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HikeUp wrote: ↑Interesting area that I (and others) have been contemplating doing as a descent. Thanks for the information regarding the falls and the pictures.

What was your return route?

http://www.dankat.com/advents/alpine.htm

You can "easily" ascend the south side of grand canyon to Mt Lowe road.

Not being a mountaineer I really cannot give advice on what you should carry. But it seems to me after being involved with canyoneering "it depends". Some random thoughts are... Where are you mountaineering and what is your level of risk tolerance. Since you are not an old hand, who are yo...

Thanks Sean and Matt! I really appreciate it. Looks like that little trail that scrambles up rocks was some sort of short cut up to the old Sloan Trail (or maybe it's just nothing). I think I know where to go now. Much appreciated! now tat i think of it it is to some ruins associated with the tavern

This map shows the Mt Lowe Trail Camp and Tom Sloane Trail/Saddle. The red dashed lines are XC routes Dashed purple are estimated XC routes or Forest Service GEODATA trail layer data Thin Red, Black & Green are trails as hiked Medium Red and Green are roads as hiked I'd not depend on Tom Sloan T...

If I remember correctly the brush is quite dense out there

umm that's why you only use these and other stove outdoors.

The area around the stove is clear of flammable material...yada...yada...yada...

But I never liked the safety of these stoves, I know of at least one brush fire that was started while using an alcohol stove that had a problem just like this

Teejate wrote: ↑Wanted to know if anyone knew the official name of the Korean Hiking Club

Evergreen Hiking & leisure Club

Yeah looks good... Where did you see it?

Cannot say for sure but it loots like a thistle of some sort.


Plumeless thistle

Looks like a good match

Since it is not fully developed it is hard to identify. But judging from the old stalks it seems to be a good guess

I "think" it is also known some times as "Lemonade Berry"

Sorry
Lemonade Berry is another similar plant

Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) Brewer & S. Watson
lemonade berry, lemonade sumac

http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species ... ecnum=7091

Rhus ovata S. Watson
sugar bush, sugar sumac

I "think" it is also known some times as "Lemonade Berry"

Cheers

I like the Marmot Zephyr, of course it is no longer made.

I have hiked portions years ago. I'm certain it hasn't gotten any better in that time

It's not a walk in the park with your granny on easter sunday. But it is an old road grade plenty of yucca and the ever present BSAC poison oak

Stone Cyn Trail is open

Title 36 CFR 261.55e “Shortcutting a switchback in a trail.” But the trail has been laid out and constructed to reduce the impact on the environment by trail users. Without the switchbacks and other trail features erosion would be severe. Since most of the trail work in the Angeles and other local N...

Thanks for the TR, the trail conditions are not unexpected, but thanks for the verification. Last time I was on Gold Cyn Rd after the fire it was covered with rocks making it unrideable (for me) on my Mtn Bike. Have they worked on this? Unfortunately the upper portion of the trail was regularly work...

epic!

We braved the summit and the south face and descended McKinley Cyn a few years back before the fire

How is Gold Cyn Rd. Last time I was there there was tons of rocks on it.

As I recall it's pretty wide.

I do have some photos some where

Theodore Parker Lukens: Father of Forestry
By Shirley Sargent

It may be tough to find.

I have a copy I'd be willing to loan if you cannot find it.

Snow is rarely a problem in the local mountains

ICE is a serious problem

one that is not always considered.

It seems to me many fatal falls/injuries are one ICE

Experinced folks get complacent, "Oh we're in the San Gabriels"... don't need crampons etc...

Complacency kills

"The top section is in relatively good shape" I have worked on this trail for many years #1 The trail has been restored to it's original route. #2 The work that has been done on the top I did. I'll be continuing work soon now that the weather has cooled. Hopefully some rain will lessen the...

I believe the trees you are referring to are Alder Trees. Specifically Alnus rhombifolia Nutt. or White Alder. Pretty scary stuff. While working on the PCT in Rockhouse Basin along unnamed "Manter Creek" several large Pinyon pines fell, very happy to see it from a distance. The question is...

carrying a months worth of food would be very difficult if not impossible

you don't say if you're traveling or just going to some place and camping.

Ramen and tuna is ok for a week or 2 but you're gonna need about 3000 calories perday to move

Packer Greg's solution seems reasonable

Could it be deer?

I have worked with AsAbat with the PCTA it is a tragic loss.

My most sincere condolences to his family and loved one. Truly a loss.

Yeah I hiked from Verdugo Hills Archers to Haines Cyn Ave over the camelback looking for Ertug Ergun... The upper sister elsie trail is mostly gone right now. I saw bits and pieces I had to get up on the canyon wall at one point and traverse as the brush was impenetrable. It'll probably be sometime ...

the section in cooks canyon is a bit eroded, with some down trees you gotta scramble over / under and there are short steep segments with loose rock to Haines Cyn Mtrwy. The motorway is impassable to vehicles and unrideable on a Mtn Bike (IMO) because of all the rocks Mt Lukens and the Mtrway to Pic...

I've hiked both of these in recent months.

They both have been worked on and are continuing to be worked on but it will take much more to restore them.

I wouldn't do these now as it would be hot, very hot there now.

He is a very rational, logical person and taking the risk of descending through these dangerous routes is unexpected from him. Do you think that he got lost and got really desperate? I just got back from Zakra's house. What he says makes sense to me Hiking up Stone Cyn, east across Mt Lukens to Gri...

I have been out looking. Last Sunday and today I saw no sign anyone has been in either places in some time I have as the other forum members well know, hiked the Stone Cyn Trail for many years, having summited Mt Lukens now 1040+ times I have also maintained the Stone Cyn trail for 15 years or so I ...