August 29, 2015
Saddleback hike via Maple Springs
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| The Beginning |
It was Matt's time for Santiago Peak hike summit. It's actually been 5 years, almost to the day that Zack, Trent, and I did the same hike. Zack and I did it two years before that in August 2008. Now it's Matt's turn. We picked a day that was very hot. It was 99 degrees during the day in the valley below. I'm not sure how hot it was on the mountain, but I tell you...it was hot all day long.
We got up again at 4 am and started hiking before sunrise at 5:51 am. We seem to be making good time but the hours of walking were taking a toll on our bodies. But in the mean time, we were seeing some beautiful scenery. The following are some pictures from our day.
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| The Scenery |
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| Irvine Lake |
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| The long and winding road to the summit |
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| South Orange County |
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| Lunch Time |
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| Lunch Time |
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| Taking a break at the top |
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| At The Top |
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| At the Top |
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| At the top |
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| View of O.C. |
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| Overlooking OC from the top |
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| The view |
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| Islands in the back ground |
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| The view |
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| Taken from the actual peak |
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| Heading down |
By the end we were exhausted, but it was an awesome hike! It took us 12 hours and 51 minutes round trip. My Fitbit read 29+ miles of hiking that day. The next day Zack and I were sore, but Matt was fine. Below is a a link to a video summary of our day! Enjoy.
Video log of our day. Click here
