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by Nate U
Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hiking Map Project
Replies: 2
Views: 58

Re: Hiking Map Project

This is super cool! Both the map and the scope of your peak bagging...

I love how it groups hikes and counts them in proximity to one another depending on your zoom level.

Is there a way to see your GPS tracks on the map? That would be great. And is it possible for the map to be topographic?

This ...
by Nate U
Tue Feb 04, 2025 3:07 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Beckley Canyon Exploratory with Hawks/Pickens Sidecar
Replies: 6
Views: 88

Re: Beckley Canyon Exploratory with Hawks/Pickens Sidecar

Mt Lukens is kind of epic - I've done a full 2 days of hiking on it without even crossing paths with myself, and could probably do at least another 2 full days without hiking the same trail twice.

I joined Uncle Rico on this one to bag Pickens, and we got Hawks bagged and explored Beckley Canyon as ...
by Nate U
Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:56 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Eaton Fire
Replies: 25
Views: 1102

Re: Eaton Fire


With Eaton Saddle ahead, I finally felt safe. As I reached the Saddle, I saw there was no Sherriff vehicles, so I started down the road to Red Box. Soon, a USFS truck with fire workers drove by. I filled them in and asked for a ride. I was on my way.


Wow, amazing. You must have been one of the ...
by Nate U
Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:55 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Fishback Ridge in the Simi Hills
Replies: 1
Views: 85

Fishback Ridge in the Simi Hills

Here is another one for the Eis Piraten ANF closure-order series.

The start to the year has been a little rough, with the terrible fires burning things I really don't want burned on top of the industry I work in in a slump we are all worried is a new normal. I needed to get out and thrash around in ...
by Nate U
Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:20 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Super Safe Hiking in Very Dangerous Conditions
Replies: 4
Views: 136

Re: Super Safe Hiking in Very Dangerous Conditions

I was hiking the Verdugos a lot 5-10 years ago. They were interesting enough to me at that point, but once I started digging into the San Gabriels starting in 2020 the Verdugos started to feel pretty basic pretty quickly in comparison. But they still function as a convenient beginner-Gabes, with ...
by Nate U
Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:55 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Pirate T.K. Treks
Replies: 13
Views: 577

Re: Pirate T.K. Treks


But WHY DIDNT YOU TAKE THE SKULL HOME AND CLEAN IT is the problem here :?


I'm not really a bone guy. Not a lot of interest in cleaning it, and nowhere to keep it once I did. May as well leave it to be found by someone who is a bone person. Or let the skull return to the earth as the creator ...
by Nate U
Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:44 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Pirate T.K. Treks
Replies: 13
Views: 577

Re: Pirate T.K. Treks


My son used to go hiking with me until he was about 12, then devices took over. I wish you better luck :)


Yeah, I know the same fate could very well be in store for Forest as well, so I'm getting in the adventures while I still can! Doing a hike with a friend of his could be a helpful strategy ...
by Nate U
Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:12 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Pirate T.K. Treks
Replies: 13
Views: 577

Re: Pirate T.K. Treks

Catch-up post

Ok, so I'll confess I haven't kept up with the T.K. Trek TRs. But rest assured, Forest has been exploring. Here is a roundup of some of what we've been up to since October:

Rambling around Rice Canyon in Newhall with Forest's best friend Areg - one of my very favorite areas around ...
by Nate U
Sat Jan 18, 2025 7:01 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Entire ANF temporarily closed
Replies: 18
Views: 737

Re: Entire ANF temporarily closed


Contained doesn't mean out or zero risk. There will be a lot of cleanup before the masses should be tramping around out there, and I'm sure many will ignore closure orders too.


The Eaton Fire burn zone and area around it, sure there should be a closure order, just like the FS does for any ...
by Nate U
Fri Jan 17, 2025 8:22 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Entire ANF temporarily closed
Replies: 18
Views: 737

Re: Entire ANF temporarily closed

You know, when things are lousy I go to the mountains to feel better. The ANF is the best self care resource I have. I know I'm not the only person in LA who feels that way. And I know I'm not the only person in LA who could use some self care right now.

Does anyone think, emotions and our own self ...
by Nate U
Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:44 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Eaton Fire
Replies: 25
Views: 1102

Re: Eaton Fire

Nate U wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:14 pm Hard to see. Was just up there with the family in November...
by Nate U
Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magic Mountain from the North
Replies: 4
Views: 189

Re: Magic Mountain from the North


Thanks! I've had one bad experience where I wanted to make a loop through Oat Mountain and got stopped four miles away from the car, and instead had to turn around and backtrack eight miles. I've encountered some aggressive signage and fences around Newhall and Santa Clarita, and given the ...
by Nate U
Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:14 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Eaton Fire
Replies: 25
Views: 1102

Re: Eaton Fire

Hard to see. Was just up there with the family in November...
by Nate U
Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Magic Mountain from the North
Replies: 4
Views: 189

Re: Magic Mountain from the North

Your thought process is sound!

Haven't done these routes yet. But my experience has been this area is relatively forgiving brush-wise, and these routes have what look to be decent roads upon cursory examination of satellite imagery. At least on foot you should be fine. On bike you probably are too ...
by Nate U
Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:34 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Peaks 3,765, 4278, and 4,122
Replies: 6
Views: 274

Re: Peaks 3,765, 4278, and 4,122

Cool, remote area!

