EISPIRATEN

HikeUp wrote: ↑Mon Jun 24, 2024 9:18 pm I wish I had been blessed with the chance to meet him.

He was a nice guy HikeUp. I only met him once and unfortunately it was the last time I would ever hike with him. He blessed us all with his love of the mountains.

I did a jog up that fire road from Lake Hughes Road a couple of years ago and saw the same mine shaft. Has anyone actually explored that adit? I remember there being a bunch of water in it, but I didn't expect to see it and wasn't planning on going in. I saw it with water and didn't dare go in. I c...

Thanks David. Hopefully the CCC will clear it all. I really would like to go back some day and do this route.

I'm glad you guys were curious and scouted it out for me

Nice! It would have been 14 for me.

I agree!

Nice TR as usual no pics but still want to go check it out.

Sure!

I checked out the Fall Creek trail that was restored by Kristin and her Tujunga Posse crew. It was officially completed a week ago. If you start from Hidden Springs it's only 3.3 miles one way. I went last week and had a late start. Temps were supposed to be in the 70's but it was actually 81-degree...

Found these huge mushrooms that were all dried out. Someone told me the powder Inside these were used for cooking and saw them at an Asian market. Don't know how true this is but I haven't looked up this information. Looking inside them it did look like powder that could be scraped off but I didn't ...

Dima,
Can we start a thread named Interesting Creatures like the Flora and Fauna?

I would like to start with this cute creature I found in Big Tujunga last week.

Theres been some debate regarding the proper name of this waterfall. A few months ago Sean posted this thing on Facebook regarding this. He called it Baldy water slide. However this group calls it Stoddard falls. Perhaps we should ask the experts. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7rZZFCRcBq/?igsh=MTc...

Me too!

Thanks Hikeup. I think that peak with the snow is rear guard? Or something like that as Sean. We did it a few years.

If you do let me know the conditions. I want to do that route!

Oh and what is that adorable creature? He camouflages very well.

I'm surprised to hear that Kolob Arch is the largest in the world. I've been to Arches National Park in Moab and I thought those were pretty unique. Anyways nice to know there's more to see in Zion besides the popular Narrows. Beautiful pics.

@Dima- whoever did some maintenance on this trail begins at the start of the trailhead and continues just a little past the saddle. Then you have to find your way through which isn't too bad.

However, if in the future anyone decides to do the route from Bear Canyon I would love to tag along.

Spectacular! I love Utah. It's so beautiful. Thanks for the TR.

Beautiful pics. I feel like I've been there.

Yeah we took the fire break and that trail that circles the summit gets lost. Then from the firebreak it gets sketchy. We literally scrambled straight up off trail. Lots of loose rocks and other stuff to maneuver around.

This is the way I find my drafts.
I go to San Gabriel Mtns (or wherever I saved it originally) then select NEW TOPIC (as if you are starting a new tr) then scroll to the bottom and find LOAD DRAFTS and your draft will pop up.

Thanks Dima. That's a faster way than the way I've been doing it.

Oh so after I went you decide to trim it and clear the trail.
Geee thanks!

So tiny and adorable!

I'm so behind on posts because I have not been in a good place lately due to recent events in my life. However hiking helps me de-stress and for a few hours I can forget about all the evil people in this world. Anyways, a few weeks ago, I re-visited these two areas and brought along two friends incl...

Yes definitely a long TR! But I loved reading it. Thanks for all the photos of your epic adventure.

I finally hiked up to Lookout Mountain three weeks ago. I really wanted to do the route from Bear cyn and finish what I started back in 2017. Anyhow, after getting The GPS track from Dima, I was confident I could do it. However, I read some recent reports that it was overgrown and unless you had a t...