EISPIRATEN

I have 2 tools with me at all times... My feet Step on it, grind it, kick it Machetes I feel are of limited usefulness and potentially more dangerous than loppers and folding saws Fiskars are a good lightweight dependable brand Their collapsing saw is a nice compact design though are hard to find. M...

La Canada Valley Sun

This seems like the perfect outfit for bushwhacking !

CM and others should really take a look

Not that the two are necessarily related, but when I saw this, it made me wonder whether we can expect more frequent and aggressive wildlife encounters as water and food resources become more scarce due to the continuing drought. tracker? CM? Anybody else with more knowledge than me (meaning everyo...

Those are healthy looking Coyotes.

This Am I Saw What Appeared To Be Flames And Smoke From The Verdugos A Bit South & East Of Mt San jacinto

3 in Custody In Connection To The Fire
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... 0676.story

Saw A LAco Fire Dozer Heading East On The 210 In Sylmar On My Way To work

Wundermap with local weather stations
http://wxug.us/1c74r

No single digit humidities but 19-25% ain't good

With La County Fire hitting it hard and fast hopefully they get a handle on it

LA County Fire has a full "Brush Response"

http://fire.lacounty.gov/AirWildland/Fi ... sponse.asp

KPPC is reporting a fire in "San Gabriel Cyn"

Is it simply because there isn't really a feasible way - aka trail - that could get hikers past the first fall ?. This cogently sums up my feelings :Thanks: My idea a few years back was to put in a series of 8-10ft high fences or an electronic sign with year to date rescues and deaths along with hi...

I personally would oppose such a "trail"

Technically it would be a herculean task to build a safe hiking trail to the 2nd falls.

You are also opening yourself to lawsuits from anyone injured or killed on such an unapproved trail

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=2513880 TR: Baron Fitzsimmons Canyon ACA Rating: 3AII Our hiking time: 3½ hours Our Hiking distance: 2.1 miles(TOPO!) Elevation loss: 585 feet(TOPO!) Elevation gain: 585 feet (TOPO!) Required equipment: Standard canyoneering gear 1, 220ft rope, 1, 90f...

a rare win, must have broken in to a cops car

so I really wonder the "heavy duty" capacity of them. It has been covered as to steep terrain But I regularly us my Katoola MicroSpikes for hiking steep loose firebreaks I have tried other imitation "Microspike" look alikes and found them to be lacking. The pair I am currently u...

frozen sunshine

vector is a line and point type graphic (Think autocad, OSM). Using an image is raster(bitmap). Caltopo, Acme etc use Raster images of USGS maps that have been Geo referenced so they can be used to display the location etc on the website or on your local computer If you want USGS maps right now the ...

Most GPS units use VECTOR maps. No USGS or other map images.

A new Garmin GPSmap62S for $200 is a good deal on a solid time tested unit.

If you have a smartphone you probably already have a GPS. I use Backcountry Navigator PRO in my android

Cougarmagic had a trailcam up there...

Video here

It is disturbing. The losses exceed the gains But, will the losses remain over time. It is difficult to look at something like this in black and white terms and draw any accurate conclusions IMO Back in the early years of the San Gabriel mountains reserve the concerns where much the same on the loca...

Yeah My son will likely be working in the Irvine Area when he graduates UCI this year. Obviously Santiago & Mojeska (Santa Ana Mtns) will be your go to day to day hiking area As mentioned Jerry Shad's Afoot and a field is the gold standard though it may be a bit dated I was looking for some info...

It is probably smaller since the mud tends to squish out but it is a good size

I've enjoyed the podcast for the last few years. I originally heard it over the air broadcast from KPBS in SD when working on the PCT in Gardner Valley.

http://www.waywordradio.org/contact/


Just relax... Take a deep breath... put it out of your mind...

we're gonna need a map...

try caltopo or some other online map

http://caltopo.com/map?id=2051

You and others can edit this map

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑

mattmaxon wrote: ↑ I did up date it with track data...

So your GPS data tracks with what the topo map says? Wow.

NO No no...

The red line is my track. The yellow was the estimated track as shown on the map

I'd be willing to bet "Once upon a time" it was there... Like in 1900 or so

Yeah it is an improvement

I was just making an example. I did up date it with track data...

You could also use Caltopo and embed the map like I did here 8)

http://mattmaxon.blogspot.com/

You can use different Character maps in MS Paint In this example I used the "Parksymbol" font Capital A https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/1656474/11-3-2013 5-42-37 AM.jpg http://www.fontspace.com/minnesota-depa ... on-symbols http://www.nps.gov/hfc/carto/map-s...