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View of our route, looking east, courtesy of Google Earth. The yellow pin indicates where we started at the Hidden Meadow Trail trailhead.
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It was foggy when we started - just a couple of minutes up the trail and the fog is burning off.
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Someone had carried a bench up to this lookout.
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The fog hasn't burned off yet
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Graffiti on an Edison pole
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Approaching Mini-Tripeaks.
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Mini-Tripeaks has some interesting rock formations
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The trail foward. We can barely pick out the Lonesome Oak against the distant ridgeline.
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Looking down on Albertson Motorway
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There's a crow's nest in the rocks here
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This part of the trail up to Lonesome Oak is steep!
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On the rock at Lonesome Oak
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The view is equally good in the other direction!
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This part of the trail is steep, too...
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...the first climb after Lonesome Oak
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There's still some fog lingering in the valleys
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The gate, and in the distance, Simi Peak (but it's not the closest one).
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The peak log at Simi Peak
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From Simi Peak, the main road below is Lindero Canyon Road.
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Mt Baldy is qute easily seen in the distance to the east...
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