EISPIRATEN

Much appreciated HikeUp, very helpful. Didn't realize my orientation was that directly west.

I already posted my rant about my outing to Islip. Here's the accompanying pics. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1258/albums/ii528/fivevikings/DSCN1175.jpg Empty parking lot at Islip saddle https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1258/albums/ii528/fivevikings/DSCN1177...

On Sunday, I revisited the Islip saddle area to take care of some unfinished business from my last trip there, namely an ascent to the summit of Mt. Islip. From the saddle I took the PCT to Little Jimmy then cut through the campground on the path that ultimately joins the trail from Windy Gap. As pa...

Nice adventure yob. A night at CG is on my local bucket list. Could have done without that pic of your butt pucker however.

Nice. Love the trek out to Ediza. Mammoth Brewing 395 IPA is class!

HJ’s list of 23 San Gabriel peaks above 8000 feet has been mocking me relentlessly ever since I laid eyes upon it. So Sunday morning I got up not particularly early and headed out solo for the hills to scratch a few summits from the list. My initial plan was to ascend the PCT from Islip Saddle to Th...

Dragon- I don't have anywhere near the experience on Baldy that the other guys/gals on this board do, but the first time I went up I took Jeff's route in reverse: up the boring fireroad, across Devil's Backbone and down Ski Hut. I prefer to get the boring stuff out of the way early. Plus, I've found...

Folks low in Icehouse Canyon, PLEASE PICK UP AFTER YERSELVES!! Serious man, waterbottles aren't that heavy! I'm gonna start yelling at people and being a dick next time I see folks trashing our land. Anywho, not my intention to sound like a dick but hey, a guy's gotta speak his mind every so often....

Nice! Congrats on a great trip.

My better half and progeny let me off the leash for Father's Day so I made a dash to Cucamonga Peak. Ice House parking lot was packed at 9:00 a.m. but I had the summit of Cucamonga entirely to myself. A stiff breeze was blowing which made for amazing visibility--San Jacinto to the east, Catalina to ...

There are identical stainless steel bottle openers bolted to the registers of both Timber Mountain and Telegraph Peak, so now you need to hike the Three Tee's Trail to check these useful items out as well. Geez, after visits to Ontario, Timber, Telegraph, and the Notch I'll need a designated driver...

How come nobody told me that some enterprising mountaineer attached a bottle opener to the tree atop Ontario Peak? I was woefully ill prepared when I reached the summit today.

I'm diggin' the iPhone pic of Lone Pine Peak and Whitney jmac. Very retro.

-Rico

Brilliant Turtle. Next time you're out that way, venture a little further east to the Coyotes Buttes Permit Area. Not terribly strenuous, but a geologic freak show.

Dang, that's one big kitty kat. Surprised he's been able to escape the radio collar.

Saturday I skipped all the hoo-haa with that roadie event. I heard there were 1400 riders for that little thing. Not to get off topic or anything, but a sight worthy of mention at Saturday's roadie event was a young lady I saw riding a commuter bike fitted with cage pedals who was wearing cargo sho...

Freaking nice dude! Did you go up Saturday too? I think I saw your evil twin.

Beast hike norma r.

Good stuff Alfred E. Neuman. Thanx for yer words of wisdom.

Right on Taco Man! Mucho appreciato.

Have been wanting for some time to get out and experience the mountains in the winter, but thus far it just hasn't happened. I want to change that this winter but am inadequately equipped to do that at this stage. So, can some of you vets give me a list of the essential equipment I'll need to accuml...

Thanks boys. Much obliged.

Thinking of making an ascent of Mt. Wilson out of Chantry Flat via the Sturtevant Trail. Anybody care to give me their two cents on whether that is a worthwhile hike? I've done Mt. Wilson by way of Upper Winter Creek to Manzanita to the toll road, so am looking for something different. Mucho appreci...

Wow, that's tragic and sobering.

Notice that the victim was from "Oso?"

Weird.

This site has a pretty good selection of adventures to be had in/around Zion (including a good description and map of the Narrows and Angel's Landing). Can't say that I have experienced the joy of the "technical" and "hard core" selections, but if that's your thing, there's plent...

Dude, that's so freakin' gangster. You're my new hero.

Finally made it out to Baden-Powell on Sunday. Fantastic day to be on the mountain as evidenced by the 50-60 cars in the parking lot at 11:00 a.m. when we arrived. Apparently, there is a strip of snow on the south side of Highway 2 a few miles from the parking area and a bunch of young guns were eit...

The second shot is deserving of serious consideration in the image contest. Love those blues.

Freakin' beautiful stuff. Thanks for posting simonov.

Thanks hvydrt. Looks like May is not the best time of year to go.

"I'm gonna tell you somethin' right now. While you're out there playing patty cake with your friend Pedro, your Uncle Rico is makin' 120 bucks."