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I'm also surprised you saw one this late. I've been walking around thinking I don't have to worry about them at this time of the year.

Same picture a week later.... I went up there today for my #OptOutside thing.
I was surprised to see snow up there, the elevation is listed at 3422 feet. I heard from some people that Baldy Road was closed at the Village.

Next time I go up there I'm bringing the stove!

November 22, 2019 I haven't been out much lately due to a knee injury but with the great weather I figured I would make an excursion. Since I live in Claremont I was just going to walk the Wilderness Park but on the drive up there I could see the snow-capped mountains and decided to hit Potato Mount...

Now that it's getting to be stick season with the trees, are the views opening up any more or is it still too dense along the hilltops?

That’s good to hear and now I need to go visit.

I have not been there recently - but have never seen Columbine spring dry.

The city has done a lot of work with the stadiums there. I think the view from PNC out across the river is one of the best.
Pittsburgh has come a long way from the image of being a dirty trashy place.

I wonder how many state high points are drive ups. Nice forest colors and the lake is great. This one requires at least a 100-yard walk! I took the scenic loop around the summit so it was maybe a half mile of walking. I have put my camera on the hood of the truck at the high point of Kansas and Ken...

I bet the view was great from up there. I was in a big hurry when I stopped by there and my gps was out of signal while on the way to Spruce Knob.

That was a nice day - it was pouring rain when I was there in July. Bonus to see the trees turning colors like that.

What was the float time and distance? That water doesn’t look like it’s moving very fast.
Also good call with the 805.

That bear looks young enough to have a parent hanging around too. Cool to spot one out in the wild.

Mosquitos this year were bad because of so much water due to the heavy snow. Most years they are gone by late August. I've gone up there backpacking in September and not seen any mosquitos.

And I didn't know about the featured image, that's pretty cool. Generally when I compose this stuff it's on the desktop, also that way for most of my viewing. I'll use the iPad/iPhone app once in a while. So for now I will not put captions into the attachments, hopefully the inline part will work. T...

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JeffH wrote:Obviously I can't figure out what Tapatalk is doing with photos...

..... we need a pic of you wearing your net--so we can turn you into a bugnet serial killer. ....

I didn't get one of those pictures. Might need to dig it out of the gear closet and pose for a new one.

Obviously I can't figure out what Tapatalk is doing with photos, when I preview the post it seems random whether or not they will be put inline and also random if the captions show up. Seems if they are missing and I add text in line then the caption shows up and it's doubled. So I go back and delet...

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It was really hard to narrow these down....

Aug 28 - Sep 2, 2019 I bailed out. I had planned to go from South Lake to Duck Lake over the course of six days but cut the trip short and exited via Piute Pass instead. I drove up to Lone Pine and easily got a walkup permit for Thursday via Bishop Pass. Sitting at the McDonalds later I talked to a ...

These are great reports, seems like a fine week for hiking. Staying in Leadville certainly helped with acclimation since as you mentioned it's at 10K. There's a cool old bar there, the huge wooden bar is from the 1800's and they claim that Doc Holliday was a regular customer. Also Quincy's for prime...

I'm with Sean, that's a different view of Half Dome. I've never seen a photo from this angle.
How were the bugs? I just got back from a JMT section and they were out in force.

I just got back from a roam through the Sierra Nevada, South Lake to North Lake and I found a few things..... TR forthcoming I assume. I've looked at that loop you just did. Is there advantage going south to north instead of north to south? Either way it seems you've got a pretty stiff climb back t...

I just got back from a roam through the Sierra Nevada, South Lake to North Lake and I found a few things..... I kept some - actually used the 6-ft piece of line the next night to help tie down the tent on a slab. I did not keep either pair of shoes and I also passed up a bandanna, a couple shirts an...

You were right next to the highest point in South Dakota, Black Elk Peak (formerly known as Harney Peak). It's also in the Mt Rushmore area, I'm thinking of going there later this summer.

Last time I was at Fish Creek was just after Ellen, in July of 2011. That was also the last time I visited San G...
The pictures look like wide open spaces, definitely around the fire areas with less traffic these days it would seem overgrown. Nice day to get away from the masses!

I was looking through the Roadside America website while pondering a long drive next month and found this place. Group road trip!

https://www.bigfootdiscoveryproject.com/

I'm in Washington this week (near Tacoma) and I ate some of these this morning - mix of sweet and not-so-sweet right now too.

That’s a good day in the mountains. Seems like I would want more calories during this kind of trip - although I do replenish heavily afterwards.

Thanks for this, I always enjoy reading your trip reports. Great line in here about mountains go up and down. I’ll try to remember it next time I complain about giving up elevation (which is every time).

I grew up in UT but never made it to Kings Peak. I regret that. Did you do it as a day hike or an overnight? Borah and Kings both look like epic hikes. I did Borah and Kings back in 2009. Borah was the hardest descent of all the highpoints I've done, as it's really steep and the wind was blowing sa...