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dima wrote: ↑Also, I should maybe say that I was the one who messed it up to begin with

What elevation were you putting in there that was interpreted so far off?

I was looking at my track today in AllTrails and I noticed this little gem in there. A couple thousand feet higher than Denali and it's local! From what I saw today there wasn't any snow so I think this is a great opportunity to score some mountaineer cred.

On Thursday I went up to Icehouse Canyon with the neighbors and picked up trash, we hauled out six bags although the place looked better than I expected based on recent Facebook photos. That didn't really count as a hike since we barely got past the dirt parking lot for cabin residents. I suppose th...

Cool hike, I went there many years ago and also didn't make the summit. Every time I drive out that way I think I should go back. Apparently from the saddle you contour across the east face and then hit the summit from the south. I've read that rope could come in handy. I got myself a little stuck u...

Old picture from August 2015, trees out on that point are noticeably larger and bushier now.

Nice pics, makes me want to go out there too. In the photo with you standing in a hole, is a ladder missing or is that a scramble up?
You seem to have a pretty big to-do list. Of course the more stuff I read in this forum the more I realize I need to get out more.

I had a small window of opportunity this weekend so I journeyed up Stoddard Peak. The drive up Baldy Road was slowed by at least 20 cyclists, when one person moves out toward the dashed yellow line to pass others it causes traffic havoc. There were at least 30 cars parked at the dam, and I noticed a...

dima wrote:Thanks for the photos. Is that Lookout Mountain in front of Baldy? I've never seen it from that angle.

That is Lookout. The ‘trail’ up is still pretty obvious and rather steep. As mentioned in another thread the obstacle now is the locked gate.

If you put a register there it is gone now. The old spot by the marker post is long since leveled out and the post is gone. Last register I saw there was on the south side of the corrugated metal sheets.

I hiked up Sunset Peak on Sunday, my usual excursion of ridge up and road down from Cow Canyon Saddle. Driving up Baldy Road from Claremont, there is an electronic message board saying that the turnouts are closed and anyone parking there will receive a ticket. Plenty of new little signs are in plac...

Thanks, I'm curious about the actual tracking accuracy. My SPOT is supposed to track, I even went in and set the tracking interval shorter and it couldn't keep up with me on a hike heading north above treeline, which should be perfect satellite conditions.

Does anyone here use the InReach Mini? It's on sale right now at REI and Costco, a hundred bucks off makes it more attractive. If you have one or know someone who does, what is the reliability of the messaging? I have a SPOT Gen3 and it manages to send maybe half the messages I attempt and also miss...

One set of footprints is always a good picture. That narrow trail goes along a very steep slope which is quite interesting when it gets icy, good idea to get back before then.

I could see clearly from the downtown Pomona train station, snow on Baldy, Ontario and Cucamonga. Big Iron looked dry, although the north sides of all these peaks will likely keep snow all week.

Your alltrails link doesn't work for me, I get the page not found error.

The trees look great! Probably get all the leaves knocked off with the rain this weekend so you were lucky to see them.

Another along Miller Ranch Road, a little way past the gate. This one looks well shot up.

I just read this notice about a camping prohibition except for developed campsites. Is Kelly's Camp considered developed? It was leveled and had buildings at one time....

Chicken dinner for you. First picture in September 2011, this one from May 2012.

HikeUp wrote: ↑https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bi ... e-n1242671

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"Coming from Cal Fire," he added, "I'll believe it when I see it."
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Skeptical Jeff thinks they have a government-funded business empire to protect along with saying they care about the land.

Old-timers will recognize this one. Bonus if you know the year it disappeared....

I haven't found any weed, but I once found a small 50ml bottle of whiskey in a peak register. Much better than those stainless bottle openers on Ontario, Timber, and Telegraph, that only make you wish you had a beer. Does anyone know the history of those openers? Sounds like something HikeUp might ...

HikeUp wrote: ↑What trail?
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Windy Gap?

Driving on 210 today toward Glendora, the sign at Foothill Blvd says "Brush fire Azusa Cyn". That doesn't sound so bad - at what point does it turn into a forest fire?

That's an interesting map, basically looks like everything has burned relatively recently. My recollection of these fires is that they were primarily front range, although that's obviously faulty. Those would be easier to contain due to accessibility, this Bobcat blaze seems to be harder to fight du...

dima wrote: ↑Is anybody getting phone warnings about evacuating Camp Colby? I guess this thing is headed that way.

I got one last night saying it was headed toward Pacifico.
I know, not helpful. But it's the only one I have received about this or any nearby fire.

Sean wrote: ↑..... Likewise, we need a radical policy of firing hillsides and canyons, before they become an existential danger to human life and property.

Or we could make a radical policy of not building homes in areas that are prone to burning.

This will leave a scar on all of us along with the mountains that are so much a part of our lives. The last two weeks have created a hole that won't get filled. Realistically the big picture of mountain and forest history contains fire and all people in those areas have been affected, some to the po...

They quoted a requirement to stay on the official trail, which is the fire road. I asked what about people sitting on the benches, they had to leave the trail to sit there - of course no argument will win out in that discussion.

Nice find. As you found out on your other hike that is the 'secret' entrance to the Wilderness Park. Use the free parking area at the top of Indian Hill and go in via the fire road. I don't like going up Gale Mountain road - paved steep and hot.