_JFR_: 002 We parked at the Marion Mountain Trail trailhead just before dawn
_JFR_: 005 Marion Mountain Trail sign 2E14 That first 1.75 miles are REALLY steep
_JFR_: 009 View west of the dawn-lit clouds from the Marion Mountain Trail
_JFR_: 014 We discovered cut trees as there was a logging operation happening in the National Forest along the trail
_JFR_: 020 Vicki is mad about too-steep steps on the Marion Mountain Trail - they are bad for the knees
_JFR_: 022 Thinning the forest - it is obvious that most of the small to mid-sized trees were logged
_JFR_: 023 Looking across the valley toward Fuller Ridge from the Marion Mountain Trail
_JFR_: 038 Picture of me as the Marion Mountain Trail enters the Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness
_JFR_: 046 Taking a break at a viewpoint looking toward Fuller Ridge from the Marion Mountain Trail
_JFR_: 052 Looking west toward Diamond Valley Reservoir from the Marion Mountain Trail
_JFR_: 056 Moist cienega with ferns and blooming lupines on the Marion Mountain Trail
_JFR_: 059 The Marion Mountain Trail never stops going uphill
_JFR_: 071 Vicki is getting angry at this trail - it is very steep and difficult to climb
_JFR_: 081 We reach the end of the Marion Mountain Trail and begin hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail
_JFR_: 096 Vicki filtering water at Deer Springs on the Pacific Crest Trail
_JFR_: 101 We leave the Pacific Crest Trail at the Fuller Ridge junction and continue uphill on the Deer Springs Trail
_JFR_: 105 The Deer Springs Trail is lined with painful buckthorn plants and is often hot and exposed to the sun
_JFR_: 111 Climbing the Deer Springs Trail with San Gorgonio Mountain in the hazy distance
_JFR_: 125 Ever-flowing Bed Springs where it crosses the Deer Springs Trail
_JFR_: 138 View west into the hazy distance from the Deer Springs Trail as we near Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 144 Vicki is a happy camper as we finally made it to Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 149 The water is flowing through the meadow at Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 151 The seasonal ranger station at Little Round Valley - doesn't look like anyone has used it in years
_JFR_: 154 Vicki sitting in a natural chair within a huge granite boulder in Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 157 Our tent at the Thunder View campsite in Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 161 Sunset in Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 167 Vicki has on her warm gloves as it is always chilly in the morning in Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 170 Me filtering water in the stream down by the meadow in Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 175 We begin our hike to the San Jacinto Peak summit from Little Round Valley
_JFR_: 180 Morning light and pine trees on the trail to San Jacinto Peak