Today was a great day for a hike up Ice House Canyon to the saddle. As for the hike, it is not that far in miles. However, in the 3.6 miles there is an elevation gain of 2,660 feet. The hike is a nice hike as the start of it is next to a stream.
In places there is water weeping out of the sides of the canyon so there is more vegetation. The photo below is also a rare photo of Jacob as he is difficult to capture in pixels.
We stopped at the 2 mile mark to have lunch. It was a nice break before starting up the switchbacks to get to the saddle. Once to the top we looked for the geocache that was near the saddle. It was a downhill walk to the location. Once walking back up to the saddle, Jacob and I decided that we would head back rather than puting in a couple of more miles. We had someone take our picture. It appears that Jacob is more likely to stay in a picture if someone else is taking it.
From the trail on the way down we could see Mt. San Antonio or Mt. Baldy in the distance.
As we continued our way down we took more time and grabbed several geocaches on the way. Some were simple and a couple took a little more though. Overall it was a good day to go on a day hike and grab some geocaches.
