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So what?...

just kidding. good luck.

Cool!

Thanks for the stickers Mitch!

Thanks to Johanna, Kirk, Peter and Randy W. for a great romp in Eaton Canyon! :D It was even better than last year as the pools were deeper which allowed us to slide down some of the falls. Wheee!... I gotta admit when i can run, jump and slide like when i was a kid, i really do still feel like a ki...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Pretty cool that reinhold messner signed that register.

Dang, he told me he was Norman Clyde. Shows what i know.

Amazing feat and feet Rick! Must feel great to know you can once again go the distance. Good for you!

Beautiful TR Zach. Even more beautiful photos! Glad the whole tribe had an enchanting time! I love that area of the Sierra with its views, challenging climbs and the spectacular colored rock.

Pretty darn cool CM!!

Cool beans G-men!

bluerail wrote: ↑ ...I shoulda known.

aw, quit trying to make us feel sorry for you. you loved every blood-letting moment of it. i saw that smile on your face! Steve, did you do c2c the next day as planned?

HikeUp wrote: ↑... Kratka has no formal trail as far as I know but there are a couple of xc routes I've heard of. From Vista picnic area to the east (short but steep) and via the west ridge from Buckhorn area. I'm up for a xc Waterman to Kratka route that follows the connecting ridge.

Let's do it!

Man, that looks like a frickin blast. I'm sorry I missed out. Question: you basically count on getting completely soaked through, right? I would imagine there is no staying dry no matter what kind of water-proof jacket/pants you had on. serious canyoneers own drysuits. i'll be wearing a wetsuit thi...

TR... black flies bite. next day those bites itch like hell. :twisted: seriously, how do you make a long, strenuous hike fun? :D share the brutality with 13 other crazed junkies. what started out as a hike with a couple people morphed into a way fun group hike. it was great to see Steve, Fern and Zé...

great photos HikeUp! Saw the cool clouds from Iron Mountain yesterday. There was even a interesting and dense cloud bank to the west as i drove home that created a pretty sunset. i always love seeing Snow Plant too. i really like those little green plants right next to it. nice composition. i have t...

not as exciting as my TR??? that's the kind of day i was hoping for on Whitney! trade you!!

good job GMB! you must go back if only for a burger and fries though. the perfect post-Whitney meal. 8)

Mike P wrote: ↑Cool! Glendora Ridge Road? you were hiking at 3:00 am??

sounds like they're both nocturnal

did the hut not provide any shelter from the inside or backside from the wind? to tell you the truth, i didn't even walk up to the hut. i have been there enough times plus i was so cold i tried to find some rocks to break the wind while the guys went and took some pix. last week Burchey said he cou...

Great trip report, must have been a beast with that wind. I think I'm a little confused, but it seems like Norma and Jim kinda left you behind and nobody noticed until you were a mile behind? Did you have really bad breath or something and they just had to get away? :twisted: Survival of the fittes...

We paid attention to the forecast and felt we had a decent window of weather before the storm set to arrive Saturday night would hit. So Phil (lik2hik), Jim (Calicokat) and I left Whitney Portal at 3:30 am for a day hike of the Mountaineer's Route (MR.) :D I had done the MR twice before so I led fro...

nice to see Wysup Peak. George was a great man who loved hiking as much as all of us combined. worth naming a peak after.

i like Peter too. except he yells at me when i take photos that i'm gonna cause the group to be stuck out in the dark. i just smile & ignore him.

that didn't look devilish. nice.

i've had a lot of fun climbing in the last year in Joshua Tree, Tahquitz, New Jack, Point Dume, Echo and Red Rocks, but a most surprising and interesting place that i have been to of recent, is Pinnacles National Monument. I'm writing this TR because i want you all to know what a sweet little gem of...

That sucks. Hope they don't get into your sleeping bag(s) too! :shock: Seriously, if you're in an apartment building I'd move, telling the landlord the little buggers make the place uninhabitable (check your lease). Pretty useless to treat only your unit if the bugs are in all the units in the buil...

davantalus wrote: ↑

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑You canyoneered with Chris Brennan? How awesome is that?

Exactly what I was thinking.

me three.

:D Nice photos and backpack, Kathy. Loved the cascades and the Stream Orchid. Back when we drove a 4WD up Surprise Canyon in the 70's i gave little thought to protecting the environment. I have changed a lot since then and it's good to hear that the canyon doesn't bear the scars of the days of yore....

Very cool CM. It's always nice to spend time with an old friend. 8)

Like the baby bear track sighting. Dislike the grapefruit missile and the Poodle-dog.

Well done Burchey! The last thing i expected in the TR was Wag-bag munching Marmots and Jock Jam! But hey, the rest of your TR was insightful, informative and as always, Burcholian. Good job!

Thanks for bustin' a trail for us Mem Weekend M-Route'rs.

Wow! Winter err... Spring Wonderland! Nice

Very nice, very nice, I'm assuming you parked at Windy Gap or back at Red Box? Patrick we came in from the west. the road is open beyond Red Box. the locked gate was 3 miles west of Islip Saddle. so it was a short little ride. Taco, you bet! i just need to replace my back brake before i go riding a...

my pix are a bit late, but "worth the wait?" i had fun on this casual day out with Johanna and Bernd. we enjoyed the solitude of a deserted ACH and the remoteness of the creek drainage we explored. it was also nice to get on my old bike once again. a few of my pics from the day: Johanna in...

:D Sweet climb guys! sorry i missed the party. that full day at Tahquitz would have made me a San G liability. i'm happy to picket, but i hate being an anchor. :wink: let me know if there is an encore performance. i see you are still sportin' a fleece helmet DG. do we need to start a "help Dave...