Crazy week of Hikes - 8 Days, 5 hikes, 44 miles, 13,000 feet elevation gain

Originally psoted on Aug 03, 2009

It was crazy the last 8 days for me. Spent a lot of hours in the high country hiking San Gabriel Mountains. In all did 6 peaks ranging from 1,625 ft to 8,985 ft. It all started with a strenuous hike last Sunday with Triple T hikes and ended with a somewhat easier hike to Sturtevant Falls. Here are some details about my last 8 days of hikes:

Sunday: Aug 2, 2009: Sturtevant Falls Hike Distance (loop): 7 miles Gain: 1300 feet Round-trip Time: 4 hours Pictures: Here Leisurely hike with plenty of shade, streams and ponds. The Winter Creek Loop is a 5-mile hike, ascending to Hoegee's Camp along the Lower Winter Creek Trail, and then descending along the Upper Winter Creek Trail. At the beginning of the hike, we added a 2-mile extension along shady Santa Anita Creek to Sturtevant Falls
Saturday: Aug 1, 2009: Ontario Peak Elevation: 8,693 feet Distance (Round-trip): 15 miles Gain: 4100 feet Round-trip Time: 9 hours Pictures: Here Icehouse Canyon trail up to the saddle and continuing on to Ontario peak. Did chapman trail on the return path (vis saddle) adding additional 1.7 miles.
Wednesday: July 29, 2009: Echo Mountain Elevation: 3,207 feet Distance (Round-trip): 5 miles Gain: 1400 feet Round-trip Time: 2 hours Pictures: Here
Tuesday: July 28, 2009: Mt. Hollywood  Elevation: 1,625 feet Distance (Round-trip): 7 miles Gain: 1400 feet Round-trip Time: 2 hours
Sunday: July 26, 2009: Timber, Telegraph and Thunder Peaks  Elevation: 8,303 /8,985 / 8,587 feet Distance: 10 miles Gain: 4800 feet Time: 7 hours Pictures: Here Strenuous, 10-mile hike with an elevation gain of 3,400 feet, at altitudes above 7,000 feet most of the way, and three summits rising over 8,000 feet. From Telegraph Peak (8,985 feet) the view rivals the one from Mt. Baldy, which itself is part of the scenery once we climb out of Icehouse Canyon.