Your elevations maybe don't match up with the USGS scan on Caltopo(?) but I see the area you were in based on other place names you mention.
by Nate U
Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:42 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Lynx Gulch Exploration
Replies: 7
Views: 441

Re: Lynx Gulch Exploration

That day in September after we all did Rabbit, myself, Dima and Jeko were at a tunnel entrance (forget the more technical term) after coming down Roundtop, on that ridge between Iron #3. I think thats what HikeUp is referring to, and I assume is part of the Gold Bar Mine. But haven't been down in ...
by Nate U
Tue Dec 31, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: East Mermaid via SE Ridge
Replies: 11
Views: 565

Re: East Mermaid via SE Ridge

Super cool! Glad to see Bobcat country is navigable like that, and in places maybe more passable than it was before the fire. Much poodle dog?
by Nate U
Sun Dec 29, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: A Christmas Eve tradition, 2024 edition - Wheeler canyon east rim
Replies: 4
Views: 268

Re: A Christmas Eve tradition, 2024 edition - Wheeler canyon east rim

Uncle Rico wrote: Sun Dec 29, 2024 8:25 am Noice.

I assume that is Snowbasin in the rear-ground of some of your pics?
It sure is! Dima and I traversed right above there last summer. https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=9117
by Nate U
Sat Dec 28, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: A Christmas Eve tradition, 2024 edition - Wheeler canyon east rim
Replies: 4
Views: 268

A Christmas Eve tradition, 2024 edition - Wheeler canyon east rim

My father and I have a tradition, dating back to Cowen Hill in Maine from the year 2000 when I was 14, of doing a short and sweet hike on Christmas Eve. We've been able to get one in most years since.

With my parents in Ogden, Utah over Christmas, the family made the 10 hour drive to visit and we ...
by Nate U
Fri Dec 27, 2024 3:10 pm
Forum: Los Padres
Topic: Cobblestone mountain from Ant Camp
Replies: 10
Views: 420

Re: Cobblestone mountain from Ant Camp

dima wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:22 am Great question. The net gain is more like 4500ft, but there's a LOT of up/down. The "true" number is mostly unknowable. Strava thinks it's 8k, and maybe that's correct. Who knows.
Gain calculations are a dark and speculative art, no matter the method used.
by Nate U
Fri Dec 27, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: Los Padres
Topic: Cobblestone mountain from Ant Camp
Replies: 10
Views: 420

Re: Cobblestone mountain from Ant Camp

Nice bag!

Cobblestone Mountain is prominent from countless hikes I've been on around the Santa Clarita valley. Didn't realize it was such a challenge to summit. And yes, the geology of most of the mountain is completely different from the San Gabriels, being Eocene marine sedimentary rocks.
by Nate U
Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: The Harvard Branch of Eaton's Canyon
Replies: 5
Views: 377

Re: The Harvard Branch of Eaton's Canyon

Super cool! Did you know there had once been a cabin there? Its not on the FS map!
by Nate U
Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brown's Flat- Anybody Been?
Replies: 7
Views: 464

Re: Brown's Flat- Anybody Been?

Matthew wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2024 6:37 pm I would love to make an attempt to get there. It's been on my bucket list
Maybe starting at the Potato Mtn trailhead would be one's best bet? It would be a big day!
by Nate U
Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Desert
Topic: Stepladder Mountains High Point
Replies: 9
Views: 346

Re: Stepladder Mountains High Point

That is a seriously remote location! You were as close to Phoenix as you were LA. Getting lost would be spooky.

That area is poorly mapped geologically but your interpretation of a volcanic tuff conglomerate is believable.
by Nate U
Tue Dec 17, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brown's Flat- Anybody Been?
Replies: 7
Views: 464

Re: Brown's Flat- Anybody Been?

Wow, that is a tough spot to get to.
by Nate U
Mon Dec 09, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Pirates on the Moon
Replies: 10
Views: 521

Re: Pirates on the Moon

Throwing the best birthday parties in the most obscure locations!

Some route notes:
by Nate U
Thu Dec 05, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Middle Benchmark (4505')
Replies: 5
Views: 405

Re: Middle Benchmark (4505')

Did you need a special pass or something to drive that Redbox-Rincon road?
by Nate U
Mon Dec 02, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: Desert
Topic: Cecelia's Birthday Scramble
Replies: 5
Views: 307

Re: Cecelia's Birthday Scramble

Never explored (or even heard of) the Mojave National Preserve! Cool!
by Nate U
Sun Nov 24, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: California
Topic: San Jacinto via Snow Creek
Replies: 9
Views: 459

Re: San Jacinto via Snow Creek

Monster day, much respect.
by Nate U
Mon Nov 18, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Hawks Peak from Falls Ridge
Replies: 12
Views: 520

Re: Hawks Peak from Falls Ridge


Well, we could go up Earl, tag Pickens, then follow the Lukens Fire Road southeast past Hawks (and grab that along the way) to the Teepee, and then down whatever that trail is called (the TeePee Trail) to the end of Harter Lane. Or we could reverse that and go the other direction. Leave a car at ...