Sunday, May 28, 2023
After our hike to Soda Mountain we hiked the PCT in the other direction, heading northbound to Hobart Bluff.
Henderson’s fawn lily:
We had encountered blowdown on the PCT heading to Soda Mountain and there was blowdown on this section too:
We turned off the PCT and headed up the hill to Hobart Bluff:
View of Soda Mountain:
There was a lot of this mahala mat in bloom:
Then we crossed an open meadow area with a lot of balsamroot:
Phlox:
Almost to the summit:
The summit is a broad rocky area with a lot of room to spread out:
The clouds were increasing and obscuring some of our views:
But we could still see Pilot Rock:
And Mt. Ashland:
We could also see most of Mt. McLouglin:
This was our first time hiking to Hobart Bluff. Very pleasant early summer hike!
Gaia stats: 2.4 miles, 330′ elevation gain
