EISPIRATEN

Deadwood (9,846') is in Eldorado National Forest, about an hour south of Tahoe. A trail from Upper Blue Lake meandered close to the mountain, but the final ascent to the peak was pathless. As if to foreshadow the challenges that lay ahead, we found the way to Upper Blue Lake barred, and were compell...

RIP Colin. Very sad news.

Girl Hiker wrote: ↑Beautiful area. Beautiful pics.
I've only been to Lake Tahoe once.

Well, I've only been twice and the first time didn't count because the lake was hidden by smoke from wildfires. So I think we're even

Great effort. I'm having a hard time reconciling that Colin is not coming back after hiking with him a few weeks ago. I know SAR is doing everything that can be done, but I still have this feeling of helplessness. We face risks every time we venture out, but this is a harsh reminder of the stakes.

Thanks for the report. That place is gorgeous. What kind of spray were you using for the mosquitoes? I didn't have any. I looked for it at two places around Incline Village including a 7-eleven, but could not find any. I knew from other reports they were going to be a problem, but they were worse t...

I completed a tour of five peaks around the north rim of Tahoe. This was the itinerary: Incline Peak, NV (9561') Relay Peak, NV (10336') Mount Houghton, NV (10490') Rose Knob Peak, NV (9710') Rose Knob, NV (9600') My start on Incline Road led me down a gentle slope to a junction with a solitary path...

I wish I could help search, but I am in Tahoe for the week. I hope we have good news soon.

Sean wrote: ↑I added Rose Peak to Peakbagger. If you sign up and add your ascent, it will help establish the name, as there is a competing entry for the peak.

I deleted my Bear Canyon Point report and moved it to Rose Peak.

Thanks for organizing this, Sean. These historical explorations have been fun. Brush was not as bad as Black Jack. Also my second time to Deception and I also forgot how steep the initial climb was.

I totally missed this when originally published. A great public service and well researched. Oh, and nice poison oak!

Well, he could have ended up there from either trail. A long slide with an abrupt stop.

Do you know if he was on the Ski Hut or Bear trail before falling into Goode Canyon?

Nice one! Looks pretty up there.

Thanks for the report. Might be another month before the snow melts up high. San G is an awesome mountain.

Despite leaving with thorns in both my hands, this was one of my favorite hikes of the year. Great fun exploring a new area and it was nice to finally meet Jeff and Nate from the forum, and Guy and Scoops. The brush was a little worse than the satellite photos suggested, but the team was well armed....

Nice mountains. Never been to that part of Utah, but the parts I've seen were loaded with beauty. Cool that you can hike with your dad.

Are you a geologist by trade? I like the details about the rock. I took a basic geology course in college, but have forgotten most of it.

What a neat trip. Surprised to hear there were so many people camping in the snow. At least they didn't bother you. The trash is shocking. Ice House is so crowded now. I used to find spots in the parking lot late morning on weekends. I guess that was a long time ago. @Uncle Rico - I also switched la...

That looks wild and I think you may have found some real quicksand! I always expected it to be more common because of cartoons, but I don't think I've ever found any, which is totally fine.

Thanks for the report and photos.

Sean wrote: ↑Thanks for the report of your self-torture. I dub thee Scree Boy. Nice rattlesnake.

I was hoping it was more like falling rock canyon where that talus field has larger rocks and is a little more stable. Oh well, the fun was in the exploration.

Santiago Peak is the highest and Modjeska Peak the lowest of two peaks that together are usually called Saddleback in the Santa Anas. You can drive to the top of each of them and there are several trail options. I've climbed both several times from many routes. Satellite views showed a giant talus f...

Nice big rapp with water. And of course scary or you wouldn't do it! +1 to your canyoneering level. Thanks for the great write up.

Nice, creepy vibe music. I'm afraid I'd get my butt stuck in the butt crack. Nice editing, too. Thanks for sharing.

I was planning to do a peak nearby but the roads were closed. Very pretty.

You both must have big loppers to pull that off. Looks like quite serious brush. That was nice the way you tied it in with the old photo.

Thanks for the cool trip report.

Look fun! How did you decide to come here? I got the idea from one of Bob Burd's trip reports. Whenever I find one that looks interesting, I tuck it away in a list of possible future hikes. Then dust one off when I am looking for something in particular, like a good scramble in this case. It's also...

Girl Hiker's post on 49 palms whetted my appetite for some JT scrambling. I read about some big bouldering in a remote corner of the park, far away from public access. Being summit focused, I plotted a route through Difficult Canyon (the actual topo name) to Anschutz with a return down Dragon Wash w...

This looks awesome, where is 49 palms oasis trail?

Crazy rocks out there. I have to go with Sean on Butt Rock. Sometimes we see what we want to see.

A fine looking herd. Looks like they let you get really close.

Those were sheep bones. They've been up in that same area for years, probably still there. The first time I crossed that was easy, but the second time storms had washed a lot of dirt down on the trail. One part has a 50 degree slope (scary). Yeah, the storms are accelerating the erosion. Thanks for...