{"id":8813,"date":"2024-05-21T10:41:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T02:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=8813"},"modified":"2024-09-18T04:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:51:53","slug":"20220611san-gabriel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/21\/20220611san-gabriel\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 4+ of June 2022 Trip to California, San Gabriel Peak and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The remaining days of my June 2022 trip to California for gathering\/party\/reunion with my friends. While I won&#8217;t go into the details of such activities, I will share some photos and thoughts of a few attractions we checked out near Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020678.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020678.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Lowe\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Lowe<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:71,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:40,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:69,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:39,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:72,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:41,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Hike_to_San_Gabriel_Peak\">Hike to San Gabriel Peak<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After our road trip from San Jose through California&#8217;s iconic Pacific Coast Highway, some of my friends suggested we do something nature-related near Los Angeles, so I proposed this hike to San Gabriel Peak.<\/p>\n<p>I first came across San Gabriel Mountains during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/15\/20210515huntington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my trip to Huntington Gardens<\/a> last year, where a poem in the Chinese Garden referred to the soaring &#8220;San Gabriel Mountains&#8221;, which the gardens sat at their feet. In the western part of &#8220;San Gabriel Mountains&#8221;, just a short drive from the city of Pasadena, its namesake &#8220;San Gabriel Peak&#8221; with a 1878m (6162ft) elevation is the highest peak in its vicinity. It&#8217;s also a very accessible peak, which could be reached from &#8220;Eaton Saddle&#8221; via a 5km out-and-back with 314m elevation gain.<br \/>\nGiven that parking may be limited at &#8220;Eaton Saddle&#8221; since we had a few cars, we planned a one-way hike from &#8220;Eaton Saddle&#8221; to &#8220;Bill Reily Trailhead&#8221;, with some of our cars parked at nearby &#8220;Red Box Picnic Area&#8221;. In my opinion, this hike had scenery (the towering views from San Gabriel peak), a bit of history (the nike missile silos at Mount Disappointment), and it&#8217;s not too strenuous, which should be the perfect introductory to outdoor hiking to some of my friends.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the southern California sunshine in the month of June meant it was a very hot day. There were few shades along the trail, which made things less comfortable, say, than a stroll at Santa Monica Beach or Griffith Observatory. The 300m of elevation gain, together with exposure along the trail (as perceived by some of my friends) turned out to be too much to some of them. I bet this trip inadvertently kept them away from the outdoors, at least for the moment.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, we went on a Saturday but surprisingly, parking was plentiful at &#8220;Eaton Saddle&#8221;. As for the hike itself, there&#8217;s actually not much to talk about. It&#8217;s an unmaintained road to Markham Saddle (which involved a short tunnel, p5 below), after which it&#8217;s a trail with 15% average gradient to San Gabriel Peak. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_134332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_134332.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"San Gabriel Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Gabriel Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt San Antonio in the background right.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142342.jpg\" width=\"84%\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pasadena beyond the mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142433.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>San Gabriel Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142710.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mount Markham\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Markham<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020670.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020670.jpg\" alt=\"Tunnel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Tunnel<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020674.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020674.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020676.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Deception<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020677.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020677.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception and Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Deception and Mount Disappointment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_134332.jpg\" alt=\"San Gabriel Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_142342.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_142433.jpg\" alt=\"San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_142710.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Markham\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020670.jpg\" alt=\"Tunnel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020674.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020676.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020677.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception and Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_134332.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_134332.jpg\" alt=\"San Gabriel Mountains to the Northeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Gabriel Mountains to the Northeast<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt San Antonio in the background right.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142342.jpg\" alt=\"Valley\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Valley<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pasadena beyond the mountains.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142433.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142433.jpg\" alt=\"San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>San Gabriel Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_142710.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_142710.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Markham\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Markham<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020670.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020670.jpg\" alt=\"Tunnel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Tunnel<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020674.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020674.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020676.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020676.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Deception<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020677.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020677.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Deception and Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Deception and Mount Disappointment<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>As for the summit of San Gabriel Peak, it\u2019s not much more than some clearing among the bushes. There was a bench (p1 below) but it\u2019s made of metal, which was baked under the sun. The views were great, but on the other hand, my friends were somewhat too exhausted to appreciate them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_155428.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_155428.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Summit of San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Summit of San Gabriel Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020681.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020681.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wilson Observatory\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mount Wilson Observatory<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020682.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020682.jpg\" width=\"92.5%\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt San Antonio and Cucamonga Peak<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_155425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_155425.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020680.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020680.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Suburbs to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Los Angeles Suburbs to the South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_155428.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020681.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wilson Observatory\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020682.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_155425.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020680.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Suburbs to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos from the Summit of San Gabriel Peak.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_155428.