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by stonehillnews
Wed Sep 25, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji
Replies: 30
Views: 516

Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

Sean wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 1:43 pm I labeled them 1-3.
Mt Lowe cabins.jpg
Is cabin 1 site near or on the current day Spencer’s Lookout?
by stonehillnews
Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji
Replies: 30
Views: 516

Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

Right. You visited #2, which I think was Ed Tobin's cabin. I dug up this photo from Paul but it's hard to see the cabin and it doesn't say who lived there. Cabin #1 was the Cliffe House near Lowe Camp. Don't know who lived there. The ruins here are more substantial than at #2. Anyone have lat/longs...
by stonehillnews
Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:21 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji
Replies: 30
Views: 516

Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

Speaking of Gotchy, I got a copy of this letter he wrote about Ed Nohr who built the AMRT Cabin 16 in the Millard tract. As you can see, Gotchy was prone to a great deal of hyperbole. Also, he casually mentions Ed "terminating" a guy in a fight...anyways, all I know is what you see in the ...
by stonehillnews
Tue Sep 24, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji
Replies: 30
Views: 516

Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

Sean wrote: Tue Sep 24, 2024 10:05 amnear Panorama Point
I've never heard a definitive answer I was satisfied with. Do you guys think Panorama Point is right their by the water tank at the end of OM&M? Another plausible option is at the dogleg on OM&M where the ridge heads down into Eaton above the falls.
by stonehillnews
Tue Sep 24, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji
Replies: 30
Views: 516

Re: Gotchy, Phillip, Muir, and West Fuji

I took this photo at the same time as I took the ones @jeko1034 posted at the Historical Society. Here's an OCR copy/paste off the photo. L.T. Gotchy • Although he never lived in Altadena, L.T. Gotchy personified the iconoclastic nature of our community. • After serving in the army in WWII, he worke...
by stonehillnews
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 165
Views: 16785

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

I have started a WhatsApp group and compiling list of parking spots that have been checked so we don’t duplicate efforts. There are a few people out looking and we want to be efficient. If anyone here would like to be added please DM me your phone number. Thank you. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk...
by stonehillnews
Wed Jul 12, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing man near Millard (Albert Zisook)
Replies: 36
Views: 4444

Re: Missing man near Millard (Albert Zisook)

Well I do feel safe to say at minimum, what you described is not what happened here.
by stonehillnews
Wed Jul 12, 2023 6:53 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing man near Millard (Albert Zisook)
Replies: 36
Views: 4444

Re: Missing man near Millard (Albert Zisook)

I was part of the search planning section all week. As tempting as it is to speculate, I suggest just being patient until an official update can be posted. Hopefully it will be soon. The only reason there has been no official update yet is because there is no definitive conclusion. As soon as we can...
by stonehillnews
Wed May 19, 2021 4:18 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Buckhorn Triangle
Replies: 19
Views: 642

Re: Buckhorn Triangle

Sean wrote:Is it unusual to have hikers go missing around Buckhorn?
It’s unusual to have a run of three within four months or so. Could just be random, but it makes one wonder if there’s any specific factors that caused it to be a hotspot.
by stonehillnews
Wed May 19, 2021 4:16 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Buckhorn Triangle
Replies: 19
Views: 642

Re: Buckhorn Triangle

Anthony wrote:Remember the old Korean guy who ended up in Devil’s Canyon? I wonder where they found this guy.
Eugene Jo.
by stonehillnews
Wed May 19, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Buckhorn Triangle
Replies: 19
Views: 642

Re: Buckhorn Triangle

I’m hearing he was found in Bear Creek, not quite to the Bear Canyon Trail, west of Smith Mountain (southeast of Triplets).
by stonehillnews
Wed May 19, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Buckhorn Triangle
Replies: 19
Views: 642

Re: Buckhorn Triangle

Breaking news. According to scanner traffic he’s just been found alive. Location not mentioned. Currently this is unconfirmed information. Please update the thread if you see any definitive information.
by stonehillnews
Tue May 18, 2021 8:13 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Buckhorn Triangle
Replies: 19
Views: 642

