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This is Bear Canyon. Grand Canyon would be the one over the ridge to the left. Not in the picture.... ....And that's the Sam Merrill Trail to Echo Mtn. Then the Middle Merrill extending up the ridge above Echo. Thanks for the correction. Lots to learn about local trails and terrain. I'm glad to kno...

In the video, between 5:45-6:00 minutes you are heading straight for the ridge between Panorama Point (upper left) and the West Fuji plateau (lower right). The upper Lone Tree Trail used to go up that Ridge. Now it's an old firebreak with a use path and portions of the old trail still intact. And i...

Does this scene show the West Fuji and the Lone Tree Trail? Looks like the east ridge of Muir, elevation 4600, looking north. That one was bullodozed from the Station Fire. West Fuji is SW of that, at elev 3600. The trail continues SW...down to Rubio canyon area-ish. I suspect the second photo is t...

Very cool. Thanks! Where you tried to get over Muir Peak, I recognized West Fuji and the Lone Tree Trail, which I maintain. Thanks. And thanks again to you and everyone else who does trail maintenance. Does this scene show the West Fuji and the Lone Tree Trail? http://photos.imageevent.com/aero92/s...

tekewin wrote: ↑Ah, makes sense. BTW, that is a sick profile pic. Birds of feather.

Thanks. Here's the video with that red-tailed hawk:

Very wild and crazy! I've always wondered how beginners practice before taking their first flight. It seems like you are allowed to make many mistakes during a flight or it would be your last flight. I helped some guy get his cables hooked up above Lake Elsinore a couple of years ago. It all looked...

....What a difference from the flights back in the early seventies. I used to live at San Gabriel Dam and pilots would jump off the Glendora Mountain road, fly along a ridge that runs into the dam, then land in the river bed below. It was actually the lake bed of Morris Dam reservoir and a no entry...

Gene wrote: ↑Thank you Jonathan!

My pleasure Gene!
I created this YouTube playlist of my longer flights. Many of these pass by hiking trails and peaks although I don't normally point these out.
Cheers,
Jonathan

That is wild! Do you need a large, open area to land? You mentioned Mt Wilson; was that about taking off, or landing also? Clearly, what I'm asking is: can you visit remote ridges, and then take off again and go on your way? Thanks. Although I have landed in some relatively small places, hang glide...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Awesome!!!

Thanks!

I have no idea what you just said on the video but it was cool. 8) I said a bunch of glider gibberish. :lol: But I did not inquire, "Do chickens have large talons?" :wink: I combed through your blog photos and lost count of the places I've flown over and past but have forgotten idea how g...

I used to hike the trails above Altadena through Monrovia during the late 80's but stopped decades ago. Over the past 7 years I have traversed the San Gabriel range the best I can via hang glider. On Monday I accomplished my lowest run ever between Brown Mountain and Muir Peak during the early stage...