No, the title isn't a law firm: it's five peaks near Mt Wilson that I biked and hiked.
I started at Red Box and biked up the Mt. Wilson Road. Just after the 0.3 mile marker, I arrived at the Bill Reilly trailhead (it's somewhat easy to miss). That's where the Mt Disappointment Road starts. It's asphalt and closed to vehicles.
Just before the 2.0 mile marker and a cistern, there's a use trail for Mt. Deception (5,796'). I locked the bike here and started hiking. The beginning of the use trail is steep and loose, but it's a short trip to the summit. I didn't see a benchmark.
Then, I resumed biking up the road and there's an asphalt spur road that heads to the top of Mt. Disappointment (5,960'). While the name is because the USGS was upset that San Gabriel Peak was higher, the name is more apt nowadays due to the extensive antenna system on the summit. It was also disappointing that the spur road is so steep that I had to get out and push through the steepest part. The benchmark is on a cement apron that might be used as a helipad. The view from Disappointment is good but I didn't stay long to avoid being microwaved.
Then, after taking some time to find a place to lock up my bike, I hiked up to San Gabriel Peak. At 6,164' (or so), either it or Strawberry Peak is the highest front range peak in the San Gabriels. It has a register but I didn't see a benchmark.
Then, the bike was a hindrance as I was forced to hike-a-bike down the trail to Markham Saddle. While others might be able to bike that, I wasn't feeling so bold and I was only able to bike part of it. As it turned out, just as I'd started biking I had to stop due to runners coming up the trail.
Down at the saddle, I hitched up the bike again and hiked to Mt. Lowe Saddle. I could have biked that, but anyway once at the saddle I started up the fun use trail to Mt Markham (5,742'). It's steep in parts and there's a little bit of scrambling involved. It's also brushy and full of thorny plants, but I didn't see large amounts of what I'd call Poodle Dog Bush. Then again, I keep confusing PDB with other plants so I'd suggest wearing long pants if you do this trail. There was no benchmark here either that I saw.
Then, it was on to the final peak of the day, Mt. Lowe (5,606'). That has a regular Class 1 trail, albeit a little rocky. It has viewing tubes on the summit that point to various mountains. It even has a swinging chair.
After that, I returned to Markham Saddle, retrieved my bike, and biked through Mueller Tunnel to Eaton Saddle. I'd lowered my seat but quickly raised it because, while the road gains very little elevation after the saddle, I wanted to get through that as quickly as possible to avoid cars on the parts of the road that don't have much of a shoulder. After that minor blip, it was all downhill back to the car at Red Box.
If I'd wanted to avoid cars completely, I could have parked at the Bill Reilly trailhead and, instead of biking back on Mt Wilson Road, hike-a-bike back up the San Gabriel Peak trail just enough to regain the Mt Disappointment Road.
