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by Nate U
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Mendenhall peak
Replies: 15
Views: 2245

Re: Mendenhall peak

You've just shown your age, also wear light colors they absorb less heat think Raiders of the Lost Ark You've just shown your age. Wear light colors, think GLADIATOR. (This PSA has been brought to you from one of the forum's resident Millennials) I was actually planning on saying Dune but knew I wo...
by Nate U
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Mendenhall peak
Replies: 15
Views: 2245

Re: Mendenhall peak

David R wrote:
HikeUp wrote: Think Sir Lawrence of Arabia!
You've just shown your age, also wear light colors they absorb less heat think Raiders of the Lost Ark
You've just shown your age. Wear light colors, think GLADIATOR.

(This PSA has been brought to you from one of the forum's resident Millennials)
by Nate U
Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 158
Views: 14908

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

Damn, looks like that trail's in the closure zone? It didn't occur to me that the closures were in part due to unstable ground. I always assumed it had to do with not disturbing the vegetation. Yeah, have we determined if Colin was actually within the closure zone when the incident occurred? If not...
by Nate U
Thu Jul 27, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 158
Views: 14908

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

The satellite imagery really illustrates how decimated that landscape was by the Bobcat fire. And after a big rainy winter there are plentiful dangers in an area as steep as that. Fire might expose alluring old trails, but beware everyone...
by Nate U
Thu Jul 27, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Mendenhall peak
Replies: 15
Views: 2245

Re: Mendenhall peak

You were in my neck of the woods! Yes, that area is going to be *hot* this time of the year. And not a lot of shade either. Not recommended for a summer hike particularly with the temps we've had recently. I haven't quite bagged Mendenhall myself yet but I hope to do so this winter. I'll probably do...
by Nate U
Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:30 pm
Forum: Sierra Nevadas
Topic: North Tahoe Relay
Replies: 6
Views: 1509

Re: North Tahoe Relay

Looks like excellent terrain for having a topo map and a target! ?
by Nate U
Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:42 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 158
Views: 14908

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

As Colin stated, he was going to "attempt to find signs of the trail at the upper end where it joins Clamshell Road west of Monrovia Peak." There appears to be an old unmarked trailhead to the west of Monrovia Peak. It also appears to go somewhat SE down the mountain, running parallel and...
by Nate U
Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:36 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: West Fork (Red Box to Shortcut and back)
Replies: 14
Views: 2047

Re: West Fork (Red Box to Shortcut and back)

I keep thinking about the last time we hiked with him to Rose Peak and how we ate ice cream afterwards to celebrate. The memories of that day have taken on a new poignancy. I remember standing with Colin on Rose Peak, probably the best view of the Arroyo Secco there is, and in my excited state, poi...
by Nate U
Sat Jul 22, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: West Fork (Red Box to Shortcut and back)
Replies: 14
Views: 2047

Re: West Fork (Red Box to Shortcut and back)

Thanks for the trip report, Sean. This has been a long, dark week of searching for Colin and I hoped it was therapeutic in some sense to get out there and look where you could, even if its a long shot. The SAR effort has been amazing... 66 people will be out there today, dogs, horseback, helicopters...
by Nate U
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 158
Views: 14908

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

Its maybe a long shot but just going on information that is available to us, Colin was writing about those other mystery "dry lakes" throughout the San Gabriels that he knew of. • Devil's Canyon at the toe of the ridge to West Twin • Graveyard Canyon at the start of what eventually leads u...
by Nate U
Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)
Replies: 158
Views: 14908

Re: Missing forum member (Colin Walker)

@tonesfrommars Thank you for reaching out, Ian, you are smart to check here. I personally didn't know of any hikes this past weekend with Colin being involved, but someone may. Heads up Ian, the Angeles Crest Highway is closed for most of its route this summer, from Red Box to Grassy Hollow last I ...
by Nate U
Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:45 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Rose Peak (5058')
Replies: 19
Views: 2123

Re: Rose Peak (5058')

Cool trip. Any of you been up to Supercloud Hollow after a rain storm? Does it ever become an actual lake? There was no evidence of recently standing water like dried cracked mud or anything like that to suggest there had been standing water this past winter. Just loose, dry soil with a scattered f...
by Nate U
Mon Jul 10, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Rose Peak (5058')
Replies: 19
Views: 2123

Re: Rose Peak (5058')

Another great Front-Range brush-cutting investigative historical adventure lead by Sean! • First time summiting Mt Deception. Brownish granitic rock makes up that peak within the sea of the area's white tonalite, creating a light brown gravel and sand which we then skied down a steep lightly-used tr...
by Nate U
Thu Jul 06, 2023 7:56 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: The FOrum Ate my TrIp RePoRt - BIG MOUNTAIN BIKE STUFF
Replies: 10
Views: 1347

Re: The FOrum Ate my TrIp RePoRt - BIG MOUNTAIN BIKE STUFF

Always enjoy your TRs, Taco, even the second time you write them. Those San Gabriel high country conifers are God's consolation gift to us all, truly unique and beautiful creatures. Glad you like all the Hawkins. I'm pumped to visit them myself in August, hope you can join, it would be an honor cros...
by Nate U
Mon Jun 26, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Point 7296 from Crystal Lake
Replies: 10
Views: 1267

Re: Point 7296 from Crystal Lake

Jealous!! Wow, such a different world up there compared to the Red Box front range area. Its so gloriously open, dotted with majestic pines for some shade....nearly ideal for off-trail exploration. You guys covered some impressive mileage and elevation gain. If it stays reasonably cool enough up the...
by Nate U
Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: Los Padres
Topic: EAGLE REST, PEAK 6000 & ANTIMONY
Replies: 10
Views: 955

