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Cactus to Clouds-Pregnant

by elizabeth
September 30, 2014
in Hiking, US travel
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Cactus to Clouds. It’s a 26 mile hike with a 12,000 foot elevation gain… pretty much one of the toughest day-hikes in the United States.

We weren’t telling people about the pregnancy yet so I am trying to hide the mini belly with my down jacket!

I asked Peter to do it with me and then Gabe signed on too. Greg and Cathleen signed on to take the Palm Springs tram up, meet us at mile 14, and then hike the remaining 12 miles to the summit and back. Then, 6 days before the hike, I got the flu. That in addition to being pregnant made doing the whole hike a bad idea.Sniff sniff. Fortunately Gabe decided to keep his end of the deal so he and Peter took off from San Clemente at 4:00am and headed to Palm Springs with a start time of 6:30am. I felt good enough to do the second part so I met Greg and Cathleen at the tram, almost crapped my pants on the way up (that thing is scary!), and waited for Gabe and Peter to arrive.  When they showed up to the ranger station we continued with them up the remaining 2,000 feet to the summit of San Jacinto Mountain. It was a beautiful hike and we even braved it through a small hail storm.

Cathleen proved that she is indeed a bad-ass. Apparently this was her first hike. For a first hike, 12 miles with 2,800 feet of elevation gain is no joke. She rocked it! We were all very impressed. Peter and I have the most wonderful friends. I love our friends and I love that they will come and do this stuff with us. Thank you Gabe, Greg and Cathleen for being the most wonderful addition to our adventure. We love you guys.

Peter and Gabe starting the hike in Palm Springs
View from 1,500 feet above palm springs

After meeting up with Peter and Gabe, we stumbled upon this tiny frog!
Looking out towards Lake Perris, with Catalina Island (100mi) and San Clemente Island (120mi) visible
Looking North from the Summit
Another view from the top
Relaxing after the final summit push
Greg and Cathleen
One last shot and we’ve got to get down before dark

 

elizabeth

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Comments 4

  1. avsj3221
    avsj3221 says:
    11 years ago

    This looks amazing!!! I wish I could have gone. Forget what conflict I had- Vegas, Colorado, or Big Sur. Sign me up for when you go again, please! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Cathleen Ottinger says:
    11 years ago

    We had such a fun time! I am finally not too sore anymore 🙂 I love your blog & pictures! Greg is ready for the big hike from the bottom. I’ll be buying my own walking sticks to do this again! Maybe some hiking boots too, hehe.

    Reply
  3. ottingerg
    Greg says:
    11 years ago

    Liz, it was an amazing adventure! In fact, Cathleen and I were talking about doing it again. I would love to start form the bottom, and I know that was your original intent.

    Reply
  4. Katie
    Katie says:
    11 years ago

    I’m glad you still got to do part of the hike, and you had a great time! I am bummed we missed out…. I love that area, we definitely have to go back together in the winter and do a snow hike. It is a winter wonderland up there, very beautiful and a great place to bring the snowshoes!

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