EISPIRATEN

I ran up to the Idlehour station to see the first runners go by around 9-10 PM. Last year the station peeps sighted a bear about 20 yards away next to the campground. The funniest thing happened about 9:30 PM. A few kids hiked almost to Mt. Wilson, and turned around. They weren't sure about the rou...

Dang Taco - that's some harrowing shit !! Forgive if I'm way off, but your report seems relatively calm compared to those pictures you posted. I know you're a million times tougher than I never will be but you also seem a lot more, let's say, less dramatic too... Sure there wasn't more you could hav...

Tim, Thanks for nailing it shut. Now we have to wonder again if drugs played a role. Theres simply no way he or she logically thought this was feasible....being that from their viewpoint it was obvious to anyone they were on a path of death. Yes,,,, thanks Tim for sorting that out... Aside from wak...

Yeah, there really is no reason for that. As if a major media outlet, in Los Angeles (entertainment capitol of the world) couldn't figure out any way to show the original video file other than to point an iphone camera at a computer screen and record it that way?? It's more interesting when it's bl...

Drugs and the forest don't mix. A really bad trip. Can't argue with that one - especially when it comes to alcohol. Luckily when we were younger and dumber, our 'parties' escaped relatively unharmed. As much as I dread rattlesnakes - what inspired us to chase one around our Chilao Flats campground ...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BySxj8WC1B8 Here's a link to a little more footage of the girl falling and rescue... Boy oh boy - I hadn't seen this video before but it shows you how much further she would have kept going had she NOT totally lucked out and got snagged onto that skimpy tree !!! Unless...

'Hikers' like this is why that stretch could be renamed 'Eat It Canyon'... So where she fell ---- is that on the north side of the 'razorback' ? I guess even if you COULD post this video at the base of the 'razorback' many 'hikers' would say "seeee, she didn't die, she's OK, what's the problem ...

Yeah - and from what some buddies have told me - those pesky rattlers don't always scram when they supposedly 'feel our vibes' heading their way. What's up with that ? Maybe they're just tired of too many people on their turf and it's their way of weeding out some of us weak heart hikers :wink: :win...

Cool TR, Sean... well, cool probably isn't the best description.... The photo that tripped me out pretty good was this one. I take it this neighborhood ??? scoffs a bit when they hear all this 'Don't waste water on your lawn' talk... https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1183/albums/x4...

Taco wrote: ↑The San Berdooz always feel more warm and welcoming, less sharp and pointy and stabby as the San Gabriels. Gentler terrain

Bam! That!

Them dang rattlesnakes always look so mean :twisted: ... they scare me enough just knowing what the are capable of doing - but to thrown in that scary look is just down right evil :wink: Seriously though I wish the thought of walking into, or make that 'near', a rattler didn't freak me out to the ex...

:shock: :!: :) :!: I really thought just any info let alone actual photos of the cabin was gonna be a looooong shot...... So thanks for the info on the fire lookout - both past and possible future info was too cool... And Hike Up, and the source of the two photos, Hiker Bob (??) --- mercy mercy! Lik...

Has anyone ever seen a photo of this cabin in it's prime ? Or any info on when it was built? When / how it became ruins ?? Or any general info on this cabin at all ? tia...

The canyoneering thing is sorta like skydiving - it's something I probably would not do but I love seeing other people's reports and photos 8) :) Yep, pretty much. Me big chicken. HJ :D :lol: --- so here we go - when I think of you Hikin_Jim - I think of stoves - and now that you mentioned 'big chi...

Nice - it's really real then !!! Have to admit - the bottom half of the tree on the far right had me thinking this could have been a photo-CHOPPED bag of tricks... Now of course I'm begging someone has some interior shots to post one day - love to see what's going on inside around those trees !! Loo...

Great photos that really give ya a feeling of being there... what a beautiful area... this goes for all trip reports across the board = a big thank you for posting them!! The canyoneering thing is sorta like skydiving - it's something I probably would not do but I love seeing other people's reports ...

Terry Morse wrote: ↑

RichardK wrote: ↑I wish I was that good with Photoshop.

Are you saying that you think this is not a real photo?

Please... say it ain't............................ photo shop

Looks like this was posted on summitpost.org back in 2010 - apparently this cabin is in my all time favorite GSM location Ice House Canyon...

Too too cool !!

]All I think one should really do is place a sign that talks about this. It's then up to people to be mature and know when to turn back, or say no completely[/quote ] Aside from that sign being covered in graffiti within 2 hours after it's plopped into the ground ---- it doesn't seem to convey much...

Forgive my ignorance but do the 'real/serious/knowledgeable' canyoneers access the 2nd waterfall via the 'razorback' or do they have another route? Taco I hope you know I have a ton of respect for you because you really take care of yourself, and others, when you head for the hills, whether you are ...

One of my favorite comments came from some young dude that was being interviewed by a tv news reporter. The reporter asked his opinion of the closure - he thought it was stupid to close off the canyon and then told the reporter 'why don't they just ban vending machines,,, vending machines kill peop...

One of my favorite comments came from some young dude that was being interviewed by a tv news reporter. The reporter asked his opinion of the closure - he thought it was stupid to close off the canyon and then told the reporter 'why don't they just ban vending machines,,, vending machines kill peopl...

Found this photo posted by 'freaks for nature' on the Crystal Lake facebook page - hope they don't mind me posting it here but it is such a dramatic example of our drought. maybe my idiotic neighborhood that hoses down his sidewalk several times a week needs to see this more than anybody on here doe...

More & more thanks to you SGMDF 'coo coo for canyons buffs' :wink: :wink: .... double-winked & meant in the most UPful & respectful usage of 'coo coo'... many of us wouldn't be 'here' without you [& your camera of course]. Such a beautiful view into Ice House..... https://eispiraten....

I have been thru most of the San Gabs and that lake isnt there. It looks an awful lot like Hamilton Lakes near Bear paw meadows in the Sequoias. I knew right away that lake wasn't in the San Gabriels ------ I didn't see any graffiti on the cliffs and/or the trees and there was no sign of excessive ...

They had to leave their gear which was promptly stolen after thieves saw the reports in the media downside to helicopter rescue. seems to happen frequently. Boy, some wicked sets of people out there! I never thought I'd see this scheme though,,,mercy :( Kinda reminds me of the story of the motorcyc...

Augie, I think your son not only has talent at saying a lot in a realtively small amount of written space but he also is very good at conveying 'time and place' in his San Gabriel mountain's articles. I totally got caught up conjuring what Chilao pre Angeles Crest Highway mighta been like and how sa...