EISPIRATEN

today I decided to venture up canyon to see if the gold flakes get bigger or more plenty. I hopped into a side canyon that intersects with some faults much higher up. To my surprise, there's still running water in this canyon even though it's been over a month since our last storm. I found a nice ...

From Sunday evening's 1 hour of sluicing. Generally surprised from what we can get from 1 hour of work!

Took my dad and brother gold prospecting at my spot yesterday! Even though I've been pulling out tons of gold and sending them pics, they still believe that I was just excited and was actually pulling out fool's gold. I guaranteed them that we'll pull out at least 5 flakes and they didn't agree ...

Welcome! "Gortexgandalf" is an outstanding username choice dude!

I used to bring our Unincorporated Coffee Roasters instant coffee to backpacking trips and boy has instant coffee come a long way! We tested our main espresso blend out with 3 different companies and found that "swift coffee" had the ...

I don't know much about where to find gold but I would bet that there is gold in Gold Canyon, just got a feeling.

Just look for the giant X on the ground marking the spot.


Shoot, we are not looking for 'minas de los padres' are we? This is gold canyon beds ,right?.


The Los Padres Mine ...

I don't know much about where to find gold but I would bet that there is gold in Gold Canyon, just got a feeling.


Funny enough, I tried to get into gold canyon yesterday but couldn't because of how wide the tujunga river was. Totally impassible. The trail on the south side of the river is ...

There is no gold in Ybarra Canyon btw. But there are some massive huecos in some giant granite wall with some beehives and some birds nests!

There's paydirt in the gabes and it's not in east fork. All shade thrown

HikeUp wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 10:24 pm Gold is approaching $5000 per ounce. I'd be selling!

I doubt I even have half a gram right now!

Thought I'd make my own thread for all my gold prospecting adventures.

I have gone back to my canyon about 5 times this last week to try different areas and methods. Finally used the slucebox for the first time and boy is it tricky to setup correctly! I ended up losing a ton of gold because of the ...

HikeUp wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 9:01 pm Honest question...do you have a legal right to this gold?

maybe. I'm not sure. But then I want to sell it before the government even knows I even had it!

Went back to the canyon today and ventured up river. Didn't find ANYTHING! Decided to go back to the open pits and found some gold. Brought my friend David with me today whos the whole reason why I got into gold panning.

Now I have a canyon (which is not east fork) where I can go back to and ...

dima wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 6:30 pm What? Seriously? Is that real? On ach?

Ya. A bunch of the road just past and before the 6000ft day use area got washed out.

IM RICH!!!!!!
Visited a remote canyon and found a pit with some tools that looked like they've been there for a decade. First bucket of material yielded my first ever pieces of gold! Will be back tomorrow

Fantastic article Sean!

Reviving this thread! I've always been one to pick up new hobbies and interests that revolve around being in nature so I naturally have come to gain interest in gold prospecting in the "gabes". Will be posting some findings soon!

AW~ wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:00 pm Yeah, I bet SAR is just waiting for someone to put a phone up that AI said...

I think this is your best post on this forum BY FAR

At this point, we all know that Sasquatch is the only one allowed into all closures and the government doesn't care. It's been exploring the bridge fire burn area since the bridge fire closure started and nobody has complained about that.

If sasquatch can do it, then certainly I can do it!

I think you gotta wait for a forest closure termination order that has a termination date. You'll see those for the bridge fire

Don't stop sharing these since I'm now more devoted to the PL&P mission than ever before!

I feel like the excavation of devil's gulch rock for the dam might have been in preparation for the shoemaker highway moving towards Vincent gap. They may have been trying to make the cost of excavation ...

dang, I saw the closure by the FS and had no idea why but assumed it was weather related. That's so tragic

Shoemaker Tunnel Bonanza [/size]


Dima proposed doing a thing like exploring more of the PL&P trail while I pondered where I’d have my next few cups of coffee that day. Dima wanted to at least retrieve his shovel he left at Shoemaker Tunnel 2 before we made other plans, since he would need it for ...

What an astronomically brutal hike!!!!!!! 6000 gain, 22 miles of distance, and 17 hours of hiking is crazy as hell. I have never seen the inside of that mine so it's super cool seeing all that video. Hell yeah dude!

I've been hanging out on the forum for a while to check the condition reports (thanks for the info on the state of the trails after the recent rains), so I've finally decided to open an account. My username is Paramor. I spend most of my free time in the San Gabriels. I prefer remote off-piste ...

Browns Flat in the alps

https://tothedesertagain.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/browns-flat/
thought i should link the two best trip reports for browns flat, both are excellent.


Where's the other trip report? That one's badass! In my research, i couldn't find many other visits to the flat. I recently spoke with this guy who ...

Imma say it here. San Gabriels have the best rock for climbing too. Our grand canyon is bigger. Also baldy is superior to Whitney in every way. Cogswell dam holds more water than hetch hechy but haters will say otherwise

David R wrote: Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:01 pm There is a shortcut up the ridge that allows for easy passage versus following the road from the 39. I want to do this as a hike so let me know if you guys are going otherwise I'll probably go up in the next month with the cooler temps on a Sunday.

Let’s do it! Im game for a weekend getaway!

John W. Robinson was a legendary historian of the Great Hiking Era of the San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains. He's written many books that you can find in Libraries, Historical Societies, and even our very own forum member's home bookshelves. The man has inspired many of us to ...