I hiked up Pass Mountain at Usery Mountain Regional Park. The summit is 3,304 feet, and the trail is 5.1 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 1,133 feet. It took me 6 hours, because of all the scrambling and climbing along a faint trail, which I lost a couple times. This is a challenging class 2 and 3 hike, and the weather was forecast to reach 100 degrees. I wanted to push myself to see if I was capable of hiking in that heat. I packed 4 liters of water, and a camera tripod. I did just fine, and had a half liter of water left when I got back to my car. The summit was nice with a cool and refreshing breeze, and I hopped around on the boulders taking self portraits until I was satisfied with a few images.
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| My favorite trail sign. |
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| The faint trail heading north on the ridgeline. |
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| The false summit. |
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| Pass Mountain |
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| On the summit of Pass Mountain. |
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| On the summit of Pass Mountain. |
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| On the summit of Pass Mountain. |
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| Pass Mountain |
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| Pass Mountain |
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| Pass Mountain |
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| Pass Mountain |
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| The trail. |
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| Class 3 section of the trail. |
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| My car. |
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| My route. |
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