Twas a blustery, wintry day when I set off on my expedition to the distant peak...
OK, I just biked Verdugo Peak like I have a few times before, but this time I did it via Chandler Motorway. The route starts in a residential neighborhood up a hill in Sun Valley.
The Vital Link is a fun, short-but-steep trail in the Verdugo Mountains. It's 3.8 miles & 1700' of gain round trip so it's fairly steep. I've hiked it a few times and I have to believe that I have better photos of it somewhere, but these will have to do for now.
I biked Hostetter (from the 210 and La Tuna Canyon) to Verdugo Peak. All the way up, my bike was bugging me to do a fashion shoot and I obliged it.
Rising high above Burbank and Glendale are the perpetually snow-capped Verdugo Mountains...
Oh, wait. The highest point - Verdugo Peak - is just 3,126' high. And, in February of 2023 the stars aligned and SoCal had a massive storm that resulted in even lower elevations like Verdugo Peak getting snow.
Unfortunately, that resulted in the Angeles Crest - which leads to higher peaks - being closed. So, like dozens of other people, I hiked to the top of the Verdugos as an alternative.