EISPIRATEN

Always disappointing to see your favorite areas affected... but the cycle continues.

carl swindle wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2024 12:16 pm I was poking around some of this area and a few other spots near by this weekend. I found remnants of an oil burning stove, a knife, small glass bottles, and a few other relics...

Super cool

Always sad hearing about the passing of a member of the hiking community. Rest in peace Colin.

Nice report. I've gotta get myself up to Smith one of these days...

I love seeing newts in the gabes! What's the story behind this "telephone trail"? Old unused trail? It's still used, just not very well maintained, and the last mile to Idlehour is gone. It used to be the way to Idle Hour Camp, back in the day. It was a road and you could drive to within ...

I love seeing newts in the gabes! What's the story behind this "telephone trail"? Old unused trail?

Was going to take a buddy on his first backpacking trip last year in the Sierras. That got canceled due to smoke. Redo of the trip was next weekend.... already gave him the bad news.

Super cool. Always intrigued by mine exploration around here.

Surprising that given today's technology and free access to all the tools (alltrails, GPS apps etc...) people still find a way to be lost, especially on a clear sunny day.?

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Fantastic! I love going up FRC, such a fun climb! Even when it's covered in snow and ice. Of all the peaks around there Sugarloaf certainly is the least visited peak.

Thanks for the updates. Glad to hear it isn't as bad in the canyon bottom. Sturtevant Camp confirmed to be intact.

Another quality ANF closure map. ? 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/840x1084!/quality/90/?url=https://california-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/27/39/6a90e4e...

walker wrote: ↑If this doesn't just sum up the Los Angeles apocalypse genre, I don't know what does:

The sun sets over the sparkling city lights and burning embers under a moonlit sky...Bobcat922.jpg

Are these intentional burns or part of the actual bobcat reaching the top?

Seems to be flaring up nearly every day now. Fire is within reach of Red Box if the winds allow it.

The Monrovia FB page has the Zoom briefing from yesterday. Not much to report, except that the plan is to contain the fire at Harvard and Wilson. The roads and firebreaks in the area help them keep the fire from spreading west along the front canyons. They hope to stop it at previous Station Fire l...

Gorgeous... I have yet to hike among the lakes in that basin. I'm going to wait for all the smoke to settle though, looks rough to be in.

patrick wrote: ↑Just saw the whole forest (and a bunch of others) are closed for the next week — https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/ltbmu/ne ... EPRD799171

Sucks but I think it's the right call to make right now.

walker wrote: ↑Sorry, I meant the caltopo map, not inciweb.

Different colors show when that detection occurred. Red is the most recent.

If I'm not mistaken, seems to be ascending Glenn Canyon towards Monrovia Peak as well. For reference, I think the lower part of Cogswell-Rincon-RedBox connector road is visible sloping upwards just right of the dam - looks like the smoke is coming out of the canyons behind that ridge. BobcatFire2.j...

ignore the gpx above. accidental copy and paste

Old Army Pass currently has no snow on trail. No issues.

Elwood wrote: ↑this spot on 3N39

Wild View Peak

Great pics, looks like you two had a great time! I'm actually doing this same exact loop solo next week. Was debating between Old and New Army for the descent to the lakes. I've descended Old Army before when it had some snow patches and it was definitely sketch at some places. Since I'm going solo...

Great pics, looks like you two had a great time! I'm actually doing this same exact loop solo next week. Was debating between Old and New Army for the descent to the lakes. I've descended Old Army before when it had some snow patches and it was definitely sketch at some places. Since I'm going solo ...

Cool! I was actually just looking at this peak on the map the other day and reading other people's TRs. Seems like a fun little ridge hike. I'll wait until cooler weather lol. Hows the rest of the ridge up to Mt Waterman look? Is it just more of the same type of terrain/vegetation?

RIP fellow hiker. May you forever enjoy the trails wherever you are. A good friend is one who also enjoys chili mangoes from TJ's.

Pretty! Sucks about the tupperware being removed. I have never been to Fuji or West Fuji. Where exactly is it? W. Fuji is Pt. 3681. https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.2067 ... 9&z=16&b=t The Lone Tree Trail starts off of E. Loma Alta Drive in Altadena. From W. Fuji, you can scramble up the ...

There is one on San Gabriel Peak. I don't have a pic of it though.

Great TR. Looked like a fantastic trip.