One of my favorite local hikes is a 4 mile “trainer” (8 total) up the PCT from Vincent Gap to Mount Baden-Powell (9406) – a solid climb, but not too long; into elevation, but not too high. Vincent Gulch below is a giant pile of rocks coming down the east bowl of Baden-Powell and filling the canyon where the San Gabriel River and Prairie Fork meet. The waters are low so you cannot really make them out, but you can definitely see the rocks bit: looks like a river of rocks – and that’s what it basically is. Anyhow, the view looking east to south is the Palmdale area beyond, Blue Ridge winding before it (Mt. High ski area is on the other side), then Pine Mountain (middle), Mt San Antonio (aka Baldy, right of center), the ridge around Icehouse Canyon (Ontario Peak) to the right fading down to the Riverside basin, and in the distance is Saddleback (Santiago Peak). 7/3/2020 #landscape #sangabrielmountains #california #whyihike #trailtreasures #thegreatoutdoors #mountains #themountainsarecalling #viewsfordays #hiking #getoutside #exploremore #mountbadenpowell https://www.instagram.com/p/CN-eJe_AMHU/?igshid=1i10i0p2vneo3













