Hiking to Mt. Baldy Summit

If you enjoy hiking and the outdoors, take a day and head north-east outside of Orange County to the edge of the San Gabriel mountains.  Here lies Mt. Baldy, the third highest peak in Southern California. The hike is nice, but a bit grueling for a non-hiker.  When I climbed it I was really out of shape, and it was a challenge.  It's not the distance that's tough, but the climb in elevation; it's a steep uphill most of the way.

During the winter Mt. Baldy changes from a hike, to a ski, being the closest ski resort to both LA and Orange County.