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Continuing with my Whitney training, yesterday I hiked to Mt Baldy via Register Ridge trail. I'm giving myself credit for reaching the top of the ridge faster than the last time I was there and summing Baldy quicker too. I've been struggling with trying to go faster and it's really depressing so yes...

While hiking around Crystal Lake, Jeff found a quarter.
He also found a mouthpiece.
And a bicycle.
They're his now, except for the bike, which we left in case the kid returned for it.

This past week I've managed to clear most of the vegetation on the trail to Bailey Canyon Falls. It's a short trail. The tread needs a lot more work which I'll try to get to this week and next. But it's worth the 30 minutes or so to go see the falls which, surprisingly to me, are still flowing well ...

If you don't get chili and nacho cheese in your sundae, you're part of the problem and should feel shame.

You look like an old lady

Probably wrong time of year. You might try Aliso (Zelzah) or Limekiln (Tampa). Those are 'park' and have good trail networks, cross the creeks a few times, always have frogs singing in the eve. West end of Vanowen, the 'south fork' of Bell Canyon, might have some. There are huge water tanks on the ...

It is the ACH. I think the painted lines just aren't visible, or maybe they weren't there in the 80s?
Its in the section past Red Box that has been closed.
Its where Markham looks like it has crazy exposure poking up behind San Gabriel.

After conferring with various woodland creatures, I have decided to quit after all. I know I said I would never quit, but I'm a foolish old man who's losing his mind, so you're a fool to believe anything I say. With that said, I fully endorse Bigfoot's daughter, Cackala, in the upcoming election. Sh...

Also I should point out I created and recently launched Trip Report . It's something that I always wish existed, so I learned how to build it, and then I did (it took a few years...). It's a passion project and something I think people in this community might enjoy. I hope some of you use it to crea...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 10:03 pm

JeffH wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2024 9:10 pm I want to believe...

Just do it.

"You are not real.
YOURE NOT REAL.
You are only made up of... MOONLIGHT."
quote from Geralds Game.

Mount George Davis (12,691') is the high point between the north fork of Bishop Creek and Wonder Lakes in the John Muir Wilderness. It's on the south side of the Piute Pass Trail across from Mount Emerson. I noticed it recently when my wife and I hiked to Piute Pass and when I looked it up, I found ...

Start them young, before they realize what you're doing! :lol: I was 7 and my brother 5 when we did the Tuolumne->Happy Isles trip in Yosemite. Bear entered camp one night, parents each grabbed a corner of our tent, and we were rudely awakened by the dragging sensations as they ran from the bear up ...

Things are look a lot calmer at the base of Baldy Canyon. Hoping for rains tonight and greater containment.

Hey, look on the bright side, there won’t be so many people around anymore.

near Panorama Point I've never heard a definitive answer I was satisfied with. Do you guys think Panorama Point is right their by the water tank at the end of OM&M? Another plausible option is at the dogleg on OM&M where the ridge heads down into Eaton above the falls. OM&M ended before...

Over the weekend some of us celebrated the forum's anniversary with a trip to Monte Cristo Campground and hikes to Rabbit, Granite and Roundtop. Cecelia and I started by driving to the campground on Friday afternoon and securing site #11, which has space for several tents under a big sycamore tree. ...

Thanks for organizing, Sean and to everybody else for coming out! We hiked some old fire breaks, looking for spotty bits of shade and an occasional artifact or critter. The views made this all worth it. Great to finally meet you, David! The 6 of us started at Monte Cristo camp in the morning, and he...

I found this cool rocking chair abandoned by the creek. Jeff fixed it so now it's his.

Dude, now you have a rocking camp chair! All I got was the neighbors' abandoned firewood.

Years ago I tried to summit Cobblestone Peak with some people. We drove from Hungry Valley to the end of the road by Sewart peak, started the hike, and then hiked White Mountain instead for some reason. I think it the weather was weird or something? I don't recall. But I do recall the road we drove ...

I've always noticed that rock pile that is north of the 2 after you pass Three Points and wanted to go there. I manufactured enough peaks to make the drive out there worthwhile. I first started at Rosenita Saddle and took the ridge to the SE away from Hillyer. The first bump you get to is Peak 5,868...

The said fungus in question:

This morning Jeff and I checked out Chantry Flats. We really had no specific trails in mind but we were both excited to see Sturtevant Falls. Thank God It wasn't crowded. There were only a few cars in the parking lot and a couple of bikers. As we descended the newly paved road, the first thing we ob...

Peak summer is behind us, so Death Valley is visitable again. I just went over there to check out the Albatross . I started walking in the morning from Towne pass. Looking back down from a bit up the hill: https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/DeathValley/2024-10-13--Death-Valley-Albatross/R0008002.jp...

Pirate T.K. Treks [/size][/b] My son Forest is proud to tell everyone he meets that he is now 4 years old. He also enrolled in Transitional Kindergarten this fall, so is officially no longer a Pirate Preschooler, but a Transitional Kindergarten Trekker! So please join us for the 2024-24 hiking seas...

It's October 15th, 2024 and the falls are still going! 20241014_094451.jpg I spent this morning eliminating a pair of unnecessary water crossings. Some volunteer fig tree had seemingly forced the route into a quick back and forth crossing that got your shoes wet for no reason. A view looking down st...

Cloudripper ( https://ironhiker.blogspot.com/2015/08/cloudripper-and-vagabond-peak.html ) is one of my favorite names. I mean, it rips clouds. Anything with Palisade in the name. I've attempted none of them. Everest is an awesome name. Reminiscent of everlasting. Spectre Peak ( https://ironhiker.blo...

Yesterday I climbed Mount Wilson from Eaton Canyon, a bit above Idlehour. The idea was to pick a side drainage, and follow the creek as much as possible, ending up somewhere at the summit area, with a victory coffee at the Cosmic Cafe. It worked! The river has falls https://gal.secretsauce.net/trave...

One of my new things is to decide to do a hike and have multiple options as far as what I am going to do during the hike. The original thought of this hike was to get to a viewpoint of the Cuyama Badlands. Much of this has been closed by the Forest Service since they don't want to fix the road that ...

JeffH wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:34 pm You reached your full height at 11 years old? Or did you get pants that were a foot too long?

It was the 90s - big and baggy was the style!