EISPIRATEN

Nice!

Well done, HikeUp! Love the bird pics!

Thanks, Richard. Beautiful!

Yup. Spanish Broom = bad deal.

We always just show up for a lottery pick in Sept. Have never been shut out yet.

See the Bald Eagle chicks on Santa Cruz Island:

http://laist.com/2016/03/15/bald_eagles ... slands.php

Thanks, Richard! Cool photos.

One of these days...

Beautiful! Nice catch!

Glad the newts are up and about. Mating season is coming up now.

Most of the positive examples mentioned here started as individual private parcels or enterprises grandfathered in from another era when such things were undertaken on a smaller scale and with a less heavy-handed approach than today. A great number of such sites have been lost. I often wonder what ...

Thanks, Tim! Good info.

Good point about helmets. If you read an issue of Accidents in North American Mountaineering, one factor you'll see over and over in fatalities is that people weren't wearing a helmet. Another issue that comes through really clearly in Andrew's trip report is the use of some bad heuristics for deci...

Wow! Beats me!

The best way to manage land is for the government to get the hell out of the way of private individuals and organizations interested in developing the land. The lack of private land holdings in the Gabes results in a lack of government interest and ability to protect the land from natural and human...

Breaks my heart... Very sad how the drought has impacted everything. Btw, is it protocol to report sightings? Just curious. No, it is not protocol to report bear sightings. Although, I would be tempted to let someone know of a solo bear cub hanging around a road. Tracker, are you still around this ...

Baldy shouldn't be snow-bare for long!!!!

Breaks my heart...

Thanks, dima for the trip. Amazing!

Also, the two-striped garter snake was cool. Good to see that they are still in the Arroyo.

Beautiful! Looking forward to your trip report.

There was snow on the south-facing slope for about a day. I bet there is some snow on the north side on the trail, though.

Thanks!!! Your blog is terrific!

Still trying to figure out the year this was made... It's a real estate map, of course, for Chester Gillmore & Son. The business is still around (Gillmore Real Estate). They have a website with some historical info. The son joined the business in 1948, and the father retired in 1960. So the map...

Thanks!!!! What's the road condition up to Joe Elliott?

When the video is paused the bird definitely looks a mature bald eagle.

What's the location of the video?

I sent this one to the San Gorgonio Boards a year or so ago.
Still trying to figure out the year this was made...

Great pics! Thanks Richard!

Campbell Hill at 1550' is the highest point in Ohio. Maybe that hill can be renamed Mt. McKinley. That should keep the Ohio delegation happy.
What a demotion for President McKinley, however...

Agree.

Thanks Uncle Rico! Etiwanda is my favorite peak on that end of the range. Thankfully, it is far enough away to scare off all but the dedicated...