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storm fizzle 2011

Taco wrote: ↑Failure is in the mind. I don't think you failed on this one.

let me hear you say amen.

it'll make your summitting all the more sweeter.

What time of year were you in there? may & september How was the water situation? water in the creek and a spring at sheep camp. no water past sheep unless there's imported water at the campsites down from the top of pinos - we didn't see any on top - it's a big mound vs a pointy peak - we just...

the well marked north fork (of lockwood creek) trail fits your requirements. would be a drive and a very long day from the greater los angeles area. begins up a dirt road past three falls boy scout camp in lockwood valley. ascends to the ridge that is sawmill mountain - the highest point in kern cou...

i tried calling -- no one there. i tried leaving a message -- no such option. i tried to fax -- fax number does not work. there is no email address. anyone? hh you didn't mention the reason for your call, nor did you mention which number(s) you tried calling. you might go http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/an...

RichardK wrote:We were at the Ski Hut today (Aug. 21). The spring below the hut and the creek at the hut had great flows.

hey, RichardK, thanks for the up-to-the-minute report! great news.

asbufra wrote:There was lots of water last weekend. I doubt it dried up over the week.

thank you so much for your response. saves me from carrying extra poundage.

i don't recall ever not seeing water in the creek at the ski hut, but recent reports don't mention water at all.

is it possible to fill up there now?

thanks.

My expert diagnosis sez there is a second fracture on the 5th Proximal Phalange 'second' fracture? could that possibly be 'spiral' fracture? Whether it's an old fracture or from this misadventure I'm sure I'll find out on Monday, it's gotta be old... Know I never went to the doc for it... it's new.

You haven't lived until you are no longer the top of the food chain. and even though the numbers of predators are low and the chance of an encounter with a predator is low, and the odds of a fatal event is very, very low, when we go out in the woods we are no longer the top of the food chain. keeps...

You know, I like horses. At least I think I do. However, I'm beginning to think that in a previous life I owned a glue factory. Horses DO NOT LIKE ME. They approach me as they would anyone. But then…THEY KNOW. another fellow went up the agua blanca last weekend. he was aware of my experience. here'...

hi norma, This must have been the hike you had mentioned to me about using bikes to speed up the distance traveled. yep. wanna go? Now that you are familiar with the hike, do you think you could shorten the time it takes to do it? yep. note to self - bring machete this time of year. see pix below. w...

The Pothole Trail is located on the Ojai Ranger District in the Los Padres National Forest. The trail head is about 5.5 miles past the entrance gate to the Lake Piru Recreational Area on Piru Canyon Road. During winter months there is a locked gate at 1.2 miles from the entrance gate. And at 2.3 mil...

awesome! i've wanted to do this trail for a few years, but never got around to it since the fire and ranger's telling me it wasn't open / wasn't worth it. it's definitely open and quite scenic. so, with the closed gates, is it (2.3 + 47) = 7 miles one way? Odometer readings: Entrance gate = 0.0 1st...

The Pothole Trail is located on the Ojai Ranger District in the Los Padres National Forest. The trailhead is 5.4 miles past the entrance gate to the Lake Piru Recreational Area. During winter months there is a locked gate at 1.2 miles from the entrance gate. And at 2.3 miles from the entrance gate t...

i don't get it.

this person died.

three persons were rescued on monday from potrero john.

and five persons were rescued by ventura county search and rescue last night in santa paula canyon.

someone on this board posted that it might be best to stay out of the mountains for a few days or so this week. these guys didn't read that post.

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/jan/18/ ... rous-turn/

a little more:

http://ovnblog.com/?p=2425

trail = 4 miles w/600' gain.

nice report. its good to get some reports in los padres, I know very little about the area. How is the trip to the Pothole, worth doing? i think so, yes. 11 miles (plus the walk - or preferable - bike in). condor country. initial 1800' gain in two miles. the pothole is a natural sink, formed by a l...

OK, so it's my first trip report. And just maybe I got a little carried away with the words - do ya think? But I promise to be more succinct next time. The Agua Blanca Trail can be described as one of the most scenic in the Ojai Ranger District in the Los Padres National Forest. That's the good news...

DaddyLongLegs wrote:I'm skipping lots of details and just want to know if she is ok. Any word?

more info here: http://www.whitneyportalstore.com/forum ... #Post71409

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I wonder if there's some way to practice mirror signaling? near my work there's a tall building - four, maybe five stories. it's been some time, but i try to "paint" it when there's no one there. and at different times of the day - for the different altitudes of the sun. i've read that sa...

you had the last trip of the year - the day after you were there it snowed. and now today, the weds following, pine mtn road is closed for the season - due to the previous snow and more expected snow this weekend. look for norma r's TR to haddock mountain soon - on mon we were near where you went do...

If I need water I always take it from the stream past the hut, with no ill effects. in looking at the site yesterday - 10.31.2009 - i couldn't determine if the lowest spring is in the same drainage as the ski hut outhouse. the upper spring = there is no doubt it is directly below the ski hut outhou...

RichardK wrote:A few hundred feet before reaching the Ski Hut, a spring flows across the trail in two places.

silly me, i had forgotten about those. i guess i was thinking they were a creek? like i said, silly me!
thanks for the clarification.

The spring below the hut and the creek beside the hut had a good flow on October 17. The spring water does not need filtering. We have been drinking it straight for years. thanks to you both for the info. i know where the stream is. i'm not familiar with where i'd find the spring - or do you consid...

bsmith - LOVE your signature quote!! thanks! after visiting your website for the first time - wow - very cool - i can see why you'd like the quote. it's you! the majority of my hiking takes place in the los padres and we see tracks of bear and cougar frequently - as recently as three days ago on th...

The route to Hines Peak that interests me the most is via Santa Paula Canyon. The Tom Harrison map shows the Last Chance Trail going through to the ridge, but when I visited it a year or two ago the trail appeared to vanish after Jackson Hole, leading to a potentially severe bushwhack. An attempt b...

any recent info on water flow in the stream at the ski hut on the ski hut trail?

i see there are snakes, but no mention of water.

Did you taste the water at all? Was it very salty? no, i did not taste it. Bradley filled his Nalgene on the way down and did not say that it tasted "funny." he said he has filled up there many times so i assume it is not salty. btw... last time i was in the Sespe Wilderness we saw a bear...