Day 15 - San jacinto

Miles hiked: 7.5m
Elevation: 4245 ft
Campsite location: San jacinto emergency shelter
Weather: sunny and 60s / brief thunder and hail
One word to describe the day: exhausting

This morning Rob took us to the devil's slide trailhead. A true trail angel! We only hiked 7.5 miles but it was allllll uphill and mostly in the snow. It was slushy and hard going. But our goal was to make it to the summit of San Jacinto which is at 10834 feet.

Tonight we are camping in the emergency shelter which is technically not allowed but we're so tired it's the safest thing to do. And as soon as we got to the shelter it started thundering and hailing. Kind of an emergency! Right? 😅

Feeling proud of myself for getting here. On our way up we were told not to do it by two hikers. They had a friend who had done it the day before and said it was awful and not safe. We decided to continue on and if it felt unsafe we would turn around. Never did I feel in danger or unsafe. It was just hard, and I feel comfortable in the snow. It's a good reminder that everyone's comfort level widely varies and to go see for yourself before you decide. You may miss out on something amazing!

Tomorrow we start the very long descent down into the desert. We will be going from 10,834 feet all the way down to 1809 feet. Quite the elevation and climate change!Read more