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Wow... nice pace and nice pictures! And way to save $12!

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AW wrote: ↑Nice! I'll be going there sometime....but it will have to be at a cooler temp.Looking forward to it.

lolwut?

He wants it to suck more.

That shouldn't be hard. It's definitely sucking, alright.

And is that Zach's Fish Fork gang sign I see at the end?

lower reaches of Caltech Nice! Hadn't heard of Caltech canyon yet but you can bet that I approve of the naming, assuming it's a canyon of suitable quality. 8) The Gully waterfall bolt is on the way to becoming undone....still quite safe right now IMO. I'm always hesitant to use a single bolt, and t...

That looks like a really nice trail -- would love to have something that nice in my "backyard". Thanks for sharing the pics!

And back on the original topic, how the hell did you cover that many miles in that brush?! As noted above, really only the first third of the route was in brush. The bulk of the route was on fire roads. On my map, the crosses represent transitions from road to (usually overgrown) trail. (The last t...

I love the dropoff/buckthorn choice! haha Sometime's that's a tough one.... In Rubio there is (was?) a section of use trail where it was poison oak on one side and yucca on the other. In Allison Gulch, Ryan and Miguel bypassed the first rappel in our beta via a route the featured a choice between a...

All i see is a picture of a topo map i dont know how to read.--its just a buncha squigly lines ...no readable milage to me ...so what was yer distance, time, elevation, terrain please for trailrunning stuffs? :D Hi Everyday. I was assuming that at least a few on the forum familiar with that area wo...

Did you find any WWII-era Japanese spy equipment? Sounds like there's an interesting story here... what did I miss? I did collect a few of what looked like multi-layer insulation blankets from some form of reconnaissance craft. But why the Japanese would mark them "You're My Sweetie!" and...

Turtle, is there something cool over there? Some cool... canyon... stuff? Or are you kidding and it just sucks everywhere forever? I didn't notice anything particularly enticing, though I can't say I was in the happy and exploratory frame of mind. From the onset, this was about getting the miles do...

Dang! What were the stats on that??? Stout, but not all that bad -- something like 20M, +/-7K. But the off (overgrown?) trail stretches were quite painful, especially in shorts. :oops: The initial climb to Clamshell peak reminded me of our good friend Iron -- very steep and loose in places -- but w...

Taco wrote: ↑Oh man, that looks like fun!!! 8)

The Ruby Canyon -> Clamshell Peak segment and Rankin Peak -> Monrovia Peak segment will most surely disabuse you of that notion.

HikeUp wrote: ↑Oh, and you were reasonably close to Mt. Bliss!

You're right... didn't notice that when I was planning the route. Would have much rather tagged Bliss than done the rather pointless out and back towards Pine.

Dreadful.

To quote canyoneer Tom Jones: "I did it so that you don't have to...".

Great trip report Taco! This canyon definitely looks like another San Gabriels "forgotten classic" -- as in best not repeated and soon forgotten. Having pioneered a few such descents back in the day, I really enjoyed this trip report from my chair, knowing I wasn't there with you guys. :D ...

Thanks for posting the trip report Jim, and my thanks to everyone for a really nice hike! Patrick, Phil, Jim, Dave, Liam, it was nice to meet all of you. Sorry to have to scoot ahead at the end. Looks like I missed some amazing cinnamon rolls! I made it Cucamonga to car in 1:25, but my quads are non...

Thanks everyone for the prompt and informative replies!

Does anyone know if stretch of the Mt. Lowe Fireroad between Eaton Saddle and Markham Saddle (passing through the Mueller Tunnel) is open? I've heard from Jake that it's passable , but is it officially open? Last time Jake was up there (a few months ago) there was still signage stating that it was c...

Ok, well since it is a drainage of Mt Disappointment, how about Disappointment Canyon then? Turns out that name's already taken for a canyon even closer to the peak. It doesn't appear on Chris's website, as it too was underwhelming. I expect this one may remain a "Hidden Classic" as well...

And in fact, as we hiked up the road, Chris and Bernd kept looking longingly at the canyon west of Supercloud, and imagining that one would be even better. It's not better! (Checked it out with Chris and Keith this morning.) Zero raps, endless rotten rock and scree. Abundant groves of our favorite ...

Brilliant Turtle. Next time you're out that way, venture a little further east to the Coyotes Buttes Permit Area. Not terribly strenuous, but a geologic freak show. It's funny you'd mention Coyote Buttes. I've not been, but one in our group had. He noted that portions of this hike were like a small...

"Supercloud" is an un-named (on maps) canyon that drains off the northern slope of Mt. Disappointment, near Red Box. It got the nickname after Chris Brennen descended nearby Cloudburst canyon, found it disappointingly lacking in rappels, then discovered its smaller side canyon was much mo...

A bit delayed, and a bit far afield from the San Gabriels, but I thought I'd share some photos from a recent traverse of Canaan Mountain outside Zion National Park. We started just outside Hildale, home of Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (If you go, b...

Great trip and photos! Add me to the list of envious forum members.

I'm tempted to point out that you went in the wrong direction and took one day too long, but I suppose we can cut you some slack on account of the heavy packs and snow.

Matt, you might also want to consider the Sespe Gorge route that Chris Brennen describes on his website. It could be done in one very long day if you are fast over irregular terrain. But I'd advise being prepared to bivy if you attempt to do so. As Norma notes, though, there are closures to deal wit...

It was an epic hike down where I was literally walking on top of bushes they were so thick. I unfortunately cannot find the reference, but I once saw on the web a "Bushwacking Scale" reminiscent of the YDS. Departing the ground as you describe is what defined "Class 5" bushwacki...

Thanks for sharing the pictures and video CM.

It's truly wonderful to see Eaton very close to it's old form. Now if we can just get the slide back...

But what's up with the title of the video on YouTube? Its warm but it's not spring just yet!

Anyone ever try a loop up Bailey Canyon to Hastings Peak to the Toll Road to Manzanita Ridge, down the Mt. Wilson Trail, back up to the saddle just north of Jones Peak, and then back down Bailey Canyon ? I ascended to Wilson via the route you describe shortly after the fire, then again several mont...

I would suggest entering and leaving via Allison Gulch. There does exist a method of reaching the mine via Heaton Saddle but I would definitely not recommend it with ropes and gear. As of April the trail to the mine from Heaton Saddle was actually in fair shape -- certainly passable -- and Elwood m...

When we were at the base of the Widowmaker, there was a potential bypass route up to the top of the polished middle part of the fall. I can confirm that it is indeed possible to access the large, sloped, gravel-covered shelf atop the polished middle portion of the drop. As mentioned in earlier in t...

It was closed about a mile east of Vincent Gap a few days ago... IS CLOSED FROM 2 MI EAST OF THE EAST JCT OF I 210 WTF does that mean? I assume they are trying to disambiguate between the two (offset) junctions of SR-2 with I-210. For a short (1 mile) stretch in La Canada, they are actually coincid...