dstepper
(R.I.P.) Over the hill
RR: Mt. Waterman and Mt. Hilyer
Lots of different rides going on today but when I heard “Beat the Heat Ride” I had no problem choosing. Scott, Nick and I did two different rides up in the San Gabriel’s…Mt. Waterman and Mt Hilyer. The beat the heat part worked…the beat the humidity...not.
At 8am, we meet at the Highway 210 and Highway 2 and truck-pooled up to Buckhorn Station; parked and climbed, 1,100ft; over about 3 miles of singletrack, to the top of the 8,100ft, Mt Waterman. We stopped many times, manly for me to catch up, but mostly to take in the views…that are outstanding. The top of Waterman is not a peak it is a large rolling open area with great old-growth trees and excellent rock formations. We sat up there in the sun watching the rain and lightening happening over the top of Monrovia Peak…yes, we were wondering who was getting rained on down below. The single track decent is top rate and well worth the climb. Needing more miles and few legal options out there we headed back down the hill.
Our second ride we parked at Three Points and rode the Silver Moccasin Trail out to Mt. Hilyer. To start off, very ominous clouds overhead, a little warmer and much more humidity, that cool breeze we had at higher elevation was gone. After a few minutes the thunder started and seemed to keep up for most of the ride. It never seemed very close and it was most excellent as it would rumble from mountain to mountain, I could never tell were it was coming from and never felt threatened at all…it was just outstanding. Never really rained on us just a couple of sprinkles.
Total day we maybe rode 15 miles and climbed maybe 2,000 foot.
Pictures are a mix of both trails…enjoy and don’t let the miles and time to get to these most excellent trails discourage you.
Happy Trails
Dean
Lots of different rides going on today but when I heard “Beat the Heat Ride” I had no problem choosing. Scott, Nick and I did two different rides up in the San Gabriel’s…Mt. Waterman and Mt Hilyer. The beat the heat part worked…the beat the humidity...not.
At 8am, we meet at the Highway 210 and Highway 2 and truck-pooled up to Buckhorn Station; parked and climbed, 1,100ft; over about 3 miles of singletrack, to the top of the 8,100ft, Mt Waterman. We stopped many times, manly for me to catch up, but mostly to take in the views…that are outstanding. The top of Waterman is not a peak it is a large rolling open area with great old-growth trees and excellent rock formations. We sat up there in the sun watching the rain and lightening happening over the top of Monrovia Peak…yes, we were wondering who was getting rained on down below. The single track decent is top rate and well worth the climb. Needing more miles and few legal options out there we headed back down the hill.
Our second ride we parked at Three Points and rode the Silver Moccasin Trail out to Mt. Hilyer. To start off, very ominous clouds overhead, a little warmer and much more humidity, that cool breeze we had at higher elevation was gone. After a few minutes the thunder started and seemed to keep up for most of the ride. It never seemed very close and it was most excellent as it would rumble from mountain to mountain, I could never tell were it was coming from and never felt threatened at all…it was just outstanding. Never really rained on us just a couple of sprinkles.
Total day we maybe rode 15 miles and climbed maybe 2,000 foot.
Pictures are a mix of both trails…enjoy and don’t let the miles and time to get to these most excellent trails discourage you.
Happy Trails
Dean
