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www.wildernessathlete.com has a 70% sale on all of their items.

Manually type in WA70%OFF in the coupon section.

I've always wanted to try their stuff, but could never afford it until now.

Some pictures from my trek to Simi Peak (Thousand Oaks area) https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i4/albums/y144/sgbofav/Simi%20Hike/th_SimiHike.jpg https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i4/albums/y144/sgbofav/Simi%20Hike/th_DSC_0024.jpg https://eispiraten.com/images-archi...

http://www.geocities.com/troop484.geo/c ... rings.html http://suif.stanford.edu/~nickolai/phot ... t-springs/ Here is a Google Earth File https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/t443050/Mutau Flats, Sespe Wilderness & Hot Springs.kmz.png Click to download file

Sycamore Flats, Little Rock Canyon, and Big Rock Canyon are the areas of the Angeles National Forest where "Big Ben," a particularly tall sasquatch, was repeatedly seen by local residents, rangers, and campers in the early and mid 1970's. These canyons form part of the eastern flank (facin...

Looks about right. Is there a safe and quick way to get from BH mine to close to our point and back? If you continue past Bighorn Mine things look a bit interesting: http://www.lagoldmines.com/index.php?page=674120.txt Just beyond the stamp mill a faint trail with dangerous exposure continues over ...

IMO, I think some of these prospectors dont know when to quit. Along the Iron Fork, you got one guy installing rebar the sloppiest way to continue his camp later abandoned with no pack out. At the confluence with the east fork, there is this... https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.or...

I'm no expert, but it looks like a glider to me. A great place to post a question about the plane is www.wreckchasing.com (then visit the discussion board.)

I want to point out a fact that I read about often in the hunting forums, hunters are pissed off by the whack-jobs in the woods during season just as much as non-hunters are. Coincidentaly, the majority of problems are created by "non-English" speaking hunters that have zero ethics, shoot ...

The mindset really is irresponsible, from my perspective. They're up there trying to kill something because it gives them pleasure. Another baseless theory from a vegan who knows nothing of what hunters contribute to wildlife funding, and all of the refrigerators filled during Deer season. I've rea...

TacoDelRio wrote:Any mountain pics are good mountain pics.

Cool shots guys.

Kitfox, is that from the summit of Wright looking north?

Not quite, the picture was taken at the edge of the cliff, a bit West of Wright Mtn.

Halloween day at the "Wrightwood Slide"

Fight on: that looks like the one Kit Fox: They did not provide a map. I would hope they just mean from the south fork campground up, leaving the manzanita and the punchbowl trail available. Seems to me if they were gonna close down anything it'd be the lower section of the creek near the cabins, b...

Thanks folks, Frogs: Although I'm sure they are probably there, I didn't see any. They are thinking about shutting down south fork of Big Rock Creek for the same reason. They sent letters to all the residents asking if they thought this was a good idea. The real reason I think they want to shut it ...

I made the hike, and camped at the 5th lake almost 15 years ago. I did it when I was a softmore in High school. That was the first trip that I learned about altitude, and dehydration. Sleeping above 11,000 feet :oops: A couple of links to the area. http://www.scaruffi.com/travel/palisade.html http:/...

I think there is plenty of blame to go around and there has been a head-in-the-sand strategy of oversight with regard to Fanny Mae/Freddie Mac(which was started during the Clinton administration) President Bill Clinton repealed the Glass-Steagall Act which had prevented the coupling of investment b...

I'm one of those guys that usually carries 170 to 220 ounces of water when I hike. Most of my favorite hiking spots are bone dry." I do carry Polar Pure "just in case," but I haven't used it yet. Cloudy water contains organic material that iodine attaches to, which reduces its ability...

I'd love to see a bear when I hike. I've found tracks and scat numerous times. I've found the same for Mountain Lions too. No opinions on the hunter issue? I'm very against hunting bears, wolfs, coyotes, lions, ect, but very for hunting things lower down the food chain as long as they are not endang...

If you get someone to drop you off at Islip Saddle or the access point for the PCT (before the tunnels), then have someone pick you up at the Punchbowl, it can be done. I've done it twice, and swore I will never do it again. Here are two photo galleries to highlight the terrain you will encounter, w...

As for illegal or legal, this is just another oversimplification. There are plenty of illegals here who are hard working. Some who even have sons and daughters in the military, I might add. Up until recently there was never and government push for these people to be legalized. It was always an &quo...

Calling someone a militant clearly elicits a negative connotation. Actually, my friend Kit Fox introduced "militant" into the conversation in reference to liberals, or at least some liberals. :) The word "militant" was not important to my argument. I was merely reacting to its e...

Tell that to a Mexican or a Mexican American, they will disagree greatly with that definition. They prefer to be called Mexicans, and some even accept being called Latinos. You seem like an unlikely spokesman for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans, but perhaps you are a man of many hidden talents. Me, ...

It is no secret that a person who patrols the border meets the definition of militant ("very active or aggressive in the support of a cause"). Ergo, Minutemen are militant conservatives. I did not say they were good or bad, I just used a perfectly accurate characterization. Calling someon...

I have not seen anyone here blame Bush. But you are pulling a bait and switch. You want to require passports to get into the woods. Then you want to allow only taxpayers into the woods. You have provided no insight into how you would fund those two expensive mandates. Those that don't pay federal i...

Perhaps we need a Spanish Version of Leave No Trace? http://lnt.org/programs/en_espanol.php Nice to know that. I have no way of knowing how many of the group doing most of the trashing, are "internet savvy.' I suspect many don't even own a computer, but that is pure speculation on my part. I'v...

It's no secret that most of the people who paint graffiti on rocks, throw trash in the rivers, and otherwise screw up our wilderness areas are US citizens who would not be caught by passport checks. It's no secret that many hardworking US citizens are not taxpayers. If only taxpayers are to be admi...

Why are you afraid of spelling out what you mean? You are trying to say that 99% of the damage is done by Hispanics, right? People like board member Friendowl. Why do you feel the need to dance around the issue? "Ignorance can be cured with education, but stupidity is forever." In ten yea...

everyone litters in some way or another.. my fellow mexicans are the majority down by the river and yes they do leave lots of trash...but most people do clean up after themselves..even mexicans like a clean river its just that you add in the little kids who dont know better and the wind blowing shi...

This is why I suggested requiring proof of citizenship, or a valid passport before entering the forest recreational areas. It is no secret that 99% of the damage to these areas is by one group. Why are you afraid of spelling out what you mean? You are trying to say that 99% of the damage is done by...

This is why I suggested requiring proof of citizenship, or a valid passport before entering the forest recreational areas. It is no secret that 99% of the damage to these areas is by one group.