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That looks super fun! Which sections have a trail? Vincent Gap down to the river? What about between there and Fish Fork?

Do you have to change the name of the pole now that it's no longer inaccessible? :P Oh, it's still pretty inaccessible. :) Approach from below would be interesting. It is STEEP. I suggest building something there, like a little shrine. Yeah, that's a good idea. The whole area is steep, and the rock...

So after way too much time spent NOT doing this, I finally hit the Pole of Inaccessibility , and placed a register there. All possible approaches looked painful (almost like somebody designed it that way!), so today I took the easiest (but not easy) route. This is Vincent Gap to Mount Baden-Powell t...

Nice! I've done this once, and had a blast. Somehow I suspect if I went up this route again, it wouldn't be as much fun, so I'm not going to do it

That is very good to know; thanks. Opens up a number of loops. As for the Gabrielino, from Oakwilde to where the trail leaves Long canyon it's relatively open. There's a bit of brush and some deadfall, but it's very passable overall. I haven't been on the section where the trail traverses between Lo...

Has anyone heard anything about when the road to Crystal Lake will reopen? Don't want to get into a political discussion here, just want to know about the road

Cool trip. In your wide shot, I think that's Akawie in the middle, to the right of Snowcrest/Kratka. Akawie is the bump between (and beneath) East Twin and Waterman. Is that the you meant? I'm editing the post. Anymore shots of the Sandrocks? Looks like a cool place to climb. I didn't take a single...

Today I filled in some glaring gaps in my knowledge of the North side of the San Gabriels. I went to Devil's Punchbowl park intending to climb some peak I've never been to, preferably off trail at least partially, and preferably as a loop at least somewhat. Done and done. The first order of business...

Today I cycled to Cogswell dam on the West Fork, intending to walk up to the falls in Devil's Canyon. I gave Brennen's description a (too) cursory read, and headed out. The bike ride to the dam was nice. Across the dam, the dirt road to Devil's Canyon is in quite good condition. Eventually we get to...

Huge!!!

mattmaxon wrote: ↑Without a real close look I can only guess, never seen anything like it before

Full-size photo lives here:

https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanG ... CF9963.jpg

I'm guessing it's not caused by an animal, but not certain of the exact mechanism.

mattmaxon wrote: ↑Mountain Beaver?

Joking aside, any ideas about that? What could cause it?

The East Fork of Big Santa Anita creek comes up in this forum every once in a while. The main points appear to be: 1. Adams Falls are nice. Can be reached by walking in the riverbed 2. A long time ago there was a trail that went around the falls, but it's long gone 3. Pot may or may not be grown abo...

Sean wrote: ↑Did you see any evidence of a second bike?

No second bike. I'm skeptical the S&R report from above is related here since this was a child's bike, and there wasn't enough rust to make me think it's been there for a year. And there's the whole question about why it was dismantled...

I had a few free hours today, so I fished out the bicycle. If anybody needs a lightly-used child's (or other small human's) hardtail, holler.

The only thing I have to add are these bicycle remains found maybe half a mile above Oakwilde: https://gal.secretsauce.net/travels/SanGabriels/DarkCanyon_LongCanyon/DSCF9669.jpg?variant=medium2 This is not an easy place to get to on a bike. This person probably rode in from JPL, cycled around the da...

Whoa! Where is that?

What a cool journey! I'm sure I could find it, but do you happen to have a waypoint for either of the waterfalls pictured (Royal Gorge or suspected Long Canyon)? Sure. The suspected Long Canyon fall would be at its confluence: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/34 ... 9&layers=C I added the m...

Neat! Older guidebooks really are a goldmine.

Nice! Is there a number on the triangle on the post?

Sean wrote: ↑I wonder why they do the count in the summer heat. Is that when the babies arrive?

I don't know when the babies arrive, but the count in the San Gabriels used to be held in April. So yeah, I wonder.

This is actually an important debate. If the consensus shifts and people vote down flood control measures, then what do you think will ultimately happen? The existing structures will deteriorate and we'll have 1938 all over again. Maybe that's what some people want to happen. At least then the stre...

I forgot to mention numerous signs in the Lower Arroyo park (between San Pascual and Colorado) warning about heavy coyote and mountain lion presence Here's the sign they have posted in multiple places: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/WorkArea/ ... 6442454930 There can't seriously be cougars down ther...

Interesting...what led you to plan this trip? We've all seen the various sections of the Arroyo on separate trips, but for most of us, a line on a map is the only indication we have that the river at Switzer's falls and the one below the Colorado bridge (for instance) are one and the same. I wanted...

I forgot to mention numerous signs in the Lower Arroyo park (between San Pascual and Colorado) warning about heavy coyote and mountain lion presence (separate signs for each), and what to do when encountering the animals. I'm certain there're lots of coyotes, but dubious about there being any mounta...

Near the rose bowl did you take the trail on the west side of the golf course or walk up the road on the east? The west trail allows you to be within view of the channel most of the way and leads you to an area just across the river from the giant swing set. Yeah, I used the west-side road and trai...

thats the saddest, grossest "river" ive ever seen. really sad. i cannot comprehend why you all think its cool. its super sad and horrible, its like a river thats been raped and beaten to death by concrete everyone who did that to the river should be burned alive. its a crime against natur...

This ended up being a bit long. Sorry. I like maps and look at them a lot. Maps tell us how our world connects together, without making us go everywhere, but this involves a certain amount of trust. So today I decided to trust, but verify. As any good LA trip, this one started with a train ride to a...

Thanks for the update. Is the washout here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/34 ... -118.11957

or here: http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/34 ... -118.11407

? I'm updating the map.

Klean Kanteen caps have about those specs, except 4tpi, instead of 3tpi. If that's actually what you meant, you can buy replacements for abour $5:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... ap&_sop=15