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Liz wrote:Wow! David and I look like little ants marching up the mountain! I love that pic!.............. It sure gives a lil perspective.

So true..... it really does put a perspective on it all.... mountain/nature BIG, we dinky...

1) Has there ever been a year where there has been snow on top of Baldy year round? A decent sized patch even.....?

2) Is it possible for you dare devils to go up the north face of Jacinto when there is no snow to climb on, or do you always need snow?

Just curious...... again.

Thanks Ze, had a feeling you were right, I'm just terrible with maps... Asbufra, that is a cool pic... at first glance, alien space ship photography came to mind :shock: It's now settled, we know where Elvis is... they need the bulldozer to get him his sandwiches and other 'supplies'. Could bin Lade...

Thanks Ze, i will study that map better - maybe this possibly lucky photo could help... I just screen captured this pic off Google Earth, wish I knew how to create a link to take right to this picture... picture looks to be taken near a turnout, kinda from the area I think we were in.... Still, this...

:shock: :shock: :shock: I'm just now coming to grips with the Full Moon Baldy excursion ..... and now this !!?? Wild stuff, keep it coming, cause I sure aint going... :P :P https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/211885/baldy.jpg and I just found some amazing pictures of peop...

Hi Zach, Mmmmm, almost sure it was high up on the south face, maybe a little bit to the south west... It wasn't on a ridge, in fact, it looked to be in a very awkward spot... in area of loose, small rock, almost dirt-ish or gravelly type surface. I know I sound crazy thinking I saw this --- but am f...

Thanks for that info Ze - cool pictures, never knew there were that many mines in that area.... I have the John Robinson SGM coffee table book ---- and remembered hearing about his books, specifically on mines. Time to break that one out again, should pick up the mine book too.... Hate to ask like t...

Oh, this was maybe 10 years ago, pretty sure we were on that Glendora Ridge Road... We were stopped at a turnout, looking at the south or southwest face of Baldy.... When I swore I coulda saw a [yellow] bulldozer [not moving] way way up the face of Baldy, on a very steep portion of the mountain... W...

That's amazing........ Baldy,,,, at NIGHT? Glad you posted the pics, or I mighta thought you were telling tales :P I told my friend about this, he doesn't catch message boards.... or trails for that matter..... but he knows what's up on Baldy....... and couldn't believe it either, I bet he's still s...

right before the stream would have washed over his head, a rattler moved deeper into the bush. in the bushes right next to the trail were two big rattlers gettin' it on Oh my, this is gettin' wild :P :lol: - right now this is a 'S-Rated' thread, will it reach X-ratings soon :twisted: ---- These two...

--- Nice ones!!! Thanks for the nightmares, oops, I mean stories... :lol: :lol: hoisted him to eye level, had a brief conversation with him about proper river etiquette Was this about the time he started having a 'hissy fit'??? To quote Bill Murray from Stripes: "I wanna party with you cowboy.&...

Seems like there are lots of tough hikers on this board, so snakes probably don't even blip your radar... wish I could feel the same. It got so bad, there were long, long months that I would not hike strictly for fear of running into a snake. Please don't laugh too hard :P :lol: Now I love the beaut...

Beautiful pictures !!! Respect for going up there.... and posting these...

I dont know HikingJim, I dont think she would be fazed by starting from Eaton...maybe Monrovia canyon? I don't think starting from Huntington Beach would faze Liz :shock: :P That's some big time moving there... I'd be lucky if I got through one of those trips per day :oops: :oops: Boy do I feel lik...

Very cool TR, Ze... I don't know anything about these mines, so I was wondering, this Widco mine, does it have anything to do with Allison mine? Also curious, I love any and everything about old structures that are still standing in the SG Mts. - especially the ones way off the beaten path.... are t...

:shock: Thanks a lot for this info kgw & Hikin Jim... prettier country than I imagined... I can see some back boniness along this spot :wink: Again, thanks for answering one of my long time questions... http://pages.prodigy.net/robertmorgan/Bighorn Hike 058.jpg That darn high up back bone got a ...

edit: Ooops, meant for General Discussion, sorry 'bout that. ------ The [in]famous BB 'east' of Baldy is a classic [lots of funny moments there...] Of course, eh hemmmm, I've only seen the "other" Desert Back Bone -------- via John Robinson's topo map :P :roll: Can't even find a pic of it ...

Apologies if this is old news here, just rediscovered these links, thought it might be of some interest...

A few flood pics +
http://tinyurl.com/dlft6e

Old lodge pics
http://profmason.com/?p=168

Capsule of Ice House History
http://profmason.com/?p=428

Very interesting ...... and amusing info! Thanks... I still can't believe people go down this face let alone up it....

406, now those would be some pictures I'd really love to see.... in fact, how much would it cost me to finance a helmet cam for you

Very cool stuff 406 - can never get enough Back Bone pics... http://inlinethumb31.webshots.com/33886/2960396360103070026S600x600Q85.jpg Before I move onto the 'next life' - I know for sure I'd like to a) live by a river (in the mountains) & b) ski the Baldy bowl... My other earthly desires might...

Thanks for posting these! Love them! I could watch that scrambled egg scene a million times over. I will never whine when I 'have to' make breakfast again... if someone can do this outside in the snow, what's my excuse :wink: This tripped me out so much, I had to make a screen capture... That is ste...

Don't know if this is really a question or a comment... but this photo, 'borrowed' from John Robinson's 'San Jacinto' book... Every time we drive by the north face on our way to the desert, I look up there and can't believe it is even somewhat skii-able... This pictures says 'enroute down Snow Creek...

Yes Cougar, thanks for this thread... it's times like this that I wish I had been around to visit all those camps. Such charm. Hard to believe in happened in LA's backyard. Always wondered what Indian Chief Thunder-Bird's connection/role at Switzer's was :?: :idea: http://img413.imageshack.us/img413...