I've been doing a lot of miles on the MTB lately and this is why...SANTA BARBARA BIG FOUR IN A DAY! 4 Peaks, 46 miles, and 9000 ft elevation gain. Car to car in 14.5 hours starting by headlamp at 4am.

Big Pine Mountain was peak # 3 of 4. You can tell this used to be a beautiful forested peak, but the area is still devastated from the 2007 Zaca Fire. There are HUGE downed trees covering the slopes. There was a jeep road going to the summit, but there's so many downed trees, it was easier to zig-zag straight up the slope.