EISPIRATEN

OMG did David really post a picture?

I drove up the ACH to pick up some easy HPS peaks. These are pretty far down on my list since a lot of the HPS peaks are garbage. But my standards are low, and they fill the time between more interesting adventures. Nothing worth noting at P7160.

Mount Akawie is a small bump across the highway from ...

Falling Sign Junction is on the Gabrielino in Big Santa Anita. It doesn't look like you were on Winter Creek. If you had hiked Winter Creek you would have ended up at Hoegees, not Sturtevant.

HikeUp wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2024 10:14 pm Will Thrall just sounds cool. Also my favorite peak in the range. I was greeted by a Golden Eagle when I made it to the summit.

Yeah Will Thrall is cool... "Will" makes me think of willpower, and "thrall" brings to mind enthralling. This mountain WILL ENTHRALL you.

Nothing particularly new here other than the re-establishment of Owen Brown's headstone atop Little Roundtop, but still cool and interesting local history nonetheless.

There used to be a member here who was an attorney and his son produced stuff like this for KCET as I recall. Really great content ...

Apologies. My brand of sarcasm doesn't translate well on the interwebs.

AW~ wrote: Fri Oct 18, 2024 1:24 pm I thought they said the place was contaminated by the corona virus.

It is!

I believe it is embers from the Bridge fire that got started up on Saturday with the Sana Ana winds.

David R wrote: Sun Oct 20, 2024 4:47 pm I believe it is embers from the Bridge fire that got started up on Saturday with the Sana Ana winds.

I read that too. We woke up yesterday to ashes all over the yards in Claremont.

I swear I'm not the Sean who edited this photo.

About 45 minutes north of St. George, Utah sits the Pine Valley Mountains. They rise to over 10,000 feet providing a stark contrast to the red sandstone that is the hallmark of the lower elevations. The mountains hold snow deep into the spring which provides a beautiful backdrop to the local ...

Sorry I missed it.

Devil Peak, the observatory and Mt. Mooney used to be heavily forested with no views except from parts of the road connecting the three. Which fire burned all of the trees? The station fire?



Pretty sure it was Station. Here's a look from the other side of your photo ...

HikeUp wrote: Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:23 am From April, 2009...

You probably have one of the last photos of this area before the Station Fire, which occurred four months later in August 2009. I think a couple of those trees in the background survived, but I failed to take a picture from that angle.

The owner of the Mine near the Monte Cristo area has offered to give us a tour November 9th. If you are interested in going let me know so I can send him the list.

He will open the gate and we can drive up instead of walking to the mine area

I had posted this in Hidden Springs but someone blocked ...

I have not. Curious about what you were searching for that caused the YT algorithm to think you would also enjoy it.

Justina and I *tried* watching it last night. I think in the right context it would be a lot of fun, but we couldn't get through more than 30 minutes. I recommend alcohol or the green stuff before watching! Its a fun concept, well-executed. Basically a live action version of Wiley Coyote and the ...

Super cool! Yeah, wish I could have joined, would have definitely appreciated the geology.

According to my geologic maps, they dug their shaft into the moon-rock anorthosite, but pretty close to its contact with Mendenhall Gneiss and Mt Lowe Granitic intrusion, so knowing the Gabes and knowing 200 ...

A few more pics

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I know this will sound a little like a trip report, but i don't really intend it that way.

I made the pilgrimage to Owen Brown's grave Sunday afternoon. Instead of parking at the end of El Prieto Road and walking up the road, I started in the Arroyo Seco, went up El Prieto Canyon, and then ...

More pointless HPS peaks, well, Cole Point (HPS #222) is actually a "point" so by definition not pointless. All of these peaks are near Palmdale.

I started at a turnout on Mount Emma Road where there was an official trail. Mount Emma (HPS #254) and Old Emma (HPS #274) are usually hiked together ...

The BM was probably bulldozed like many others.

I ran across this LA Times article today, apparently it's in escrow right now. I don't see it happening, gathering about $17M from people purchasing exclusive passes. I also don't see how they plan to make snow.

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-11-26/mt-waterman-ski-resort-sale ...

What a hike! I found your swag up at rabbit peak a while back when exploring the area myself.

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Cool to see that a group like this exists!

I also ran into the owner of the Monte Cristo Mine who gave me a nice welcome and offered me a ride to the ...

Why separate? What did I miss?

No disrespect intended.


The direct route from the truck was very rocky and went through some annoyingly deep washes. Sean was looking for a path with fewer rocks and obstacles since his feet were starting to hurt. The mistake I made was assuming he had the track ...

You sound like you need six more glasses of wine...

It's was a giveaway that was part of an old David Letterman Late Show gag that has made its way into Forum Lore. Oh, youth!

From Shoemaker road(open):
east fork road open til Camp Williams store....with stop signs and not the closure sign.
eastern Rattlesnake peak is burnt (again), no signs at Shoemaker, so open.

In picture top of Iron Mountain good...and Heaton Flat campground..and restroom at parking lot ...

Uncle Rico wrote: Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:32 am I know David's New Years resolution for 2025.

Ha, ha!

Next trip report will just be pictures, that'll show'em.

Cool, remote area!

Your elevations maybe don't match up with the USGS scan on Caltopo(?) but I see the area you were in based on other place names you mention.


The person who put it up on Peakbagger used his GPS for the measurements, you can see the location of the peaks there.


The hike ...

So you're saying that there will be no crowds, if you hike this weekend?