2015/06 Angeles National Forest

We had planned for a 2-night backpacking trip in the San Gorgonio wilderness, but the Lake fire began on Wednesday and put an end to those plans. After scrambling for an alternative, we decided to start from Crystal Lake in the Angeles National Forest and camp on a flat spot near the summit of Mt. Islip that we had found a couple years previously. We camped for two nights at the same spot, and used the middle day for an excellent day hike over to the summit of Mt. Baden-Powell.