If one weekend hike is good, another is better. I have not been above Mt. Baldy Village in about 24 years (really? can it be?), and I thought that there must be a good, but not too strenuous hike up there, and I found a very, very easy walk to San Antonio Falls. It starts just above the campground about 4 miles out of Mt. Baldy Village, and it took us about 15 minutes to stroll to the falls. Elevation gain was minimal, although it was at about 6000 feet. We bought our $5 day use pass at the Baldy Visitor Center. We had heard that you could park at the ski lift for free and walk down (it's very close), but they were charging $5 to park there, too.
After we got to the falls, we thought we ought to get more out of our parking fee, so we wandered toward Mt. Baldy Notch for about 45 minutes until we decided to head back down. We watched the ski lift in operation with some people riding. The cloud cover and cooler weather made for a lovely time.
The only thing that happened to me was in the car on the way down. All of a sudden I felt a stabbing pain on the left side of my forehead, and I knew pretty quick that it was probably my sinuses. We stopped for a few minutes and I drank some water and held my head. The pain abated a little bit, and we came home. I looked online and found numerous stories about people who have this pain when they are diving or are descending in an airplane. Among other things, it's called Aerosinusitis. This afternoon I have been taking steps to relieve sinus pressure and I feel much better.
Here are some photos from our walk.
The trail to the waterfall is paved. Easy.
San Antonio Falls
One of many yucca plants we saw.
The cloudy, hazy view of the valley from up high.
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Back in the day we use to be able to drive all the way back to the falls.
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