EISPIRATEN

I sent an email this morning to Pinetar, the dude who left the Creampuff register in 1999, asking about the origin of the name. I don't expect a 22 year old email address to still be in use, but it was worth a shot. I don't know if bardley still visits this site, but he might now. Or he might know ...

Uncle Rico wrote: ↑Nice. That's a long day. Haddock is beautiful.

Was there still a downed tree blocking the trail just below Chorro Grande trail camp?

that impediment is no longer. we removed the trail blocking portion of that tree 11.22.2020.

"From the viewing area, I shortcut the longest most mellow switchbacks in the history of trail building." seriously? and you saved how much time? shame on you. and you helped create more erosion on that trail. but you peak bagged then bragged and now you are done and smug. if you don't lik...

sweet trip, especially finding the gate open and not having to walk to dough flat. i mean we're all walking but why walk extra if not necessary? how was the section dropping down into the sespe 500' ? i recall it had been problematic - big washout - in that area. hear any cats at the hot springs? i ...

i volunteer with the ojai ranger district. i have found grows as well. my experience and knowledge indicates yes, the fs when made aware of these grows will take action. but not as fast as one might like. there are typically several agencies involved in removing the grow. the grow removal is usually...

sorry for being late to the party. yes, poodle dog, in the ojai ranger district’s area, is found on many of the trails impacted by the thomas fire. some people have little to no reaction - most have mild to severe reactions. for me, i found that covering the areas, once the rash shows, with cortison...

embarrassingly, i have never been to sespe hot springs. from the many pictures i've seen and the reports i've read, perhaps that is the reason why. to me sespe hot springs appears to be like a desert. no green. i am not a fan of deserts. appreciate them, certainly. more solitude than willett - furth...

at your service.

from april. current condition unknown.

ur, go here:

http://lpforest.org/author/bryan/

scroll down.

as a usfs volunteer, i drove past the locked gate to the dough flat trailhead.

the gate remains locked due to a hazardous condition near a water crossing where there is an approximate three (3) foot drop off from the concrete roadbed.

uncertain when it will be repaired.

certainly walkable.

*source

ur, thanks for relating your source.

i am currently visiting southeast asia.

i’ll ask him his souce when i see him next.

i’ll revisit my source upon my return and will apprise you of my findings.

in the meantime, go here: http://www.hundredpeaks.org/signatures/07e.htm

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Any idea why it's called Rose Valley? I believe, although I'm not certain, that its named after the wild roses that grow in the valley. Like Thorn Meadows at the end of Grade Valley Road. UR, i believe Thorn Meadows / Thorn Lookout were named after William H. Thorn. he was a prolific usgs surveyor ...

99 Cent store favorite: jelly belly “belly flops”.

that is actually a usfs car camp called "elder camp". and yes, it is on hines peak road (aka nordhoff ridge road) between the end-of-the road barrier and the intersection of hines peak road / red reef trail where it heads down / south to white ledge camp, then sisar canyon road and finally...

although written as a survey for the usfs, this hopes to show that the southern los padres has great multi-day loops when (a) it is not too hot and (2) when there's lots of water. and right now is a great time to come and enjoy before we hit our high temps. must carry water from ladybug camp to junc...

for the definitive answer to your question you can download (free) david l. magney's book "A flora of Dry Lakes Ridge, Ventura County, California". https://archive.org/details/floraofdrylakesr00magn he's the expert on this fascinating area. it's a good read. not overly dense. and there mus...

uncle rico. yes. another wanderer of our area, perry v.h., did exactly that. he and i had gone up to dry lakes ridge some time back. we decided we'd have to do ortega one day. he just got tired of waiting for me and just did it. the best plan is to leave a vehicle at the southern ortega trailhead - ...

last month we attempted to clear the trail of a large downed tree.

this past week a group of volunteer sawyers revisited the site and totally cleared the trail.

i was unable to attend.

photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/1025961622 ... directlink

I'm curious though, why aren't gas powered saws used? good question. two things: . i am told that a chain saw crew did not want to cut this tree. not sure why not. we did a fine job and will complete the job by hand when the temps drop about 25 F degrees. . in a federally designated "wildernes...

. no, not the trailbuilders. usfs certified sawyers and crew. . the lubricant is diesel. wedges are plastic-like. not sure of chemical composition. . thanks, uncle rico. yes, i've cut a few trees on that trail to haddock mountain - the reyes peak trail. if you went recently, you walked through this....

if you've ever wondered who removes downed trees - and how they do that - that are blocking your trails, i can tell you it is a small cadre of volunteers. and from around the forests they will occasionally join forces to remove the offender. bear canyon https://youtu.be/_yMsH_9jlk0 somewhat more tha...

the chorro fire area closure is lifted as of today.

pine mountain road is now open.

at your service!

great question. they want to keep people off of pine mountain in case the fire really blows up. and that section of the gene marshall provides access to the boulder creek trail which ascends to pine mountain arriving right across the ridge from the top of chorro grande canyon. there are still many h...

a great trail to pine mountain and a great view of the recent fire damage:

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/photog ... 1/1/44216/

oak campground is just out of the frame, lower right.

i was hiking today in the idyllwild area and found what appears to be a perfectly good cell phone. locked, it is, without any other owner identifying marks on it. it will next be found at the idyllwild ranger station on friday june 26th as they are closed thursdays. i am away and don't remember my s...

Having not spent time in the Sespe region, I don't recall how hard it is to reach the base of the Topatopa Bluffs. Do you happen to know if it's a ludicrous undertaking? i don't know everything but i do know of two attempts from the top down. stillman went looking for a route: http://davidstillman....

Yeah, maybe we can work something out. I don't know anything about the different routes, but there's time to figure it out. up pratt down gridley across shelf road back to pratt is a nice circuit for a day. there are many great hikes in the immediate area - and from rose valley, a 30 minute drive f...

Thanks for the report. Great pictures of the falls. However, I was hoping for some shots of the drunken debauchery. :shock: due to budget restraints, here in the ojai ranger district the rangers are reduced to, and responsible for, cleaning the campsites and facilities. before i saw and read uncle ...