EISPIRATEN

Oh yeah, Where's the naked pic lmao!

Nice I'm glad you made it to Midnight Lake. In my last report in the Sierras, I only made it to Dingleberry because there was a storm approaching and i didn't make it to Midnight. I also took the other trail opposite of Donkey Lake and found an easy route. Anyways, great photos! I planning on going ...

Guess I won't be hiking Waterman that weekend.

Nice to see water still flowing. So do the Newport water sandals have a good grip? How was all the stream crossings over rocks?
I need to buy some newxwater sandals.

Girl Hiker -- Very nice pix! Sean -- I know the feeling...but there's hope! I first set foot in the San Gabriels in 2002, at age 56...did 43 of the HPS peaks (including Rattlesnake and Big Iron) the next year at 57...did Baldy for the 12th (and sadly last) time in 2012 at 66...did the Brand Firebre...

Elwood wrote: ↑On first reading I missed the part about the '80 year old gentleman' and thought you were talking about Sean. My bad.

He acts like 80! So you were right!

Last Thursday I hiked to Echo Mountain starting at the Lower Merrell and descended the Old Echo trail making it a loop. I wanted do to a short quick hike while Sean did trail work on the Alta Loma trail haha! Not to mention, I wanted some peace and solitude. He dropped me off at the Cobb Estate then...

Hey Hiking Jim, I enjoyed reading your report. During Covid I hiked to a few peaks and waterfalls in the Cleveland National Forest because I wanted to explore a new area. It's very pretty.
Also, nice to see you posting on the Forum. We missed you.

Awesome!

What happened to the second hiker and what's being stuffed into the trunk?

Wow! Beautiful pics. They are so refreshing. I've been wanting to go back to Devil's Gulch. There use to be a rope to the right of the falls hanging on a tree. I've climbed it a couple of times to get up to the top of the waterfall. It takes a little bushwacking to get through but there is another h...

It came from the aliens and they want it back.

Happy to hear you are back on the trails again. I hope your recovery goes well. Nature can provide amazing healing effects.
Next time you are near the towers look for the two beach chairs that Jeremiah hid in the bushes. You can take a break and admire the scenery.

rastagoldilox wrote: ↑Where did you manage to get that glimpse of browns flat

It was visible from the fire road I was on.

We missed you Elwood.

See the hummingbird above near the snow plant

Thanks JFR for the great suggestion of Forum hats. Stickers are not enough.

"On the way down, we were taking pics of all the wildflowers. There were a bunch of blue dicks trailside. I asked Cecelia if she'd ever seen a white dick and she said "no," so I showed her one:" That was pretty funny! I'm glad you had a good time! I was happy to be a part of your...

More pics

Can you spot the football?

Oh, there will definitely be pictures.
Stay tuned.

It's a lot easier to park at Middle Fork than Icehouse... At that time of day you might be walking from Baldy Lodge which will also be the same mileage. (and we already voted on the grilled cheese) :) Yeah I know! Parking is riduliculous. I would have to get there at 530am. Then I would be waiting ...

I want to go but Sean says I am slow. lmao! I remember a time when I kicked his butt on the trails. Anyways, I was thinking that I could meet you guys at Ice House Saddle to give you all a bigger incentive to make it to the top and I will bring some tasty snacks as a reward. But If I do, I will star...

Thanks for the update. I havent been to punk out and poop out in years!
I remember one year it was loaded with wildflowers.

How cool that you could take your daughter and enjoy a nice day of hiking.
Hopefully she will want to do more hiking with dad.

Sound nice but I woukd live to see pictures ??

An explosion of flowers. I was in love with this trail.

Thanks for the trip report.
And yes my friends from SoCal Trailbuilders have been working on that trail for awhile now.
It's nice that you were able to hike through it.
I still need to check it out!

Thanks Tekewin. It's good to know there is a benchmark. Something to look forward too!