EISPIRATEN

Take advantage, folks!

Hard pass. Waaaayyy too scary. ?

As one of my old friends might say, "Gnar!"

I have an Icehouse project, I would like to shut down the road above Baldy Village to everyone except the residents. The whole area is way overused. IHC isn't worth hiking anymore unless it is a weekday and Baldy is an embarrassment. A van will be by later today to take you to a re-education camp D...

Ooooooh! Will there be a Starbucks?

Near May Peak earlier today. About 12-14"

Any reports on where exactly Bob's was found? I'm guessing down one of those chutes on the west side of that ridge leading to Islip?

Big.

When you get that skin-tight wrestling outfit, make sure to upload pics.

Did Sean hallucinate?

Saw these guys at the base of a log in Sycamore Canyon. They were about the size of my hand and kinda leathery. I mean the shrooms. My hands aren't leathery as far as I know.

Remember those t-shirts that said "do epic shit?" You're living that t-shirt taco.

Great read. There's some real nuggets in this piece.

I've come up from the Burma side. I didn't see any reasonable (for me) route to the Pinnacle from the south/east. The road walk isn't terribly interesting to be honest.

You're a good man Taco.

Btw, I read that Sands is a fairly accomplished mountaineer. At least according to him. I guess he's climbed in the Alps, the Andes, etc. Ironic that the diminutive Gabes may be his demise. It's easy to underestimate them, especially in comparison to the other more sexy ranges. I feel that happens q...

There's also a hiker missing near Mt. Islip.

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news ... mountains/

Hiking solo at Baldy in a snow storm. Sounds like a great idea.

I've done that.

You'll come around to taking pics bcrowell. Just like David R has.

It doesn't appear as if the "entire forest" is actually closed. The order doesn't include the Mt. Pinos District.

Shhh!

From the Los Padres Forest Association earlier today. I have not seen a copy of this Order. "Due to the massive amounts of recent rainfall and subsequent forest-wide damage to trails, roads and infrastructure, the Forest Service has issued a forest-wide closure of the Los Padres Forest effectiv...

Super interesting David. Good on ya for spitting on that bastard's cremation mound. Fuck that guy.

So what happens to the facility now? Anyone who wants to use it is presumably going to have to cut a new road for ingress and egress. An expensive proposition.

Amazing. I didn't even realize Costa Rica had peaks that high.

I once saw a 5-legged tapir at the Santa Barbara zoo. True story.

Don't bogart the martinis dude.

It's a fair distance from Grizzly Flat. I wouldn't immediately think the two are connected.

The junction I'm referring to is here: https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=34.2262 ... =16&b=f16a

Are we talking the same language?

Hey, does anyone know the anything about that stand of evergreens at the junction of the Fern Truck Trail and Brown Mountain Road? I think they are Ponderosa Pines, but not certain. Doesn't seem like they are naturally-occurring, but maybe someone knows the story behind them. 20221203_140831.jpg 202...

Has anyone camped in a cardboard tent?

Ok, I'll be the one to say it: that's just fucking stupid.

I have a Tyvek tarp as well. It is loud. But I haven't washed mine per JeffH. It's also more bulky than you'd think. At least more so than plastic drop cloth. But more durable obviously.

Nice ride. I like Camino Cielo. Good looks to the ocean and the interior. I know you know this, but dima rode Camino Cielo a couple of year back coming from the east...up Matilija to Murrieta, over the top and down to Juncal and then to the Camino Cielo. You could really stitch together a nice alter...

...an arduous five-mile hike...

Amazing trip. Beautiful pics.

Lucky