Mt. Waterman traverse 08/02/14
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:23 pm
I've been meaning to put out some trip reports and I finally found the time so here goes.
This route follows Kratka Ridge and is mostly cross country with some trail sections. I did this route east to west.
starting up the trail from Angeles Crest Highway
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153352_zps65a8111e.jpg)
right away you enter a zone of amazing trees
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153702_zpsaeab5d31.jpg)
some shaped by weather into beautiful bonsai sculpture
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153802_zpse74f2392.jpg)
highway 39 in the distance
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_161132_zpsc873c0f6.jpg)
nearby rain clouds eventually moved in on me and I had to seek shelter at Vista picnic area under the awning of the outhouse
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_165518_zpsf47565fa.jpg)
before not too long the weather moved along and I was on my way
the Kratka single chair
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_174205_zpsb2f49ec9.jpg)
view of Kratka from Waterman
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_141523_zps38315f40.jpg)
the Waterman chair
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_144549_zpsea9f664e.jpg)
more rain moving in, time to go
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_152453_zpsff88f018.jpg)
This route follows Kratka Ridge and is mostly cross country with some trail sections. I did this route east to west.
starting up the trail from Angeles Crest Highway
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153352_zps65a8111e.jpg)
right away you enter a zone of amazing trees
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153702_zpsaeab5d31.jpg)
some shaped by weather into beautiful bonsai sculpture
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_153802_zpse74f2392.jpg)
highway 39 in the distance
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_161132_zpsc873c0f6.jpg)
nearby rain clouds eventually moved in on me and I had to seek shelter at Vista picnic area under the awning of the outhouse
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_165518_zpsf47565fa.jpg)
before not too long the weather moved along and I was on my way
the Kratka single chair
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140802_174205_zpsb2f49ec9.jpg)
view of Kratka from Waterman
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_141523_zps38315f40.jpg)
the Waterman chair
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_144549_zpsea9f664e.jpg)
more rain moving in, time to go
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i164/albums/u26/swanny_011/Mobile%20Uploads/20140803_152453_zpsff88f018.jpg)