EISPIRATEN

mmm bear.
nice pix. Where is the snow level at right now?

Where did the Rankin kids live, PG? They must've had sick calves.

thanks h.u. i'll ahve to check those falls out sometime. hopefully i can summit monrovia soon and and perhaps on the descent, i will take a detour.

My two buddies who were going to hike Los Padres with me today had to bail last second...so, instead, I explored Monrovia Canyon for the first time today. I ended up traveling the Overturf Trail, which was pretty unique. Tons and tons of bear tracks... and I had a bit of a run in with a mountain lio...

Thanks Dav. I'll have to go further up next time.

Thanks Davantalus. I have to get in there and explore those mines sometime soon. Have you done the ridge route up that mountain before?

You're totally right, Mike. Thanks for the correction!

GREAT REPORT BURCHEY! and im loving the used gear sale stove. reactor?

got out for a hike to celebrate my 30th birthday. I've posted the TR here: http://pasadenahiker.wordpress.com/2011 ... ion-point/ I basically checked out Las Flores Canyon and then went up Echo, Sam Merrill to IP, and down Castle, back to Lake. Castle Canyon Trail is a bit messed up right now with s...

Sorry for the confusion norma. Its for wed. I think I'm goin nuts.

We're thinking about getting out for at least a 20 miler on wednesday. There is an appeal to take the Buck Creek trail from Hard Luck Camp towards Black Mtn, Cobblestone Mtn, Snowy Peak, and that area. Anyone ever had any positive or negative experiences down that way?

Thanks for the reply. Hope he/she is ok.

i saw a maelstrom of firetrucks, 5-0, and ambulances speeding up santa anita to chantry today. does anyone know what happened?

scratchhhh... called into work friday. will be out next wed though if anyone wants to come on a long hike.

that is a muy bueno hike to do at this time of year. how slippery was castle? it can be tricky down there when snow/ice fall. and that little cave is pretty cool. we climbed up there once upon a time and just chilled for a bit. tricky to get to, but a nice resting place. glad you got to experience t...

thanks guys, thats really helpful info. what did you think of langley, taco?

i'm in chicago for the weekend. it sucks not being able to be in cal and to hike... so instead i've decided to plan out some long trips and hikes. i was wondering if anyone on this board has done any of these? thoughts/advice? relatively close to town: 1. Sespe Creek to Willet Hot Springs, in and ba...

way way wayyy cool.

wow, cm, really? i did not think that looked even close to any dog print. heh, interesting hypothesis. and poor dog.

thanks bsmith, i'm going to add that to the list. that sounds like a great hike!

Amen! A lil taco soup for the soul goes a long way!

thanks taco. i've changed the topic title which hopefully reflects my hines peak experience more accurately

"Only" 19.5 miles? C'mon ya wuss, what's up with that? Wink Fail is such a strong word. Sounds like a great hike to me. HJ Haha, this is true, Jim. I think I have some peak-bagging tendencies and if I don't get to the top, it can feel like "fail." But you're right... it was a gr...

Hey Norma! I didn't know if one could park near the water tank or not. We thought we'd play it safe and park in the neighborhood of 150 (the block next to the general store). Next time, though, parking at the water tank sounds like a dandy idea. It felt really good to be out in the Sespe again yeste...

Went up from Sisar Road towards Hines Peak. Turned around at about 5600' give or take because...I'm dumb...and did not realize just how much snow would be up there. The sad answer: a WHOLE lot of snow. However, the hike was beautiful and we took the long way (road) down to make it about 19.5 miles l...

thanks pawprint... added to the list!

no worries, norma... there will be other days!

Good stuff, Rob. That looks like it was a fun day out.

Great pix, Shreddy. Maybe I'll head out there on Thursday, its not common to get snow that low.

Great pix Mark! One of these days I want to get up RR with you.. still haven't taken that route.

If you're interested in heading out on another hike, we're getting out to Sespe on Wednesday, super early AM. Itll be an all day event, prob 20+ mi. Send me a PM if you're interested.