EISPIRATEN

Terrific trail report and photos, Jeremy. What a great initiation into Sierra backpacking. Excellent timing and luck with the rain being courteous enough to hold off til you had shelter set up. Schat's, yummmm. ( I have my favorites from there--don't we all?!) If you are into fly fishing at all, Tam...

Nice toolage, taco. Here are a couple of pics of one of my Daniel Winkler axes, made for the Teams. This, and its companions, are not on his website. The blurred area masks an amazing artistic image crafted *in* the damascus itself; other images you may find on the intertubes of damascus variants of...

Splendid sunset time atop Baldy!

Is there any other kind?

I see that Pavel was there, too. As usual, heh.

What an introduction for your newcomer friends to experience.

kind regards,
arocknoid

Great trip report and photos, Elwood. Thanks for posting. Sorry you had the poodle brush encounter, and I hope you are spared delayed worsening. Turricula terribilis, is. Gutsy hike in the heat with a sketchy water situation; luckily you tanked up with 3.5 L of acceptably "good" stuff. Wor...

As seen on descent from Ontario Peak via Icehouse Canyon 120725; This juvenile Crotalid (helleri) lurked at the edge of the trail, unseen by four folks headed down and two folks slowly hiking up, laboring with heavy loads. Ice House Canyon trail, just below Columbine springs at 7:15 p.m. 120725. The...

Thanks for the list, Jim. How have I never even heard of Mt. Lewis? Ah'm ignernt, eh? Like Patrick, I have a few to go --Lewis and Burnham for sure, at least. And some I have not hiked in so many years that your list compels a revisit. Now if only the schedule will accommodate such wreck-reating, ha...

faces new challenges. I promised to forward this story/link. The son of a dear friend is good friends with Taylor Morris, a colleague in service. Many of you would probably recognize a kindred spirit in Taylor, and his love for the outdoors. On May 3rd, Taylor's life abruptly took an altogether diff...

I went up six days ago; there were a few remnant snow patches in shady areas rapidly turning to slush. The deepest incautious posthole steps were not even to boot top level. Delightful trail conditions. The increased recent trail graffiti at ICH is most disturbing (even on trees!??!!) as is the brow...

Yes they are. Tread lightly, and with a watchful eye. Here's one which I 'saved' from impending roadway doom and relocated to a remote area. Despite the temp implied by my flip-flop, he is quite chilled and sluggish from nighttime brrr--sleep. The concrete is still very cold, as well. (I don't inten...

That was a good catch of that 3/4 curl fellow, Kathy. I think I know which one that is. On the west slope of the RR route these curled fur girls 'n guys have a few well-trod use trails. Looks about halfway up in your photo, with the broad steep expanse with sparse trees. (should be skiable this wint...

Sweethearts, actually. I've been following these three for several years now. On a recent hike they let me hang out for an hour, as close as fifty feet from them. A few pics for fun: This one is from 2007; the middle girl is preggers at the time: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.pbase.com/...

Nice hike, GigaMike, and fine pics. Those concrete pedestals have been there for many years; the earliest pics I have of them that are findable are from 2001 (digital), but I had some on film stock from many years ago. As simonov mentions, they likely are remnants of the old monument. Thanks for tak...