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Any pics of the peaks?

Nice pics. Next time Mt. Langley

Some more pics from our awesome day! AW rappeling the first falls https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/2077286/20170715_094919.jpg Sean https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/2077287/20170715_093012.jpg https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/galler...

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Thank you AW this was an awesome experience for me! The adrenaline rush I got from rappelling was amazing! Thank you again for taking the time to guide us and teaching us new things.
Also, thank you so much for helping me out of that upper pool of Sturtevant Falls.

AW wrote: ↑I want to read about a mountaineer summiting in the snow. With pictures.
And yes I know its a long approach in the winter....start early!

Sounds like a good idea

I decided to ditch my Wild Wednesday hiking buddies and finish completing my list of peaks in the San Gabriels. This time it was the long-awaited Colver Peak. I had a late start. The initial plan was to bag Ontario Pk but there was smoke from a fire in the area that was covering the surrounding mou...

Great trip report. Brought back some great hiking memories. I was able to access the trailhead w/a Corolla, but that was back in Oct. '92, though sounds like the road in is still in semi-good shape. That's the way to do Cucamonga Peak. No crowds. The day I did it was a week day and I didn't see ano...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Thanks for the TR.

I've eyed that trail before when up in that area. Was never sure about going through the college to get there though. Now i know it's well signed!

Your welcome! it's worth the long trek to the pools!

A week ago Wednesday, I met up with my usual crazy hiking buddies to check out the Punchbowls in Santa Paula. I woke up early and began my long drive to Santa Paula. We met at Thomas Aquinas College. The trailhead parking is across the street and it's exactly a one-mile walk through the College to ...

Definitely a long day but your route allowed for quite a bit of shade. I know it's a popular spot for overnights on July 4 but you don't have pics of the usual crowds up there. There were two tents with a few people hanging out. There was an annoying drone being controlled by some kid when we were ...

This is how the cabinet looks now

That's a nice hike to a unique area. A couple of years ago, David Stillman introduced me to Lorinda Poole whose father helped build the lookout tower atop Thorn Point in 1933. She spent the summer of 1971 as a lookout there for the forest service and shared some of her pics and story with me. If yo...

I saw him first :q40:

That's a nice hike to a unique area. A couple of years ago, David Stillman introduced me to Lorinda Poole whose father helped build the lookout tower atop Thorn Point in 1933. She spent the summer of 1971 as a lookout there for the forest service and shared some of her pics and story with me. If yo...

I've been wanting to bag this peak for some time, and we decided that 4th of July would be perfect but not from the usual route that most hikers take. I wanted to put in some extra miles, so we decided on bagging this baby from the Middle Fork Trail~Ice House Saddle~Cucamonga Pk. We started our lon...

sneebs wrote: ↑bummer about the mine

I know :q47:

I went out there today, met the clean up crew, and chatted with Brenda. I told her that the upper trail is in better shape then it was before the fire. I had hiked up this way about seven months ago and they have made major strides in the trail work. For all practical purposes they are done with th...

A week ago Wednesday, I bagged another peak in the Sespe Wilderness with my usual Wednesday hiking crew. Thorn Point is one of the last Lookout towers still standing in the Los Padres. W. H. Thorn was an early day surveyor with the U. S. Geological Survey that mapped the Ventura County area in 1905...

On Tuesday after work, I hiked through Palo Comado Canyon, starting at the Double Tree Trailhead~China Flats and ascending the summit of Simi Peak. I have been on the Palo Comado trail before but this was the first time hiking up to Simi Peak from this area rather than the usual way I did before fr...

On Sunday, my friend Bob and I checked out the Dawn Mine Closure and the newly restored trail that the Restoration Crew has been working on for many many months. We made it a loop hike starting at the Chaney trail~Sunset Ridge~Millard Canyon~Mt. Lowe Trail. A nice little pool of water https://eispi...

On Wednesday I hiked with my favorite group to check out some of the HPS peaks in the Los Padres National Forest. The first peak of the day was Brush Mountain. We drove to Forest Service Road 9N27. From here it's an additional 2-mile hike up to the trailhead. An SUV or 4x4 is needed if you wish to ...

Last Wednesday, I hiked with my usual bunch of hiking crazies. This time the goal was to search for some pools and an old favorite fishing spot of Paul's, leader of the group. We started out early, and admired the beautiful long drive on the ACH and through the Buckhorn Campground to start our expl...

Nice TR and pics. Especially the one red flower that matches your bandana.

AWESOME! wish I was there.

JeffH wrote: ↑
New marker over on the west side of the summit. Anyone know the story?

Nice find! I must find this one to add to my collection of locating markers

I hiked the San Gabes and O.C. state parks for 20 years in shorts. I saw plenty of snakes with no problems. Just don't stick your hands or feet where you can't see. Don't go wading through thick underbrush. Don't sit on a rock without poking around the base first with a stick. You will be fine. Con...

Speaking of rattlesnakes, I just seen one this past week while hiking in Ojai. It was in the middle of digesting some small rodent. It didn't even move after it noticed us passing by. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/2070006/18813177_10209655188559794_74089841997740263...

On Wednesday, I drove to Ojai and met my usual Wild Wednesday hiking buddies. This hike was by far the most memorable and beautiful hike this year. The main focus was to find Matilija Falls. The canyon was gorgeous. We swam in pools, scrambled up rocks, and some of us climbed above the waterfalls. ...

Nice pics! Love the waterfall!