EISPIRATEN

The behemoth that is East Mermaid, has been on my to-do list for almost a year. I first learned of the “mermaids” after reading some old trip reports and finding that it was an odd name for a group of peaks. The lack of views of the city from East Mermaid intrigued me since most peaks are climbed ...

I haven't done much in the Upper Big Tujunga area. I've been helping restore the Alder Creek Trail, and some of us hiked the Strawberry Trail out of Colby Bridge. But that's pretty much been it. So on Tuesday I took Cecelia to explore Lynx Gulch.

My planning consisted of checking CalTopo and ...

I have been interested in the old fire road that heads north from the saddle that takes you up to Warm Springs Mountain for a while. I just haven't had a reason to go up there, looking at Peakbagger I noticed three peaks that were identified and decided to give it a shot. It was going to be a bit of ...

This horrible, wind-driven fire is burning homes in Altadena and creeping up Eaton Canyon toward Mt. Wilson. Agenda-Free TV on YouTube is doing a decent job of monitoring emergency radio traffic and finding independent reporters like FirePhotoGirl, who drove into the storm of embers and burning ...

Found post-event (Jan 10) imagery from Altadena and some of the mountains: https://soar.earth/maps/2025-los-angeles-wildfires-10-jan-2025-107279?basemap=OpenStreetMaps&pos=34.18900524530363%2C-118.11496414528641%2C18.35 Altadena looks devastated. Mountains are mixed. South-facing canyon slopes are ...

Tired of breathing smoke and ash from the Eaton Fire, I decided to drive to the high desert and hike around the Barstow area. Thankfully Jeff was able to join me at the last minute, so I wasn't alone for the Owl Canyon and Rainbow Basin scramble. Stavros Basis describes this beautiful loop hike at ...

With the ANF and much of the Santa Monicas closed due to extreme fire conditions, I had to look elsewhere yesterday for some outdoor entertainment. Fortunately, there is a local range that is apparently impervious to burning and is not entirely closed down...yet. Being in such close proximity to the ...