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I saw a post on FB from Adams Pack Station that the Chantry Flats road is being worked on and it will be closed for at least eight months. Does this seem like poor management to you?

Is there a new fire now east of where Bobcat is, down by the foothill cities? I can see a huge dark plume and a pyrocumulus cloud from my balcony in Silver Lake. Hard to tell exactly where it is, except it is pretty far east of Wilson, but maybe not quite as east as Baldy, and burning very low in t...

Sean wrote: ↑Neat pics. The worst one I ever encountered was a dead deer alongside Angeles Forest Highway, probably roadkill. It was rotting and the stench was horrible.

That's my problem; I have no sense of smell, so I get no warning.

I was road walking from Buckhorn Campground back to Cloudburst Summit and almost walked into a dead deer near Krakta Ridge. It looked like most of it's vitals were gone. I shoulda taken a photo; sorry.

Does anybody know if overnight parking is permitted right now with the current curfew prohibitions?

No, Just some cooling refreshment. There's a nice ledge you can walk on, though it's a little mossy

Do you ever walk behind the waterfall?

JeffH wrote: ↑

HikeUp wrote: ↑This is why I day hike.

For overnights I bring something to use for digging.

Even on day hikes I take my poop kit. You never know when you might get a Big Mac that doesn't agree with you!

And the old crappers at Spruce Grove are gone.

There is a 2 door version of this at Spruce Grove. It's made by Toilet Tech Solutions, toilettech.com. It separates liquids from solids to aid in decomposition. Hopefully they'll be installing these at Hoegee's soon.

I've seen a few different bears at Hoegee's over the years. I think that they hang around for a free meal because of all of the unprepared people that go there. I always take a bearcan. Spruce Grove is just over the hill from Hoegee's. Just remembered that we were at Hoegee's another time and a guy ...

My wife and I went to Hoegee's Friday night to try out some Christmas gear; new Nitecore NU25 headlamps and new Cedar Ridge Outdoors quilts. Thumbs up on both pieces of gear. Hoegee's was good. A couple of other groups, Plenty of water in the creek, and no sign of bears. The toilets are boarded shut...

I was there yesterday and can report that it's flowing . Probably flowing at about 6 liters per minute. (That's a guess)

When I was still confused a couple weeks ago I ended up tweeting CalTrans and shockingly that worked. They responded quickly with correct information :) But yay if Vincent Gap is open for Memorial Day weekend :) I'm Twitter illiterate, so how did you contact them? I put Twitter on my phone so I can...

Can confirm that ACH is open on the East side from Vincent Gap to Islip Saddle. (for now) Drove up there on Monday afternoon to check on conditions, and ended up giving a few PCTers rides. Lots of small rock fall on the road, especially between Vincent Gap and Islip Saddle, with some larger rocks in...

So, I tried to find some contact info to complain, in hopes that they would rectify the situation. That didn't do any good, but I did get a phone number to a district office which will hopefully be able to give out correct information. The number is (909) 383-4631. I'm going to call that number befo...

Although I couldn't find any information anywhere (Caltrans website, Road Conditions phone number, Caltrans mobile app) The road is closed at Vincent Gap coming from the East.

My name is Rob, and I'm an old fart (59). Started backpacking in Scouts in the 70s, as a Scout leader took boys out in the 80s. Hoegees, Oakwilde, Gabrielino trail; we went all over the place. Life got in the way until a few years ago when me and my wife started backpacking again. We love getting o...

Is there anywhere to camp at Oakwilde? I may be doing the Gabrielino next spring.

Was at Hoegee's this past weekend, and the loos are thrashed. Only one is closed, but one has the metal "toilet" pulled out of the hole in the slab, and another has the seat/lid torn off. And there is crap, literally and figuratively, all over.

"The road is now closed at Islip Saddle."

It's closed at Big Pines for me.

yobtaf wrote: any word on water there now?

I was there a month ago and there was water. And 2 of the 3 toilets were locked closed.

The bird is a Common Poorwill. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Poorwill/id

any recent update on water here?

What's the status of the closure now? I would like to drive from the San Bern area up to Cooper Canyon Falls. However, I can't see any current closure info on the CalTrans website. Google Maps still showing it closed. I thought I read an article about the metal plate being put across the hole, and ...

Sean wrote: ↑If anyone hits the PCT between Islip Saddle and Mt. Hawkins before Saturday, could you tell me the snow/ice conditions? Thanks.

I'm going to Little Jimmy on Friday, so I'll be of no help to you. I would imagine with all the PCTers, the trail should be okay, no? Will I need microspikes?

Sean wrote: ↑Nice bird's eye view. The animals must love having the place to themselves.

I read that perhaps as many as 100 bighorn sheep have died this winter.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Cali ... 110908.php

Sorry, I should have specified. I did mean West of Vincent Gap. I'm coming in from the Wrightwood side.

Thanks!

Is it open past Vincent Gap? ANF Facebook page said it was going to open, but CalTrans shows it as still closed.

Looking to head up to Little Jimmy next Friday to share a little trail magic with some PCTers.

Looks like a Turkey Vulture.

How slow were you moving?