EISPIRATEN

$174 - I'm up $40 from last year.

[quote="yobtaf:43394"]I think if you lick the back of one you will trip out. :lol:[/quote] A bad salamander trip is definitely on my bucket list.

AHHHH Salamander!

Nice pics.

Dom's done it in 3 and some change. O_O

Second mine opening? You don't mean the upper entrance to the Dawn, but a second mine? Did you look inside?

You know, when one of us gets hurt in Eaton proper... SAR will be so busy looking on that ridge they'll never find us.

Wow, I'd break out the neoprene socks for a hike like that.

How's it work in canyons, under trees, underground, etc?

I don't pick up a whole lot of trash, but I do take pride in bringing back every reflective nylon balloon I come across in canyons.

Awesome picture. Nice report. How was the water? Condition of the tub? Any other parties there?

Whoah. A tidy little trip.

I'm curious what you wore, and what condition it returned home in.

Ever use gaiters? Poles? Machete? Katana? Front-end loader?


Millennium: You rock.

Dude awesome.

I found myself living strangely vicariously through this video... skills I wish I could have without all the years of hard work that goes into acquiring them.

Awesome post. Thanks for the lowdown.

Don't know where you're talking about. But if it's like every other canyon affected by the fire, you'd have better luck with a shovel than a crowbar.

+1

Kayakers make Canyoneers look like a bunch of petal tossing flower girls.

Caught! :shock: Welcome to the forum, David. ;) Thanks for all the previously mentioned reading material. I really did enjoy living vicariously through all your adventures. More relevant to the thread, I think that your gnarly picture of a bloody leg was probably responsible for the ire caught. Gett...

I made some sortee's into Graveyard and Williams canyons a few years back. Got turned back by ticks and Poison Oak... May be time to return.

[quote="Hikin_Jim:41837"]I gotta stop looking at that Winkler stuff. I might start wanting it.[/quote]

Too late me, save yourselves! I already devoted my scotch-tin-change-bucket to one of these.

<3 Kitties <3

Interesting hearing the crickets pitch change in the first video. Temperature difference maybe?

That rescue axe looks awesome.

Killer pictures Taco. Color me impressed.

How much rope and webbing did you bring?
How much webbing did you leave?

I've spent hours reading both these guys blogs in the past. Good reads by experienced adventurers. They're highly conscious of cleaning up other anchors in Ventura county that could harm the dumb condors. So I'd posit that David Stillman, at least, knows wtf. If they felt confident they could do thi...

Jim: Good to see you yesterday, Kevin's family thanks you for your kindness.

Taco: That picture with the bird is the best. You're the best. I'm glad that you got to do a few canyons with Kevin. I know he appreciated it.

Katie: <3

Saw a ring-tailed "cat" last night at the bottom of LSA. Cute little thing. How often do you guys run into these?

Nice to finally meet you in person, Jim.

No mines nearby that I can tell.

Maybe hwy-2 wrapped around the north side of Winston at some point?

I have "Peaks" and "Peak finder"...

Peaks is superior.

I had my first run-in with that gate on Christmas! From the wrong side. It was a bit of a surprise being locked *into* the forest with no signs or warnings down below - at least, none that I saw in the dark. I was looking at the topo and thought, "Oh, I'll take this bridge across and back down ...

Road to nowhere, meet Bridge to nowhere? I get that it's costly - but don't easily maintainable roads soak up the cost of the expensive ones? Isn't Highway 2 a million times more expensive? Would Highway 2 get the same treatment if there weren't more people ready to make a fuss for it? But then I gu...

Ahahaha. Looks like I'll be dropping by to try the chili.