EISPIRATEN

According to the Big Pines Ranger Station on their Facebook page it is supposed to open sometime this week. My son & I hiked Pine Mtn on Saturday and it was not open then - we had to park at Guffy.

Crazy fast! And excellent photos - looks like it was a superb day for it.

^^lol!

^Thanks - didn't think so, but figured it didn't hurt to ask just in case.

A few years ago when the forest was closed due to fire danger they extended the expiration date for all adventure passes for a few months. Does anyone know if they have done the same thing this year due to the fires? Mine expired end of May and of course being the cheapskate I am would not want to w...

At one point it started to seem like snowshoes would be a good idea, but it is definitely melting fast now so it could change a lot by next week. I bailed off the trail pretty early and headed straight up the mountain, but I did pass a some hikers on my way down that had made it pretty far without c...

Sorry if this post is too late - just got back on here today. I didn't start hiking until about 9:00 AM so if you get an earlier start you might not run into the same degree of issues.

This is true. Messed around up there yesterday morning. Had the crampons on early, only went about 1/2 way up because as it warmed up I started to posthole like crazy and I wasn't in the mood for that.

Also, about half way between South Fork campground and Devil's Chair there are a couple of "well used" campsites in Holcomb Canyon near the creek, which also has mucho water right now.

I've hiked the portion from South Fork Campground to the Devil's Chair twice in the last month or so and it was fine - no snow. The portion from Islip Saddle down to Big Rock Creek may have snow, however since it doesn't see the sun as much. Big Rock Creek has mucho water.

I don't mind them using the bridge, not all, especially since they give us access to cross over it. I have not bungee jumped with these folks, but yes, it's a rush. I just know there's been some disagreement on the use of the bridge for bungee jumping - didn't want to start a discussion over right/...

I guess they need a proofreader, eh? Those signs evidently were put up by Bungee America since that's their phone number. Regardless whether you agree with them using this bridge or their methods of doing it, I highly recommend bungee jumping - it's a rush like no other. And man, that's a lot of ten...

Look at the bottom right corner of this page to see some time lapsed video of the bridge being built:

http://dot.ca.gov/dist07/travel/project ... .php?id=41

Supposedly the road is on schedule to be open around May 20th.

:shock: Um, if nobody minds, I thought I'd post something about the original topic of this thread. :lol: From the Wrightwoodcalif site today: Yesterday, January 2nd, 30 concrete trucks delivered, via CHP support, the concrete to complete pouring the bridge. The bridge has now been poured and is awai...

I'm no expert and I'm not a "wreck chaser", but I can say that this wreckage has been there for a pretty long time. I first came upon it sometime around 1988, but friends told me it was there long before that. I always stop by to look at it when I'm in this area but I've never analyzed it ...

Update as of Sat. 11/8: Four girders have been moved and put into place, with #5 going in on Monday. #6 will be delivered on Wednesday and assembled at the construction site (evidently the curing time isn't as long as previously thought, or it will finish curing at the site). The contractor says the...

More news, from a reliable person who's also a mod at the WW forum: "A New Trucking Company has been brought in to move the girders and Contruction on HWY 2 has resumed! I talked with Dan today. He is in charge of moving the girders. They are working feverishly to get the girders in and in plac...

:) Boy, it changes everyday (from today on the Wrightwood forum): "Looks like Caltrans/Contractor has made a decision to proceed with the bridge construction. The contractor is currently loading up one of the 200 foot girder sections and will be moving it in place ASAP. There are now 2 - 500 to...

The replacement girder will apparently take months to make, putting the project on hold till spring. Yes, but there are 5 more (yet undamaged) girders sitting there waiting to be put in place also. So there was talk on the Wrightwood forum that they might try to go ahead and continue setting those ...

Back to Hwy 2: evidently they got on the ball and got the fallen girder removed from ACH already, but they also removed a bunch of other construction supplies, including the office shed, which insinuates that they're probably done messing with the project until spring.

Rumpled wrote:Are they REALLY gonna try and open up 39?

Yep.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/Publicatio ... php?id=283

can't help it. so much complaining. Watch when the road is finally opened. The new complaint topic will be about the added traffic and less solitude. cracks me up. :roll: That's probably true, lol. Personally, living on the east side, the road closure has kept me from many dayhikes because it adds ...

Jackhammer it to pieces? Surely, there's a better way. :( Yeah - I know. They're saying that if they try to use a crane the girder (being so damaged) will crumble and fall apart, and this would be dangerous. A few people have uploaded photos on the Wrightwood website I referenced. They didn't make ...

True...a big winter could delay it even more. They were optimistic of it being open by Thanksgiving before this happened.

Re: the closure between Vincent Gap & Islip Saddle Apparently the contractors attempted to start moving the huge concrete girders for the bridge into place this week. Unfortunately, one fell off the dollies as it was being lifted and crashed onto the highway. This presents a lot of problems. I g...

Very nice photos. I've done this hike a few times - definitely one of my favorites!

TacoDelRio wrote:Nah, I gotcha. I'm just expressing that you should feel 110% comfortable saying what you wish on here. I appreciate that you like the board! I just don't want you to feel that you have to be areful or too discreet about your posting or whatnot.

Aha, thank you!

Say what you like! This message board is relaxed... hell damn ass shit. Don't know if you misunderstood my comment but I want to clarify it anyway in case it's taken sarcastically - I was serious and that was meant as a compliment to this board and it's members. I haven't posted until recently, but...

The escape route deal for Wrightwood would be real helpful in winter, with the friggin' ludicrous traffic y'all get due to skiiers and snowboarders and such. I hate getting stuck behind that. Chews up a few hours just sitting in traffic, slowly going back towards the 138... Oh, don't even get me st...

how many hikes are missed just from the closed section of the 2? Getting to the other side of the closed section doesn't seem like a big deal if you are coming from the La Canada end, you could just drive around 210-15 etc in about the same amount of time... I'm coming out of lurker status for this...