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by Bill Bovard
Sat Nov 06, 2021 2:38 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Upper Bear Canyon (between Mt. Lowe and Mt. Disappointment)
Replies: 3
Views: 136

Upper Bear Canyon (between Mt. Lowe and Mt. Disappointment)

The trail from Switzer into Bear Canyon is in great shape all the way to Tom Sloan Saddle, we hiked it last week. This week, Guy Webster and I decided to see how far we could get up Bear Canyon past the trail camp and old Twin Spuce Camp (where the small stone shed is, and where the trail leaves the...
by Bill Bovard
Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:43 am
Forum: Gear & Fitness
Topic: Tools for bushwhacking in the Gabes?
Replies: 9
Views: 793

Re: Tools for bushwhacking in the Gabes?

The one tool that does it all for me is a $25-or-so pruning saw like this: http://ws-na.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/cm?l=as1&f=ifr&o=1&t=tapatalk02-20&asins=B00004R9YE Easy to keep in your hand while you hike and it can cut everything from grass to yucca to small trees, almost as fast a...