My second ascent of Pleasants this time started from the east side of the Santa Ana Mountains. Last time, I went up from Maple Springs Visitor Center in Silverado Canyon up the Silverado switchbacks; this time, I went up Skyline Trail in Corona to Main Divide going south, with both being very long dayhikes. We got a break in the rain, so that was great for my hike. The weather was delightfully cool, and the air was moist with fragrant sage, sagebrush, and with California Bay Laurel higher up. At Skyline and Main Divide, turn left, passing Beeks, the KSOX Doppler at Peak 3020', which I made a 30 yard detour to summit, then uphill to Mine II BM (off to the right where Main Divide meets a firebreak), then up and over a short spur detour to Hagador Peak, then down the spur to Main Divide again, and then south past a grove of Knobcone and Coulter Pines with some serpentine soil (Very scenic ridge and canyon views here!!). Then Main Divide rounds the north flank of Pleasants Peak in a lush grove of Canyon Live Oak and California Bay Laurel. It then rounds to the northern toe of the main peak where a very, very steep and loose use trail climbs sharply to the summit with a register and wooden sign greets the climber. The view from Pleasants, the highest perch in the northern Santa Ana Mountains, is spectacular, looking around to lots of real estate! It is a tough haul with well over 3,000' gain from Skyline, but it is a gorgeous hike and well worth the time and effort to climb and descend this route to see a wonderful portion of an awesome mountain range so close to many people in the L.A. Basin.