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The area by the peak itself is fairly popular, particularly with MTBers. The Overlook Fire Road (aka the Backbone Trail) goes right past this peak. Most hikers, however, don't go farther than the intersection of the Ray Miller Trail and the Overlook Fire Road (2.7 miles). https://caltopo.com/map.htm...

Sean wrote: ↑I wonder what the gizmo does. Perhaps it receives alien RF signals from planet X.

The register had an entry that suggested it was a memorial of sorts and asked that it not be disturbed.

Y'all ever heard of Gizmo Peak? Me neither. Until last weekend. The last time I was atop Mugu Peak I looked east at a high point that seemed higher than the 1266' that I was standing on. I'd seen this "peak" before, but never paid it much mind. Now I was curious. So Saturday, I climbed the...

Gene wrote: ↑ ...and maybe even the Oak Island treasure.

No, they still won't find the Oak Island treasure. ?

Sean wrote: ↑ I know this topic often turns into a heated affair

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and systems (closed and protected versus open and exposed).

I don't know that there is much real dispute that the earth's atmosphere is a "closed system" as that term is generally defined and understood, is there?

I'll take a stab Sean.

#1 - Mt. Lewis from the Manzanita Trail
#2 - Timber and Big Horn from Telegraphs' east ridge

I think it's Spanish broom in your picture there, right? I'm certainly no expert, but I believe you are correct. https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specie ... ecnum=7704 Either way, it is completely out of control. If you listen closely you can hear Vasquez's ghost fleeing from the law on horseback. ...

I know this will probably make me a pariah here, but I think it's bullshit that miners can drag all their crap into the canyons and then just leave it there when their claim has played out or it becomes inconvenient to remove it. In any other context, that would not be tolerated. It certainly wouldn...

I went up the Grizzly Flat trail today from Stonyvale. I've stayed away from this trail previously because I had heard about how overgrown it was. And how much poison oak there was. Poison oak and me don't love each other. One of us always ends up getting hurt, and it ain't the poison oak. But, I sa...

No clue David.

Yes Sir David R.

Silver from 2843 it is.

You up.

Ok, so my first pic was just a test to see if anyone was paying attention.

I've taken the training wheels off (I think) so y'all can't cheat.

Where am I and what am I looking at?

Curse you Elwood.

It's west.

While you're pondering TK's riddle, what am I looking at here?

dima wrote: ↑Rico, want to do one?

Let me troll through my pics.

Whew! Glad you were able to preserve the Icehouse strap-on pic.

That one is my fave!

Copter Ridge?

Oh, very cool. I thought about that loop but was uncertain about Boulder Canyon.

How was that? Is Gold Creek Road public up to the Boulder Canyon trailhead?

That map's an awesome resource. Thanks for sharing it and for the trail maintenance. The Oak Spring trail was in top shape all the way to Oak Spring.

Speaking of springs, is there any water at Fascination?

Hey thanks for the info K_Sabo. Very interesting about Oak Spring.

Been awhile since I put up a TR so figured I'm about due. Went out last weekend to do some exploring on the west end of the San Gabriels. Since I had been up to the Mendenhall Ridge and out to Kagel, I settled on the Yerba Buena Ridge by way of the Oak Spring Trail. Candidly, I wasn't expecting much...

Sean wrote: ↑That was a crazy day. I should make a sequel: Cucamonga's Downfall.

Or Cucamonga Man's Comeback!

I've never gone up Lawlor's south face. Looks pretty damn steep to me. The standard route is enjoyable though. The summit is nothing special as you say, but I prefer it to Strawberry which has become too crowded for my anti-social tastes.

Nice bruin sighting. ?

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If that's failing, my goal is to fail like you.

Super nice trip. I've been up to the Humphrey's Basin but not further. That snow patch just below the pass was there when I went as well. That whole North Fork Bishop Creek drainage is gorgeous.

Very cool find Tom.

Ah, the eternal struggle between oaks and evergreens!

Yeah, the oaks are always fighting with everyone. The maples hate them too.