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Hey Marty! I've hiked into Joe Elliot from Deer Canyon, via 1N34, from Lytle Creek via San Sevaine road, and via the Etiwanda Ridge, also a miserable brush-bash. The campground is also accessible through the Cucamonga Wilderness via the trail from Cucamonga and Etiwanda peaks. That trail is in rough...

There is a small web of trails indicated on USGS Topo maps that cross that ridge east of Bull Canyon, though the map doesn't have them making it up to 1N34.

I was wearing a previously intact (now torn) pair of Saharas and tee-shirt. There are still a few Ceanothus thorn-tips in my legs.

How about the next best thing?

Beautiful report and pix, Lilbitmo and Zach. Sucks about the run-in with our fine law-enforcement folks. I believe that the device is a rain gauge of sorts. This is merely deduction, not informed.

I've been up and down Deer Canyon several times. Day and Deer were kind of my fallbacks if I'd hadn't wasted so much time on Smith Ridge.

I was looking for an interesting way to hike to Joe Elliot Campground, then Etiwanda Peak on Saturday. Two years ago, I did this via the Etiwanda Ridge. Topographic maps show where a trail once ran up Smith Ridge to Cucamonga Truck Trail (1N34) so I figured I'd give it a try. I parked in the lot adj...

I've been very happy with my latest boot; Lowa Renegade. I hike weekly in these for 20 - 30 miles with no less than 27 Lbs of day pack. They required exactly zero hours of break-in. No hot spots, and fairly light. Personally I wouldn't hike a big pack without serious ankle support. Others of the for...

Nicely done! Nice critter pix too.

Beautiful shots! Thanks for the post.

Great pictures Mr. Taco!

Awesome! Care to speculate on the youngsters age? I forget when the local F. concolor typically spawn.

With valley temperatures forecast for triple digits, I wanted to hike somewhere cool. Last time I was in the Bernardinos, it was for the 9-peak extravaganza with Turtle and Hvydrt. SGWA trail conditions still cited deep snow beyond the saddles. Contemporary online imagery only showed remnants in the...

Too funny!

Taco, Ms. Magic and team:

What a forking masterpiece of canyoneering and reporting.

Thanks, thanks, thanks!


BTW, is the traverse from Pine Mtn. ridge to UFF still as crumby as I remember it?

You guys did the whole forking thing?

Very nice!

Looks a whole lot like Turricula parryi, the infamous Poodle Dog bush.

Just beautiful, CM!

I hate when my camera lens gets wet. I even managed to submerge one of my cameras on a descent with Turtle (go figure). The water droplets add a nice creative touch to some of these pictures anyway. Thanks for posting.

Awsome trip, report and pictures! Thank you for sharing it!

That's amazing! Are those hiker laces hanging from kitty's mouth?

Beautiful pictures of a beautiful area of the range. I can't wait to get back down there. Last time down Bear Canyon a tick managed to get up the sleeve fast enough that it wasn't until my swollen arm alerted me to its snacking. Thanks for the report and pictures.

Beautiful! How was the brush into Allison?

I only know with certainty that Blue Ridge Road was open this past Sunday. Don't know (sorry) regarding Guffy or beyond.

Great shots, dudes!

Meeting Taco...

Meeting Cougarmagic...

Chris and Cougars' presentations.

Now I know what it feels like to win a trifecta!

I've been wanting to get back up on this segment of the crest trail since the warm weather would've melted most of the pesky snow. I arrived at a cold (28F), foggy Vincent Gap, hitting the trail around 0620 this past Sunday. Snow patches were intermittent and passable (in boots) for the last mile or...

Amazing pictures Dr. Turtle! BTW, PVR was a lot harder without the snow this past Saturday.

Most excellent report and pictures! Looks like fun as well.