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I am hiking as much as possible in preparing to hike mt whitney on june 4.

Me and my pal are going to hike San Gorgonio on Saturday if anyone wants to join up

Weather permiting, this will be our first hike here.

leroux, where is san gorgonio and how far does it take to get there from the San Fernando Valley? is that a day hike? can a newbie, but one in shape, handle it? sounds like fun.

San Gorgonio is in the San Bernardino Mountains, roughly 100 miles east of "The Valley."

The mountain still has a fair amount of snow on it. There are several routes. The most popular day hike is the Vivian Creek Trail, around 9 miles one way. It is definitely do-able by a person in good shape. People have also died on it -- it's wilderness. If you go on a weekend in June or later, it is likely to be free of snow and there should be plenty of people around.

Here is a link to an overnite trip of San Gorgonio some friends did over Ap3-4, via South Fork/Dry lake, with pictures and participant comments:

http://www.outdoorsclub.org/Pasttrip/PastTripDetail.asp?id=5103&leadername=Art+McKiernan,&area=1

That looks like a great hike up San Gorgonio. Thanks for posting the pics. I was wondering if you, or anyone else, can give any more info about the route you took. I have been up vivian creek way but this way looks more interesting. I might be up for a late sat. start next weekend. I just did the mountaineers route on whitney last weekend and need to get some major training if I ever expect to make the top of rainier let alone denali.

San G. is a great place to hike. Tons of awesome trails. There is a great message board and website at...
http://members.boardhost.com/sgva/