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Afoot and Afield in Orange County by the late Jerry Schaad

http://www.amazon.com/Afoot-Afield-Oran ... 0899973973

Also - keep in mind you're now closer to San G and San J.

A mostly lurker here - thanks for the TR. Looks like one of those priceless moments.....

Outstanding TR! Thanks for taking the time to share with all of us.

We had one walk across our deck here in Newport Beach a few weeks back. There's a well documented case of "Babe" who lives in the Backbay area of Newport Beach: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2 ... rhood.html

By what standard do you judge "ridiculous"? Anyone who does anything in the wilderness puts the life and limb of rescuers in peril; lots of people don't need rescuing but some do. Why is this a situation where people clearly should be charged while people in other situations shouldn't be ...

That is effing ridiculous. Anyone who does that and puts the life and limb of rescuers in peril needs to be charged for the extraction.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Doubt there will be any bears up above the timberline - especially since the pickings are so easy at Whitney Portal. But - check with the Forest Service - Bear Cannisters are *required* in many areas up there. If so, no big deal - you can rent them up there for something like $5 a day. And yes - mos...

I trail run all the time, but I live in Orange County, so stick to the hills of the OC.

Eagle Scout 1973. Cubmaster for my boys for a number of years (7?) and Asst Scoutmaster until my boys dropped out for athletics in High School. Scouting did more to build my love for the outdoors, teach me skills that I still use today, and keep me out of trouble than anthing except my parents. Love...

I don't always sleep well, though. Two years ago I was also in DVNP on a solo backpack, very nearly on the winter solstice. Perhaps like most, when sleeping out I typically wake up every so often, check my watch ("2am, 4 hours to go!"), go back to sleep, wake up, check my watch ("4:3...

From the news at Noon today:

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/12/ ... ldy-hiker/

This might be helpful: http://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/

Mt Whitney? You mean like this?

Long time lurker here. Enjoy the posts, and I finally have something to contribute...

Ran into this guy a couple weeks ago in the hills of OC (Laguna Coast):

Lots of people do it in a day. If you are in good physical shape, you should be able to do it. One thing you need to be careful about this time of year - make sure you take enough water at Trail Camp to make the five mile trek to the top and the five miles back down. There is a spring that flows on ...

Wow! What a great photo album! Thanks for sharing. Since it appears that you are in the know when it comes to local flowers, can you tell me what this one might be? https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3564842681_cda19295cf_b.jpg It was on the ski hut trail on Mt. Bald...

Great report and photos! Thanks for sharing!

Well, after being a long time lurker, I finally have something I can post on this forum! Back before middle age caught me in it's grasp, I used to ply the lower range quite often. But, middle age and middle body growth had me pretty much confined to remote control clicking for excercise up until a c...