EISPIRATEN

alan, sorry about eric's ankle. hope your assessment that it's not too bad is accurate. i was hiking Mt. Ritter this weekend. while ascending the class 2/3 section near the summit i knocked a large rock loose with my foot. it hit a smaller rock (size of a fist) and as i yelled ROCK several times the...

calicokat,

thanx for the nice comment on the photos. you are the pro! i'm just a hiker with a point & shoot. have a great day out there!

taco,

you're not asking me for advice on putting up a photo are you? i can't even figure out how to load an avatar!!!!

but it would be cool to have a board pix in the fall when the leaves turn color in Icehouse Canyon, and a winter scene in winter, etc. just my .02 cents.

Hikin_Jim wrote: Q = Good water source above Lupine Campground
R = Trailhead near Lupine Campground. Cheaters will park a car here and shuttle back to the trailhead on Blue Ridge

am i cheating if i wear a backpack and plan to camp here and shuttle back the next day?

taco,
photo looks good. i vote for having real time/real season photo as the board pic fer this here board, if you've got the time.

great pano RK!

jim,
nice backpack and TR. you are always so thorough, thanks for your beta and descriptions. makes me want to check this place out also.

i'm glad your knee is better. it's nice to see your smiling face in the wilderness and not just on your avatar!

So, one question: Why is your photo gallery entitled "Siete, Cinco, Seis, Ole!" (Seven, Five, Six, Ole!)? Pure guess: July 5th, 6 Peaks Do I get a prize if I'm correct? Mike P, Bingo! :D Your prize: ticket to a summit pub! thanks Jim for the Iron ID. when i was on Iron i could not see Bal...

Phil (lik2hik) and myself did a nice loop Sunday from Manker Flat. We went up Register Ridge to Harwood, over to Baldy, down to Dawson, over to Pine, back up to Baldy and over to West Baldy. We both thought it would be hotter than it was and had cached water in the solitary snow slope on Baldy's nor...

HikeUp and hvydrt,
cool cloud pix! i couldn't figure out what kind they are, but they are quite interesting. my hike up FRC was in the winter, nice snow climb.

HU,
thanks for NOT posting a waypoint to the "resident." i'd prefer to never find that piece of used gear.

thanks Jim for noticing the error. i eliminated the "in" and did not think that it would affect the link. duh! :oops: correct link: http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... 6260962809 # btw... if you know what the yellow rock flowers are, please let me know, as i am stumped. http://pica...

simonov, in response... I love the San G Wilderness and if i lived closer i would apply to be a volunteer ranger there. i love hiking in the snow and find that the local mountains offer better access than the Sierra. so in the winter you will find me in the San G Wilderness on San J or Baldy. but co...

simonov, oh yes there were skeeters! :evil: i felt Bishop Creek Canyon was worse than Dusy. there were none in the Palisade Basin. too high or too much snow? as you know, June and July is skeeter season unfortunately. lilbitmo, i can't help but have fun when i am hiking and hiking with Dave makes it...

siminov, i was on Whitney the weekend before and used crampons from the cables to Trail Crest. Dave G did not use crampons, though he used his ice axe on the traverse. he's been doing this longer than me. a family of 5 made it up and down safely in trail runners, but we thought they were foolish to ...

Our camp was in Dusy Basin approx 3 miles in. Dave has a waypoint for it if you really are interested. Let me know.

Dave G and i did a trip over the weekend in an attempt to hike Mount Sill. Turns out the recent snow in the higher elevations stuck! Who would have thought with the mild winter we were having that the punch it packed at the end would make 13,000 and 14,000 feet in the Sierra look like it was still w...

Hikin_Jim wrote:And missing out on Walt's BBQ and the trampoline.

what i missed a trampoline??!! rats!

i was in the Sierra with Dave G. when i get my pix up. i will (or Dave will) start a thread and send a link. it was BEAUTIFUL up there this weekend.

Good job Bill! Cooler weather is definitely a plus when doing Iron.

I want to go back there on a day when i can see the view. I have seen Iron from all the other peaks you mentioned, but did not get to see the other peaks from Iron in January.

cool find! too bad it was on a trash can, but then again it was easier to spot there, than in a shrub.

i'd like to do Olancha. i will drive myself since i car camp. i'll keep an eye on this post.

better than later than never?... here is the link to my pix: http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... 2145200050 en fuego, regarding crampons: the snow was so wet that crampons probably did not make much of a difference, but i for one like the emotional security that they provided. even in the sn...

Hikin_Jim wrote:
P.S. Good ID too on the "Fungi/Fun Guy"

yeah, he kinda grows on you!!!

Kit Fox wrote: It is actually closer to 13.5 miles with 4500 feet of elevation gains and losses. I did it once, and really enjoyed the solitude.

did you go back to Vicent Gap or down at Dawson Saddle?

Dave G and Norma R - nice pics. Haven't heard from either of you in awhile. been in stealth mode! not really. still hiking up a storm. i think we did a hike that wasn't picture worthy and recently i forgot my camera on a hike. i have been hiking locally after work a lot. i love daylight savings! an...

HaHa! we both posted TR's a few mins apart!

Dave G suggested a hike to Baden-Powell from Vincent Gap which swithbacks up the north side of Baden-Powell since the shade might offer some relief from the heat of this last weekend. Once we spotted Mount Burnham and Throop Peak from the summit of BP we knew we had to go on. To keep us cool we plac...

i hate the heat too. i find it funny when people say they can't wait for the snow to melt so they can get back out and hike! i prefer hiking in snow, but i gotta admit you can't beat the Sierra backcountry in summer. pretty outstanding. i hiked my local mountain Boney Mountain on Saturday and nearly...

Great job Liz! That's one heck of a hike isn't it. I'd like to go back when i can enjoy the view you had.

LOL! i was looking forward to seeing that glacier field. great caption phil!

Nice hike! thanx for the TR.

Anyone willing to help me take some of the "Snow Blowers" (temporarily move them) from the Ski Resort Area and place them just over the edge of the Baldy Bowl so we can extend "Snow Conditions" slightly longer? Mo, Dave G told me he hiked with 5 gals on his back last weekend. i ...

hope you don't mind if i tag along on your thread kgw! spent the weekend hiking in Death Valley with Dave G and though our elevation was too high to catch the wildflowers we got in two nice desert peaks, Towne and Zinc Hill. finally got my pix up: http://picasaweb.google.com/ryan.norma8 ... ley32122...