I got up this morning and did a CCW loop on Baldy. Went up to the notch, up the backbone, up and over the top of Harwood, up to the summit of Baldy, then down the other side of Baldy and tagged West Baldy. From the saddle between West Baldy and Baldy I contoured around level off trail until I hit the bowl trail. Down the bowl trail, past the Ski Hut, past the falls and back to my car. I covered the 11.5 miles in 4:30. Would have been a bit faster on the down leg but it was too steep, rocky and crowded with people coming up the trail to run down..
From the top of Harwood looking towards Baldy:
From the top of Harwood looking to San Gorgonio and San Jacinto:
Where the benchmark used to be on Baldy:
Looking northwest to Baden-Powell, Throop and Mount Burnham from the summit of Baldy.
Ubiquitous Baldy summit plaque photo:
West Baldy benchmark:
