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Holy crap, $40k? What were some of the things they'd require of you? Called my buddy yesterday - they sent him a list of what he could do/not do/had to do - but he doesn't have the letter anymore. When I made the initial call for him, I just remember the 'real estate' agent emphasizing the requirem...

Far enough away that I can make extremely loud noises and nobody will hear me, and close enough to drive to someplace that has beer. :lol: and the way you drive, when you get back to the cabin, the beer will still be cold! :wink: Before Ice House became a freeway, I thought it'd be a nice spot. One...

Thanks for the report there Cougarmagic! I am still puzzled at how this fire got away. It barely grew within the first 24 hours. Only miles away, merely days before, the fire near Morris Dam was knocked down relatively quickly. When the Station Fire broke out, the winds and/or temperatures were as m...

Very nice shots, so much that it's my new desktop picture - finally replaced my Taco cascading San Antonio Falls
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Lighting might make me get off that mountain faster than seeing a rattlesnake

Mike P wrote:Hey folks. I happened to be in the right place at the right time.

You can say that again! Main thing, you were there and snapped it when you did... love the sunlight on the left...

who needs to wait until Halloween to get the crap freaked out of them --- there are snakes out there in there them hills to do that to me

Those things look scary even on the computer...

Tonks for the torture

...someone please torture me with their summer snake season stories...

Another good reason to love snow. Snow equals no more snakes!

I am amazed at the various, deceiving and often down right puzzling perspectives you can get when looking at the San Gabriel Mountains, specifically Mt. Baldy, from different spots in the LA Basin. At certain locations, the mountains can look like they are ten feet away, then you drive twenty miles ...

TacoDelRio wrote:We went to Burro Cyn shooting range this morning. The mountains were PACKED!!!!!! Nuts.

I hope your target practice was a can of orange spray paint! Ice House needs you Taco - we will all support you and say it was self defense

They're just warming up for the opening ceremonies at Crystal Lake Campground.

I heard Obama is sending the returning troops from Iraq directly to Crystal Lake's Campground to get them ready for the other battlefield.

I think I'd take the odds and stay in Iraq.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Packer Greg - I now pronounce you King Photoshop!

Can you photoshop Taco going around a corner on Highway 39? He has to be on a tricycle though, one wheel in the air as he tops out a 5mph

Bonus points if you can turn it into a .gif

I applaud any increase in forest service presence in the field even if the primary purpose is fee collection. Yes, agreed with! Maybe they can print up a little flyer that tips people off about the ultra-moron that is running around up there marking the trees and rocks with that orange spray paint....

Very cool stuff - thanks for the intimate look at that waterfall! In heaven, that waterfall would actually be flowing a perfect mix of Red Stripe and Heineken :wink: ---- Johnny, is there footage of wife trying to save her life while the husband yells at her? --- Sounds like it could be a fun one to...

Will this zip line also tow my lazy ass to the top so I will be fresh enough to enjoy the ride down

It is interesting that the place opened at a time when it is very hard to get to Mt. Wilson unless you walk, run, or bicycle up the trails. I wonder how many visitors they are getting. Very true, sure hope they find a way to make it. I'll never forget when I told my friends to forget packing a lunc...

Taco, I thought I was recording this last night but somehow I managed to screw it up --- anyways, there was a great show on the History Channel about these guys climbing mountain faces in the Himalayas to reach VERY difficult to reach caves, some of them being spiritual shrines. These guys were deck...

I thought Taco's foam cowboy hat was causing the widening problem...

A bear that age - outta curiosity, would mama bear be that far off? And if so, would it attack the people in the Manker parking lot if they were not in close contact with the cub? I'm still baffled about the group of hikers on the Mt Wilson/Winter Creek? trail and the more-than-friendly cub they wer...

Nice nice - some great photos! The perspectives of the bowl are very interesting...

It's also a scientific fact that cougars that hike around El Torito's happy hour also prefer this scent. Actually, slap some tequila on your neck, badda-bing...

Bet you could make some good bird calls with that thang too - after a good scrubbing of course...

Nice TR & pics! Always wondered what it was like down 'dere... interesting. Regarding the Summit Inn From Dan's Hiking Page/website: "In the summers of 1910-12, William B. Dewey and his wife built and managed the Baldy Summit Inn near the top of mountain. It included two small stone buildin...

This reminds me of something I miss on this board = has AW stopped posting the always entertaining/informative "misc news13" ? Ok for now, I thought the dog was supposed to play fetch, not be fetched: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?secti ... id=7456813 At least the mom sounded genuinely...

Not sure what this Summit Post thing is - but I get the sense Taco might need a laugh, others welcome to laugh too: http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/F/o/2/hiking-appalachian-trail.jpg http://hagertucky.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/mountainlion.jpg http://hikinglady.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/...

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them - that one of the Baldy Bowl sure looks steep, hate bringing it up but maybe it's because of the disappearing snow I like snow, it even smells good
Also really liked the picture, looking down on the city, interesting juxtaposition.

Those bear pics are crazy - I woulda never guessed. Like you said drhabes, exit stage right, right quick! Well, there was no news of a bear attack, so it must have been the groups lucky day. Still, isn't this pretty darn rare for a bear to be so friendly? Maybe he was just on his way to pick up some...

Oh man, I can smell the apple pie on the windowsill as I type, hope the bears dont! More charming than I ever imagined... lighting that up that fireplace on a rainy winter day, that would be a treat. Thanks a ton for sharing those pics PackerGreg - I always wondered what the inside of some of those ...

Nice 1 PG - I would love to see more and more pics of the cabins in the Big Santa Anita canyon - particularly the ones along the Lower Winter Creek trail. Must be verrrrrrry interesting living in those cabins.

Sam Page wrote:cop cars were roaring up the road toward Icehouse Canyon

Taco...... have you done the math on this?

Fast cars roaring up mountain roads, guns, guns and more guns ---- AND they'll pay you for handling both!

How do you look with a mustache? And remember, donuts, plenty of them - both kinds!

Did you celebrate by doing donuts in the Baldy parking lot?

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Will someone please drop this off at the top of Snow Creek for me - go get 'em Taco...