Day 16

Today was a day of extremes. I woke up at about 8500' and promptly began my ascent to the summit of Mt San Jacinto. I got to the top at about 10:30 am and enjoyed a late breakfast while taking in the view. It was cold up there at 10,800' so I kept moving and wore my fleece.

After that, it was a descent as quickly as possible to get as close to the desert floor nearly 10,000' below. I'm done for the night and only made it to about 4500'. Tomorrow morning will be an early one to try to finish the descent and get across the desert before it hits triple digits!