Southern California Triple Crown via run/bike = San Jacinto-San Gorgonio-Mt. Baldy
Over the last several years my epic adventure buddy Joe Stevick and I have mentioned the idea of completing the triple crown challenge by connecting the three biggest peaks in Southern CA with a bike ride in between. Many people complete the triple crown by car, but I had not heard of anyone doing it by biking. Last year I was able to log a lot of miles on my road bike as well as put in some significant running, so summer 2021 made sense to go for this big challenge. On top of that fact, I also wanted to plan a number of special epics with friends to celebrate my approaching 50th birthday (Sept. 4), and this SoCal Triple peak challenge was a great way to connect with friends old and new b/c any one of them could do part or all of the challenge according to their interest, fitness level, and challenge. Part 1. We started later than planned due to holiday weekend traffic, but it all worked out. We had a great start to the event with 7 guys! Thanks so much to Adrian G., Joe S., Joe N. Hec