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_155428.jpg\" alt=\"Summit of San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Summit of San Gabriel Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020681.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020681.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Wilson Observatory\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mount Wilson Observatory<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020682.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020682.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Mt San Antonio and Cucamonga Peak<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_155425.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_155425.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the Southwest<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020680.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020680.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Suburbs to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Los Angeles Suburbs to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/DJI_0236_DJI_0247-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/DJI_0236_DJI_0247-12.jpg\" alt=\"Surroundings of San Gabriel Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Surroundings of San Gabriel Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the summit of San Gabriel Peak, the descent wasn&#8217;t very remarkable. The nike missile silos (p1 below) were all filled with concrete and frankly easily mistaken for a helipad given its H shape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_161120.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Decommissioned Missile Silos on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><\/br>Decommissioned Missile Silos on Mount Disappointment<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_162916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_162916.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Mt Disappointment Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mt Disappointment Road<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020683.jpg\" alt=\"Telecommunications Site on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><\/br>Telecommunications Site on Mount Disappointment<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_170235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_170235.jpg\" width=\"89%\" alt=\"Switchbacks along Bill Reily Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Switchbacks along Bill Reily Trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Decommissioned Missile Silos on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_162916.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Disappointment Road\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/P1020683.jpg\" alt=\"Telecommunications Site on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220611_170235.jpg\" alt=\"Switchbacks along Bill Reily Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_161120.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_161120.jpg\" alt=\"Decommissioned Missile Silos on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Decommissioned Missile Silos on Mount Disappointment<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_162916.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_162916.jpg\" alt=\"Mt Disappointment Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mt Disappointment Road<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/P1020683.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/P1020683.jpg\" alt=\"Telecommunications Site on Mount Disappointment\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Telecommunications Site on Mount Disappointment<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220611_170235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220611_170235.jpg\" alt=\"Switchbacks along Bill Reily Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Switchbacks along Bill Reily Trail<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Petersen_Automotive_Museum\">Petersen Automotive Museum<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The next day, some of my friends proposed checking out Petersen Automotive Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/26\/20201226reno\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my visit to National Automotive Museum in Reno<\/a>, this one was much more commercialized (like Ford or Volkswagen could &#8216;buy&#8217; their way to have their latest models exhibited). In addition, there&#8217;s an underground floor (the Vault) with some of the more notable exhibits (which required a separate ticket, where photography wasn&#8217;t allowed). In the end, I would say the Vault felt like a small but proper automobile museum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_150634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_150634.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Skynet Moto-Terminator\" \/><\/a><\/br>2018 Skynet Moto-Terminator<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A more compact design than the motorcycle for Batman.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_144145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_144145.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"Aston Martin DBS V12\" \/><\/a><\/br>Aston Martin DBS V12<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One featured in Bond movies. A couple of cars were used in filming to depict different levels of damage.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_145343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_145343.jpg\" alt=\"Neptune Submarine\" \/><\/a><\/br>Neptune Submarine<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Used in a Bond movie. Luckily it\u2019s not OceanGate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_150909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_150909.jpg\" width=\"97%\" alt=\"1989 Batmobile\" \/><\/a><\/br>1989 Batmobile<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Based on the description, the jet engine was for visual effects. The car was actually powered by a 1967 Chevrolet Impala engine.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_153236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Transport Pod\" \/><\/a><\/br>Personal Transport Pod<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1996 Corbin Sparrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_151307C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_151307C9.jpg\" width=\"82%\" alt=\"Car\" \/><\/a><\/br>Car<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If colored yellow, this was perfect for the single-eyed minion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_150634.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Skynet Moto-Terminator\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_144145.jpg\" alt=\"Aston Martin DBS V12\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_145343.jpg\" alt=\"Neptune Submarine\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_150909.jpg\" alt=\"1989 Batmobile\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Transport Pod\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails-s\/20220612_151307C9.jpg\" alt=\"Car\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_150634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_150634.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Skynet Moto-Terminator\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>2018 Skynet Moto-Terminator<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A more compact design than the motorcycle for Batman.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_144145.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_144145.jpg\" alt=\"Aston Martin DBS V12\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Aston Martin DBS V12<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One featured in Bond movies. A couple of cars were used in filming to depict different levels of damage.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_145343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_145343.jpg\" alt=\"Neptune Submarine\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Neptune Submarine<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Used in a Bond movie. Luckily it\u2019s not OceanGate.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_150909.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_150909.jpg\" alt=\"1989 Batmobile\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>1989 Batmobile<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Based on the description, the jet engine was for visual effects. The car was actually powered by a 1967 Chevrolet Impala engine.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_153236.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_153236.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Transport Pod\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Personal Transport Pod<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1996 Corbin Sparrow.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/20220612_151307C9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/06\/11\/thumbnails\/20220612_151307C9.jpg\" alt=\"Car\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Car<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">If colored yellow, this was perfect for the single-eyed minion.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the end of the activities I can share on the sidelines of my June 2022 trip to California.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The remaining days of my June 2022 trip to California for gathering\/party\/reunion with my friends. 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