EISPIRATEN

Missed it again. Looks like fun (except the fellow campers blaring music - tools). So sad to see the trees on Granite and Round Top gone. Here's a picture of Granite taken from Round Top 15 years ago... IMG_2958.jpg And just for fun, a similar pic to one posted above (also from 15 years ago)... IMG_...

It was so nice to see everyone!
Looking forward to the next adventure.

I'm way behind on writing about stuff, this was my trip in the middle of August. It was the second time my friend had ever been backpacking and the first with her own gear. Warmup While sitting up late on Saturday night I saw a FB post on the JMT group, a couple people were in Lancaster looking for ...

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...

Found this chicken of the woods near sentinel Creek in Yosemite valley last week

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...

It was nice to see this area with no trash, I don't expect that to last much longer. Don't know which trail we were on, we took the dirt road down and then walked to the falls. From there we backtracked a little to the junction and walked up the left fork, which reached another junction where we tur...

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...

It's been quite awhile since I've ventured into the San Gabes. Between driving burn out, summer temps, and multiple trips out of state to look after my aged mother, I just haven't had the time or inclination to go. But with the pleasant temps yesterday, I decided to get in a little front country rom...

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...

August 26-28 2024 Since my friend and I both survived a few days together earlier in the month I wanted to get her out again to use all the gear she bought this year. Looking at Inyo permits I was surprised to find two spaces available for this area, which I've always said is the best easy hike in t...

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 ...

Well, if my searching of the board archives is correct, this route does not have a trip report here yet. A blessed onshore flow allowed for some early season adventures in my hiking radius last week. A hike I've had on my to-do list for a long time is the venerable Los Pinetos from the south, baggin...

I'm surprised no one has posted on this, including me, since I've been up there many a time now. Indianhead is a cool little formation of rock that looks red from a distance, visible from jordan hot springs, but up close from western aspect it's irridescent green with lichen. It has some class 2/3 a...

Hi I’m new here. I don’t know how I found this forum but I am so excited to have found so many people in love with Los Padres. It’s truly magical. Since everyone here seems to deeply respect nature I thought I’d ask for some others favorites? Mine would be Manzana both west and east (I need to explo...

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 landsca...

This weekend a few of us met up for some camping, hiking, eating and a little drinking. I met Sean on Friday at Chilao campground, arriving shortly before a fabulous sunset graced the western skies behind Josephine Peak. We sat up for a while in the spacious site, having some tequila and roasting a ...

Nice to bring the whole family with me this time - crossover episode! 20 seconds after the beginning the hike up Hillyer Forest demanded his mother carry him, and then erupted into hysterics when she refused. Great start! Thankfully after a bit of "active ignoring" and redirection to all o...

This is mostly a report about the Rincon Shortcut OHV road that starts by the Rincon Fire Station. To use this road, you need a permit from the Glendora Ranger Station (Mon-Th). Permits are good for two weeks and they change the gate lock combo every two weeks. They also give you a sticker to put on...

I had received a personal invitation for a tour of the Monte Cristo Mine from Lars the current owner. Last Saturday me, Ed, Jeff, Dima & Matt met Lars at the locked gate by the Monte Cristo campground. We followed him in two cars. I've walked this road many times but driving on it was quite a di...

Yesterday on a whim, I went back to the Angeles for some unfinished business. I wanted to get to Hawks Peak but didn't want to tread the same ground I did recently, so decided to approach from the Angeles Crest Station instead of the end of Harter Lane. The potential downside to that approach is a l...

On Friday, I knocked out more easy HPS peaks off the ACH. I had hiked Winston Peak as a warm up 10 years ago before my first hike with Sean to Twin Peaks. I got the Ridge this time, going over P6903 on the way. It's a nice area with sparse pines. The Winston Ridge register was in a circle of stones....

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 tog...

My wife and I spent a couple of days in Death Valley with our kids. My plan was to hike Titanothere Peak and Thimble Peak, but access to both of those was on the closed Titus Canyon Road. Instead, we decided to climb the two Death Valley Buttes that are close to Daylight Pass Road. You can park alon...

It was a fun hike, different for me because I usually just walk along trails so this was a slightly more technical journey. I spent the night on Saturday, while setting up camp I realized that I didn't have any trekking poles to support my tent- they are usually in my vehicle but I'm driving a loane...

The Mrs. wants to try for Whitney next summer when she hits the big 6-0, so we went up Pratt to Nordhoff yesterday to gauge fitness and begin a series of training hikes. Nice day to be out. Warm enough but a bit overcast to make the skies interesting. Trail is in acceptable shape. There are a couple...

What a hike! I found your swag up at rabbit peak a while back when exploring the area myself. thumbnail_IMG_0303.jpg thumbnail_IMG_9442.jpg 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 base of ra...