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[quote="ZachHey can someone identify this footprint. I was discussing it with my cousin who thinks it could be a fox, but the lack of claw-prints make it seem like it could be a bobcat or maybe something else. Also, the animal is laying down sets of 3 prints, which my cousin said is done by a f...

Hey, the fun would be in seeing how many PB&J sandwiches you can wolf down in 3 minutes with nothen to drink. :lol: Seriously though, I think I found a pretty killer loop. Nothing super epic, but a loop that I don't think has been done in awhile. Maybe 16-20 miles RT. Killer in the sense that th...

Hey Brian - glad to see you got out. And I'm especially glad to see your girl didn't mind spending Valentine's strapped to a couple oversized rackets on her feet. You better keep her. And hopefully you spent a romantic evening with her Saturday evening. :twisted: Nice TR. Pictures look really nice. ...

Awwww yeah!!!!

Snow expected elast night through late Tuesday in Baldy area. I'm thinking Im getting sick, need a day off work.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... it=0&lg=en

I don't know whether the San Gabriels are "haunted" but there are some good stories of the area. I remember one my grandfather told me when I was a kid and I googled it and something actually came up. This was the story of Suicide Bridge "......According to the tales, a number of spir...

Zach - are you considering starting at the base of the mountain (in the City) and bagging the peak? Up and back in a day?

Damn dude, whatever happened to strolling up to the peak, having a PB&J sandwich and strolling back to the car?

Nice TR. Thanks for sharing and wonderful pictures. I can't believe the number of people on the saddle.

purty kool!!!

"quit following me and get the F off my azz or I'm going to sink my 3-inch claws into that purty lil face of yours"

Dat what he be sayen

Was that picture before or after you kicked my snowballs? I think I was smiling because you managed to miss one.

Wow. I like this link. I can't believe you have such an extensive library of nude females.

As muchas I enjoyed them, you should prolly correct your link to correct photo album.

Nice pics though.

Zach wrote:keeps saying "google error file not found"

Ditto what Zach said.

I tried what you said and no workie. Only a third of the pictures are showing. I've never had this problem before. Maybe you're pictures are just too cool for us.

Liz - sounds like you're "deluge" of melting snow from the branches above was worse than our trip up towards Iron. Yesterday was such a beautiful day, glad you got out and was able to enjoy it. Do you know what the approximate temps were at your turnaround? I'm just curious. Last time we w...

Sounds like an adventure. You should have flashed your fake badge to the guys in the car and asked them to step outside. Then put their car in nuetral and take off. :lol: I'm kidding. Sounds like you guys had some good times though. Wish I coulda joined you, but had prior commitments. I ran into the...

That sounds way to cool. I can't wait to hear first hand your stories of what you saw down there when you get back.

Hope you're having fun up in the Sierras.

Talk to you soon.

This is pretty neat stuff. I've alway sbeen interested in the history of many places. I have a large collection of books which explaine the history of places such as the Sierras, Seqouia's and even the San Gabriel's. I think a couple of my books date back to 1920's.

U.S.A. Avalanche Fatalities: 2007 - 2008 Thirty-six people died in avalanches in the US this past winter and many more had very close calls. One fatality occurred in a ski area and two occurred when snow avalanched off roofs; the other 33 fatalities were snowmobile riders, skiers, snowboarders, and ...

I started thinking more about "conditioning" for long distance and demanding hikes. I ran across some good information. The following information is borrowed from "Hiking, Trekking & Backpacking Strength Training" "What is involved in the training for Hiking, Trekking &a...

lilbitmo wrote:EnFuego make sure you get us the password, I'd hate to be standing outside when everyone else is in the cave making rescue plans.

Roger that!

Carrier pigeon has left with the package. Check the eggs in the golden roost. The milk is spilt for a reason.

I'm not sure if this is where the post should go, but what the heck. I ran across this site a few months back,and have found it quite useful when I take family or friends (who aren't seriously into hiking) on local trips. If you click on the very first item "All Metro Areas" who will be di...

That was my thought when one pic showed 3 packs but only one shovel. If the guy with the shovel gets buried what do you use to dig him out? And don't forget the avy beacons. (I'm just a little paranoid.) asabat - hey there. We actually had two shovels on this trip. One shovel was removed from the p...

so were you intending on going up the normal use trail? was it covered in brush at somepoint, which is why you descended to another use trail? just wondering b/c that standard use trail is normally not too bad brush wise, although I don't know what the snow did to it! Well, I haven't been past Boni...

Hey Brian - I think the Ski Hut trail from Manker Flat to the base of the bowl, and then the west ridge up to the summit is an awesome snow shoe route. Not to steep, yet steep enough that you know you are doing some good elevation gain in a short distance. For more steep ridgeline, I Register Ridge ...

Safe and sound, thanks! I mean gracias. And yes, I do have a kevlar vest. It's quite stylish actually. Nobody has a gun to your head right now, do they? making you say these nice things? Whats the code word we discussed? :lol: Say, you think the kevlar vest would help in rock fall? Do they make kev...

Tracks - if those tracks were on a trail or road where people would take dogs, I might lean toward dog, just because that would be the most common. If it was on a ridgeline, off trail, I would say lion. It's hard to tell with the loose dirt. Whatever it was, it was traveling at a higher rate of spe...

I agree a lot with what Zach says above. But as there are many different people with as many different types of physical characteristics, there are probably an uncountable number of different training techniques. I for one, am someone who can hike in the 12-20 mile range (depending on elevation gain...

Pretty cool. Never thought of Lytle Creek as a canyoneering spot.

I'd love to start some canyoneering in these local spots.

Looks like this past storm and dump of fresh snow was the first of several storms back to back to back to back. According to several weather forecasts, it looks like we are in for several storms in quick succession with each one expected to dump several feet of new snow. You can keep up to date on t...

He's down there? Yoskolo is south of the border filming an undercover documentary. He left Sunday night. I know more of the details, but don't know if it would be wise or if Yoskolo would care for me to blast it on this forum. But yes, he is down there filming this shiat. He is a crazy cameraman an...

Fellow SGMDF member “Liz” and I have been planning to reconnoiter a portion of the “Death March” ( https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=1173 ) for some time now and with an opportunity for a mid week hike as well as three days of fresh powder, I couldn’t resist hitting the mountains with Liz (Tues...