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Hikin_Jim wrote:Good stuff. I was just to the south of you a few days later in Mineral King and on the HST.

So those are Leopard Lillies? I've been calling them Tiger Lillies.

The tiger lillies and leopard lillies look very similar, but the leopard lillies have a lot of spots. hence the name "leopard"

cougarmagic wrote:I'm reading a book called 'Mountain Rescue Doctor" by Christopher Van Tilburg.

I read this book - very, very good.

And I have no opinion on signage.

I could put an end to all this. I hear bear cub stew is quite good.

TacoDelRio wrote:tectonically active area. Lots of tar. 8)

Any sabretooth tigers?

mattmaxon wrote:Horseshoe Meadows to Onion Valley w/side trip to Mt Whitney

Nice.

mattmaxon wrote:Some of it may go by the wayside if the pack weight creeps up (as it always does)

It always creeps up.

mattmaxon wrote:Forrester Pass 13,200 ft with a full multiday pack will be tough

And fun.

I don't know, but I think if I broke an ankle, unless it was a compound fracture, I would be able limp and stumble out on my own accord. And if I had friends with me, I'm sure they could help me hobble out. but to call in a helovac? Now thats a lot of tax payers money down the drain. I wonder what t...

There's actually several hikes in Sespe area. Some are pretty rugged "canyoneering" type hikes, other are pretty easy. You can always make a long day hike to the hot pools out there. I hear Tar Creek is nice with good fishing at the confluence with Sespe Creek. Some deep, deep swiming pool...

I'm also taking a fleece jacket, polypropylene undies, wool cap, & gloves Hopefully I won't freeze my a&$ off Matt Matt - where are you headed? I just got back from two trips in the Sierra's and a friend just back from Eastern Sierras and another up there now. Night time temps at 10,000ft i...

Depending upon when you are going you should keep in mind that all southern hemisphere locations are gonna be in "winter" conditions. Look into the Scottish Highlands, I heard it's a beautiful place to do some backpacking. Yeah, I heard same thing - maybe from you. I read somewhere about ...

Yeah, the other one compresses small too, but I don't think it is as durable as the Sierra Designs one. I've had my Sierra Designs rainshell for almost 6 years now and it still looks brand new. Very durable. I don't use it much anymore, ad I bought a Marmot shell that compresses down to about a thir...

edenooch wrote:Canadian Rockies?

I thought of the West Coast Trail, BC, Canada. But I think Canada is too close too home. I'm looking for something farther out. This will be an almost "once in a lifetime" trip.

But yeah, Candian rockies for sure some day.

First - I would go to REI instead of Sport Chalet. REI has some great items on sale right now, especially rain/wind shells. I always carry a lightweight to midweight base layer top (patagonia or similar) in my pack along with a very light rain/wind shell jacket and pants. Last August, I was in Dusy ...

I have an oppurtunity to spend about 16-18 days hiking in another country and the dates are "open" at this time. I've never planned any hikes in any other country, and would like to ask you guys for suggestions. The only catch is, when I say "another country", I don't mean some h...

Sweet. Some nice pictures there. What was the total mileadge?

Thats a pretty nice project in progress. I can see some good potential here. Nice Job.

Maybe it would be worth while to do something similar for winter routes?

It's almost an annual tradition for me to hike the Lakes Trail out of the old Mt Wolverton ski area parking lot. Tradition is to hike to Pear Lake, via the Watchtower trail, camp at Pear Lake, then do day hikes to Alta Peak, Moose Lake, back to Aster Lake and Emeral Lake and in general, run all over...

Nice TR. It is strange how crowded such an obscure rock can get. When I was there last, there were so many people, they may have well paved a road to the TH.

I've been to Devils Punchbowl quite a few times. From your pics, looks like you are close, but not close enough. And you're right, it's a "must see' area for anyone passing through that area.

Thats a cool bird. Where did you see him at?

Gotta love those "suicide" trips. Drive up one night, hike next morning then drive straight back. I did that 6 weeks ago. Drove 7 hours, slept 2.5 hours, hike/climb 9 hours, drove 7 hours back home. I heard there was some severe lightning storms on the eastern side of the sierras (I was in...

Nice TR and nice pictures. A fellow SGMDF'r and I were in Sespe Creek area a couple weeks ago. Pretty nice up there. I also jsut did the Three T's on Saturday night under a full moon. That was a really nice hike.

How many miles total did you do on this last hike? And what does NHPS stand for?

Thats a nice looken dog ya got there. What breed?

After I did the fireworks thing with my newphews and grandson, I too hit Baldy. I got there about 10pm and with the full moon, it was beautiful.

Wow. What an incredible hike. Nice job and great photos. Thanks for this TR.

Impressive. The White Mountains look beautiful, very green.

Have you done this trail before?

A friend of mine has the Gregory Palisade and it looks liek a really nice pack. He claims it's the best one he's ever owned. It's 80 liters, which seems like a bit much to me, but if you want volume, this one gots it. My dad jsut bought the Gregory baltoro and loves it. I think it's 70 liters. I hav...

Now that looks like a long day. nice job and cool pics on the animals.

Looked like apretty nice excursion. And wow!!! 3 gallons of water.

Side question - are you allowed to carry a firearm in the Angeles?

Craziness - Awesome!!!!

I picked up a Mountain Hardwear Sprite 1 ultralight solo tent and was a bit to quick in buying it. It's now for sale. Asking $120, but may be able to work with that. Shoot me a PM if interested. This tent has never been used. In fact, never unrolled. Check details here: http://www.rei.com/product/77...