Re: EAGLE REST, PEAK 6000 & ANTIMONY

Wow, thats a serious trek. Impressive. I've been meaning to hike in the San Emigdio Mts, come close but haven't made it out there yet. Terrain looks like the Santa Susannas on steroids.
by Nate U
Sun Jun 11, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: The Search for Black Jack Peak
Replies: 8
Views: 820

Re: The Search for Black Jack Peak

• Big thanks to Sean for all the historical research that went into making this not just a neat off-trail hike but also a really fun investigation with a story, and extending the invite to assist in the expedition's geologic identification! • It was very cool rising above the marine layer to a beaut...
by Nate U
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:38 pm
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch
Replies: 7
Views: 835

Re: Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch

Nice mountains. Never been to that part of Utah, but the parts I've seen were loaded with beauty. Cool that you can hike with your dad. Are you a geologist by trade? I like the details about the rock. I took a basic geology course in college, but have forgotten most of it. I am purely an amateur ge...
by Nate U
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:22 pm
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch
Replies: 7
Views: 835

Re: Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch

I grew up in the Wasatch, but spent most of my time hiking the canyons around SLC. Never hiked out of Ogden. I guess I should have. Good stuff. I haven't explored the Wasatch around SLC yet. Photos, videos, and what I see from my car window suggest its pretty awesome too. Maybe just you have to get...
by Nate U
Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:46 am
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch
Replies: 7
Views: 835

Sardine and "Wheeler" peak in the northern Wasatch

The family has been staying at my parent's new house in Ogden Utah for the last week. (Until last year they had lived in Maine) The hiking around here is awesome. Yesterday I got out with my father/OG hiking partner in crime to tackle bit of springtime peak bagging in the Wasatch. My father is 67 an...
by Nate U
Sun Jun 04, 2023 6:46 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir
Replies: 11
Views: 999

Re: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir

great job guys -I always wanted to venture into the Pacoima Reservoir area. I though about sneaking through in the 1997/98 hiking season but feared being shot for trespassing. A few years laterI met a woman named Jan in 2000 on a advertising photoshoot who's mother owned the property that you had t...
by Nate U
Sun May 28, 2023 3:02 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir
Replies: 11
Views: 999

Re: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir

Thanks Nate for allowing me to join you on this really cool expedition. I enjoyed every moment except when the tree limb impaled my ankle and I dropped my phone in the water. Btw, the phone was working fine up until Wednesday when it finally took a turn for the worse. I can't retrieve my photos of ...
by Nate U
Thu May 25, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir
Replies: 11
Views: 999

Re: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir

Sweet! Looks like a good time. What happened with that flipped car? It looks new-ish. Somebody went off the road recently, and the car was abandoned? Yeah, there is a 100ft+ very steep bank/cliff between that car and the road, so it took quite the tumble and fall to get down there. The registration...
by Nate U
Wed May 24, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Modjeska's East Face
Replies: 6
Views: 763

Re: Modjeska's East Face

I've only encountered talus in the Wasatch, and was going down at the time. Which was fun but also felt like I was in the process of triggering a rockslide. Going up sounds like a whole lot more work. Never hiked the Santa Anas, but I have a friend who lives in Temecula now so I might tie it in with...
by Nate U
Tue May 23, 2023 8:41 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: "Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir
Replies: 11
Views: 999

"Plunge of Peril" - bagging Pacoima reservoir

This trip report is named in honor of the 1937 Zorro episode of the same name, which was filmed at the Pacoima dam and the title also felt relevant to a couple experiences we had. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/4PjCMPUgL-4?start=432 I was somehow able to convince Sean and Cecelia t...
by Nate U
Sun May 21, 2023 7:41 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: First Descent - 'Forbidden Fruit' Canyon off 39
Replies: 4
Views: 701

Re: First Descent - 'Forbidden Fruit' Canyon off 39

Intense hobby, much respect. I could definitely see enjoying it *if* I felt safe enough. I certainly understand the appeal of "whatever I encounter I encounter, can't really turn back even if I wanted to" outdoor adventure scenarios. Kinda reminds me of the canoeing I would do down little ...
by Nate U
Sat May 20, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: The San Gabriel Mts most western(?) and unnamed(?) peak
Replies: 19
Views: 1553

Re: The San Gabriel Mts most western(?) and unnamed(?) peak

dima wrote: You're welcome :)
I guess PeakFinder derives it's data from Openstreetmap....! Pretty cool. Next time I have a peak name I feel legitimate enough about I'm going to follow your lead and be the change I want to see in the world and add it to Openstreetmap.
by Nate U
Thu May 18, 2023 7:53 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: The San Gabriel Mts most western(?) and unnamed(?) peak
Replies: 19
Views: 1553

Re: The San Gabriel Mts most western(?) and unnamed(?) peak

I updated my PeakFinder app today and guess what I see when I point it north:
by Nate U
Tue May 16, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Proposed expedition inquiry: Pacoima reservoir from the back door?
Replies: 11
Views: 1029

Re: Proposed expedition inquiry: Pacoima reservoir from the back door?

Hi guys, This coming Sunday the 21st I've got the day free so I'm wondering, with the weather looking to be pretty warm, if anyone would be interested in doing this little hike/investigation of Pacoima Reservoir? I think this would be a good warm weather hike because there is plenty of Pacoima wash ...
by Nate U
Sun May 14, 2023 12:06 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Uncle Rico's Birthday Hike Vol. 6
Replies: 6
Views: 888

Re: Uncle Rico's Birthday Hike Vol. 6

It was a terrific day celebrating Uncle Rico's birthday at 6,164 feet. Big thank you to Sean for inviting me along, happy to be the "new guy" and put faces to forum names. A few notes: • As Sean mentions, the rock Mt Markham and San Gabriel Peak are forged from is "Tonalite" - an...