EISPIRATEN

The coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) towers over all other trees in the world. At 112.1 meters (367.8 feet) the coast redwood discovered on the banks of Redwood Creek by the National Geographic Society in 1963 was the tallest known tree, known as the Stratosphere Giant. However, in 2006 the wor...

HJ,

I appreciated them more than my kids, which is expected.

JeffH,

I was looking for slugs, but didn't see any. I wasn't really sure which kind of plant I should have looked under. That would have been a great find!

I did a 9 mile hike from Aliso Canyon to the Top of the World in Laguna Beach. Not exciting, more to burn calories and wake up the legs from holiday sloth and overeating.

Now to take down the lights and tree.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park I'm not usually floored by flora, but... https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1183/albums/x471/tekewin/Redwoods/hc-big3_zps627d3309.jpg Puny humans among the giants https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1183/albums/x471/tekewin/Redwoods/h...

Nice rocks, rico. Hope you got some good scrambling done.

Not sure when winter will really arrive along with precip.

You must have been in the very northern part of the Santa Anas. Maple Springs Road HJ Doh! I forgot you have high powered cameras. I have to stop thinking through my limited phone camera lens. Funny that you also think about climbing routes of distant objects. I feel a little less weird now. :)

Cool. Totally agree with you gear choices, especially the gaiters.

Great trip report and photos. So there is snow hiding on some of the northern slopes. Everything on the south slopes, even high elevations looks almost mostly dry. Did you feel the need for spikes or crampons when you got past the Bighorn-Cucamonga saddle? I don't remember any mention in your report...

You must have been in the very northern part of the Santa Anas.

I also try to identify peaks I see on the horizon, then I try to figure out how I would attempt to climb them It can be very distracting while driving.

Congrats and well done!

Nice report. I love the frozen waterfall. Aces!

Cool rocks in the third photo. I need to check a map, not familiar with this part of the Gabes.

hvydrt, Hellhole Flat looks like a great destination with 4 nearby benchmarks: Hob, Tuck, Goat, and Webo. Looks like you can avoid crossing the canyon if you come from the west. However, my next trip to Anza-Borrego will be to Goat Canyon Trestle. Sean, A helmet is on my list, will have one in Janua...

I'm still unsure if these kind of reports are supposed to go in Other Socal Ranges or here under Trip Reports. I took a day off work Wednesday to hike San Ysidro Mountain. It is on the Sierra Club Hundred Peaks list and also the San Diego County Peaks list. It is also one of the highest in the Anza-...

Sean wrote: ↑ I've been pursuing trails for so long now that I think I've forgotten how to woo a woman. Gonna test the theory this weekend, though.

How's that for TMI, Mr. Rico?

Are we going to get a trip report? You know, bumps, curves, dangerous sections and round trip time?

Wow, Jim. Nice work. Very useful.

It was the best view of the day and I f'ed up the photo.

hvydrt wrote: ↑Good job. I have had my eye on Spring Hill. I wanted to check it out when I hike the other 2, which i have been procrastinating on.

hvydrt,

Spring Hill was a nice side trip. At the northern most edge, there appears to be an overlook I wish I had visited.

hvydrt wrote: ↑Good job. I have had my eye on Spring Hill. I wanted to check it out when I hike the other 2, which i have been procrastinating on.

hvydrt,

Spring Hill was a nice side trip. At the northern most edge, there appears to be an overlook I wish I had visited.

I didn't notice a bike course, but the junction was quite a bit more overgrown. This might be the same trail split as your second picture. I went left to head up Frankish. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1183/albums/x471/tekewin/Stoddard%20Frankish/23485DF7-237B-41C1-84C3-77F2222...

Thanks! That was my first hunch, but then I doubted myself.

The photo is not great. These were on Barrett-Stoddard road.

I hiked Stoddard, Frankish, and Spring Hill for my first trip to the San Gabriel Mountains in a couple of months. The trail starts on Barrett-Stoddard dirt road, heading east past some houses and cabins, then south the rest of the way. About a mile up the road, I was startled by a mule deer buck tha...

December 2012 was my first real snow hike up Icehouse Canyon and I turned around before the saddle because my feet were numb and face was freezing. The next trip I was appropriately layered and carried handfuls of chemical warmers. It's winter for shizzle up in the mountains. I won't be trying any m...

Score one for the good guys.

Ack! I thought tick season was generally February-March, though I've read reports of tick problems in December in the desert.

Thanks, mangus. Appreciate the beta.

Epic shot of the bighorn! He didn't seem the least bit worried about you.

I see a fair amount of snow on the ground. I am planning a trip up Icehouse in a couple of weeks and wondered how much the trails were covered past the saddle.

Could you see the 3Ts trail from the saddle or was it buried?

I am definitely interested, and I have one friend interested as well. I have some minimal experience in snow and have just completed my gear (except helmet). Grivel G10 crampons and BD raven axe. I plan to hit something high in the Gabes this month, not sure what yet. As long as there is not a work ...

Very nice report. Thanks for sharing.

I love everything about Death Valley. Can't wait to go back.

Awesome pano! You (and others) carry nice cameras. I just carry my lousy phone, which is better than nothing I guess.