This blog will detail 1,000 video hikes in Southern California. By Southern California, I am drawing a line from San Luis Obispo to the Nevada Border. Anything south of that line will be declared "Southern California". In a way, it is a personal challenge to do so many hikes. Mainly, however, it is my way of showcasing how many hiking opportunities there really are right in our own geographic back yard. As a blog, it serves as a companion piece to my Youtube channel "Mike On The Trail". It is also a work in progress, as I don't actually have 1,000 edited videos completed. This will take effort for quite some time before it is declared done. Even then, there will still be more out there. Here's to hiking and all the positive effects it has had on my life...and possibly yours!
**Parking is outside Monte Cristo Campground, 10 miles north of the junction of Angeles Crest Highway and Angeles Forest Highway. Entering "Monte Cristo Campground" into Google Maps will also get you there.
I returned to Monte Cristo Campground a week later than my last hike for Iron Mountain #3. I started out the same way by heading north on FR 3N23. This time, however, where the hike connects with FR 4N18, I continued uphill where it winds around the base of Rabbit Peak. I benefitted from a cool spring day, since there is no shade out there.
Heading up slope on a faint use trail.
The hike climbs to a stretch of power lines. A small use trail leaves the road under the power lines and continues going up the ridge. The climb is a straight shot up the ridge from there, though not always clear. With persistence, the summit gets reached. Great views spill out in all directions from the top. More cross country scrambling up Granite Mountain is possible from there. However, from there, I returned the way I came for a nice out and back experience. This was a great way to spend Easter by climbing Rabbit Peak...though "Bunny" Peak would have been more appropriate!
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