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honestly summer just means go to higher altitude. as long as there's no inversion layer, from what i've read you could estimate 3-4 degrees decrease per 1000 ft altitude increase. so if its 80 at sea level, could be 50 deg on Baldy. Ze, Don't get me wrong, I aint saying you are wrong... But are the...

I'll take 'em all except summer. The only good thing about summer are summer dresses. The rest of it can go back to hell where it came from. I love the almost instant change/smell in the air when fall hits. Then the miracles of rain and snow follow, only to be followed by the freshness of spring. Al...

Did you guys burn a whole one on the way to the falls? That might explain the mistaken llamas? :wink: hvydrt, Didn't you see that Dudley is from Orange County? Nobody in Orange County uses drugs, or even marijuana, they all still abide by Nancy Reagan's 'Just Say No' campaign. Also, God Bless Ameri...

It would help if I could find the dang literature we got on that visit [1999?] - just looked where it should be and it aint :roll: Probably inna box somewhere :x I'm hoping I'm mixing up the name with another camp and it isn't really closed, it was too nice a place to not be there - but things happe...

Hi Jim, Pretty sure it was a trail camp from long time back... I picked up some literature when we were there, we see if I can find it and scan it. We drove down some dirt road and found the spot but I think we came up a different dirt road. Think this was further down canyon from your trip report. ...

Forgot to ask... isn't there a place down there called Fish Camp? I remember driving down there one time on the way back from Big Bear --- and it was a cozy little set up. I tried looking up Fish Camp up on the net but didn't find anything, which may not be a surprise because when we stopped by, the...

Very cool, thanks for this... haunting pictures of that old road too - I do admit to getting a little sentimental when I see these old roads getting covered - probably a lotta stories/memories on that old road

I always liked the Buckhorn area... because of this thread, ran into this 'historical' info.... would love to see some pics of these Guard Stations: http://tchester.org/sgm/places/buckhorn ... ation.html Even getting to the bottom of Cooper Canyon falls was somewhat of a trick for us amateurs... but...

Inspired by Hike Up's 'Deception Bowl' picture... Is there another Mt. Wilson in California? [I can't seem to locate one?] Or is this really around 'our' Mt. Wilson? Scenes on postcards were sometimes tweaked too, so wondering if they pulled an old time photoshop with this one? http://img27.imagesha...

one guy a month ago walked into the waiting room with a plain black shirt with big white letters "GUILTY". :lol: Why wasn't everyone else laughing at this? I am. That is funny. ---- I was part of a very deep trial one time. No, I wasn't the defendant :P I was on the jury. So some serious ...

Very cool, such variety... and to cap it off the 15 miler from LB>HB :shock: :shock: Not sure what I'm most amazed at, the area you covered or the fact your bikes were still there when you got back to LB :P Great pics too... liked this one the very most. Those cabins are a trip! https://eispiraten.c...

Dudley Heinsbergen wrote: echo mtn -5x (is that a mtn?)

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We need something like this

Wonder what it'd be like if places like Kelly's Camp were still around...?

Looks like a scene from near Baldy Notch... Thanks! I'm glad I dragged this card out because I didn't remember the Baldy bowl being in the background... Wonder if there are any remains of that mean looking thing? Here's another from another spot. Doubt there were any 'Hikers' Specials' - no overnig...

southswell wrote:However, there were skid marks on W.Baldy

That must be a wild ride... winds or no winds.

Thanks, SS...

Thanks Taco... now that makes sense. :wink: 8) That company bought the bridge? Wonder if was less or more than London one...? Thanks to you too Bill for the slippery update... Rosey Boa, trying to remember if those are the same as a Red Racer. Prob not. Those Red Racers are quick though [duh]. Saw o...

About halfway up from the saddle, a helicopter flew by very close and I assume he touched down on the summit. :shock: that musta been sumpin' to see! Is a helicopter near the summit a very rare situation? With the winds up there, can a helicopter really sit down on the summit? Seems like would take...

Aside from a couple of snakes Cool TR... I don't know why I have an obsession with this, but care to share any slithering details? Also, how does that Bridge To Nowhere 'area' become private property? Does someone from the private sector actually own it? And if so, who and why? Or is it some ploy t...

This image scares me more than any rattlesnake talk combined...

Frickin' graffiti on the goddamn summit plaque?! Exactly what I thought :x :x - just almost unbelievable.... then again, is this now what comes with the territory??? Talk about an oxyMORON! Well, this line, taken directly from the Mt. Baldy Lodge's website is more 'writing-on-the-wall': We continue...

btw CalicoKat.... the snow may be rapidly melting but this photo you took is now my desktop background.... this snow will live on this way Thanks!!

Mo, Dave G told me he hiked with 5 gals on his back last weekend. I'll never forget the vision we had, kicking back on the summit of Mt. Baldy, when all of a sudden, coming up from the back bone trail ---- here comes this fairly hefty guy [ok, i'll say it, he was fat] ----- carrying his 4 year old ...

I'm sorry but I just have about zero pity for those motorcycle guys that think, and use, the ACH as their personal race track... We've had too many close calls with them. Ya, we thank you for almost slamming into our car head on just because you want to go extra fast around corners - on a PUBLIC HIG...

I get a little sad this time of year.... knowing the snow is leaving us behind... there is something almost mystical about snow. There is also something 'warm' about snow... it makes me think of a lot of fun times, especially renting cabins in Big Bear, building a fire, then going outside at night, ...

little more than dark shadow but still recognizable. I don't like to drive fast but if i saw those shadows and heard some ghostly sounds... i'd reach Azuza in about 7 seconds flat! One morning at Crystal Lake, we woke up to find a fairly good sized knife stuck in a tree, very very close to our picn...

An open letter to D. Rattle Snake: Do you see what you are doing Mr. Snake? To be quite upfront, you are making some of us very uneasy... I mean if you are making someone with what appear to be python-sized forearms scream like a mini Shirley Temple, something is wrong. And to top it off, you are ge...

Tonks for the info... so any tip top or front face snow on Baldy just probably aint gonna ever happen... :cry: ok, LD, so it can be done in the non-winter months then, Yikes!.... and very nice offer from you, but I am a long long [x20] way from going north face jacinto. Hell, I might need a hand get...