Buckhorn Triangle

Third one this year gone missing with car found at Buckhorn.
by stonehillnews
Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:26 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: SAR Seeking Help Identifying Location In Photo
Replies: 28
Views: 1313

Re: SAR Seeking Help Identifying Location In Photo

The coordinates on the screenshot labeled 920F should be pretty a reliable location of where he was found and hoisted out. I put it on a map https://sartopo.com/m/R02A
by stonehillnews
Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:01 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: SAR Seeking Help Identifying Location In Photo
Replies: 28
Views: 1313

SAR Seeking Help Identifying Location In Photo

Anyone recognize location of this photo taken by hiker currently missing near Buckhorn? http://nixle.us/CNKDE

Image
by stonehillnews
Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:07 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open
Replies: 54
Views: 6432

Re: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open

I've more or less finished adding the trail and road closure layers from the FS Bobcat Closure order. There is some pretty obscure stuff on there, like "Pine Hollow Picnic Area Road (3N91)" which I think I found on the USGS layer by pure luck. I put a question mark after each one that invo...
by stonehillnews
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:55 am
Forum: Admin & Tech Support
Topic: Images not loading in Chrome
Replies: 10
Views: 1553

Re: Images not loading in Chrome

Sean wrote:Thanks for the report! BTW - the images wouldn't load for me in Chrome mobile app. Had to use Firefox.
Potentially due to the fact they are hosted externally and maybe your ad blocker zapped them.
by stonehillnews
Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:53 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: A bit of the aftermath
Replies: 10
Views: 603

Re: A bit of the aftermath

Good news. Thanks for the report! I'm not sure if it has been shared yet, but here's a CalTopo map of the closure area: https://caltopo.com/m/9KEQ I haven't checked to see how accurate it is, but it was shared by a user on ANF's Facebook page. That user was me. The map was actually Dima’s idea. So ...
by stonehillnews
Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open
Replies: 54
Views: 6432

Re: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open

It looks like this map contradicts the one in the official closure order that was circulated. See NE corner of the boundary. Right? lolol Can't see any details whatsoever. Found a better map: https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f9753c5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2530x3264 0 0/resize/840...
by stonehillnews
Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open
Replies: 54
Views: 6432

Re: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open

I transcribed the legal description from closure order into CalTopo. Please note any mistakes you may find so we can make it accurate. https://caltopo.com/m/9KEQ I made a tiny url for it too https://tinyurl.com/bobcat-closure I plan on adding the specific trail and road closures as red lines, eventu...
by stonehillnews
Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:07 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Chasing wild geese in Big Rock Creek
Replies: 5
Views: 248

Re: Chasing wild geese in Big Rock Creek

Only thing I’d add is that in the most promising areas, the thorn bushes were extremely dense, so we could have been right on top of it and missed it. With basic analysis of available clues, including the accident report and maps, there are plenty of contradictions.
by stonehillnews
Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:48 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire in West Fork
Replies: 313
Views: 8331

Re: Bobcat Fire in West Fork

Image

We got turned back on ACH at 4:28. We decided to stop for food in Wrightwood instead. We’re here now.
by stonehillnews
Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:47 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire in West Fork
Replies: 313
Views: 8331

Re: Bobcat Fire in West Fork

Dima and I happened to be up near Little Jimmy today.Image
This photo was taken at 12:57
by stonehillnews
Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:50 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Covid19-related closures
Replies: 29
Views: 886

Re: Covid19-related closures

https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200409/e6c501e70d4d7f1a475b193fdda1a075.jpg The county erected a new locked gate at Pinecrest well before the ANF closure order that took effect on 4/4. Interesting that gate morphed from Pasadena to county. I’m very bummed they rebu...
by stonehillnews
Sun Mar 31, 2019 3:29 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Gooseberry, Mt Lowe Firebreak to West Fuji; return via Lone Tree and LTP
Replies: 2
Views: 169

Gooseberry, Mt Lowe Firebreak to West Fuji; return via Lone Tree and LTP

Did a little 5 mile loop as noted in subject today. Also will include some observations I made last weekend. Trail condition is passable on all segments noted, though there are a number of places which could use maintenance. In particular, more slough removal (some work has already been done) and th...