EISPIRATEN

Just kidding, truly. Couldn't resist.

https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other15/IMG_7169.JPG Valley Forge https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other15/IMG_7234.JPG West Fork https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other15/IMG_7163.JPG Valley Forge

What are you planning on doing in the afternoon then?

According to Jake, both Valley Forge and West Fork C.G. are in excellent condition!

Awsome footage, Ms. Magic. Thanks for keeping track of our local kitties.

Mr. Hike-Up, I've never seen a bobcat do 50. Must have been amazing.

Nice to see the bears that make such pretty tracks across the South Fork trail occasionally. Thanks for all the hard work setting up your cameras and sharing the results.

That's ruff.

Oblivious to the carnage at Chantry, Jake hiked from Red Box Gap to a point east of the 12 mile (from Rincon Station) marker along the Gabrielino Trail and Rincon Red Box Road. He promised me that he'd describe his hike a little later, but he wanted to get his pictures up. Added verbiage 5/5/2011: J...

Most excellent report, pictures and commentary. Much appreciated!

https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other14/IOD.jpg Real name: Ira Real age: North of 50 Stuff I do: Hike solo over long distances, hike with other people, easy climbing and canyoneering, take pictures of the landscape, interesting creatures, structures and humans. I'm...

I guess that is the normal Bear Creek trail up to the Smith saddle. I was last on that trail 2008/05/31 and have since forgotten those switchbacks. I remember following the creek bed a ways past the primitive trail camp and getting myself disoriented. Thanks for refreshing the memory. https://eispir...

Why yes indeed Mr. HikeUp I have once again swapped east for west...Editing accordingly.

Jake was jonesing for some forest and a little snow. After negotiating the ever-so-convenient Big Tujunga, Upper Big Tujunga ACH bypass, he parked at the nearly empty Three Points lot and was on the hoof at 0625. Jake followed the Waterman Trail, descended to the Twin Peaks saddle at the Buckhorn Tr...

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Really pretty pictures, dude!

I took this route as far as Etiwanda a couple of years ago...

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I imagine this winter's rains have carved up the road a bit.

Too cute Ms. Magic. Nice avatar too.

Nice concolor tracks. I can just imagine those kitties walking around Los Padres NF, er Angeles N.F..

What an amazing trip. Thanks for the great report and pictures!

Southern California Cthulhu (cthulus californica meridianus) perhaps...

Spectacularness!

Why waste scarce USDA funding on cultivars that sustain a healthy Angeles? I can see it already, the San Dimas Experimental Marijuana Forest.

I would have to agree with Mr. Simonov. I like to take what I like to take on longish day hikes; 20 to 30 miles. It is not unusual for me to start one of these with ~ 25 Lbs. of pack, depending upon the likelihood of trailside water. While not particularly scientific, I look at every oz. of gear car...

Y'all are cute. Nice pictures and report.

Great report and pictures. Thank you for sharing them. I've gotta make time to do this one of these seasons.

Nice pictures! I can almost hear the roar of those falls from here.

Saturday morning, I parked at Vincent Gap and headed down the gulch. I hit the trail around 0710 after the longish haul from Simi Valley. A few hikers were headed up Mount Baden-Powell as I got my gear together. Since I didn't know what to expect from the remaining snow, I opted for crampons. These ...

My evil twin brother Jake has always been intrigued by forest service road 4N33's circuitous route from Arrastre Canyon up to Messenger Peak. He'd seen it during several sojourns on the PCT to North Fork Saddle and beyond. Yesterday's beautiful weather was all that was needed to get him into our Jee...

Holy s#!t !! That's an amazing route, and great pictures !

That's cute! I saw a couple of smallish rabbits during my lunchtime Verdugos hike on Friday. They were in the brush beside the long firebreak up Mt. Thom from the Brand Library side. The first one got a bit concerned when I took out the camera, so I didn't bother photographing.