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Did you find the group from the sticker? If so it's cool to see that guerrilla campaign is actually working!

It was a fun hike, different for me because I usually just walk along trails so this was a slightly more technical journey. I spent the night on Saturday, while setting up camp I realized that I didn't have any trekking poles to support my tent- they are usually in my vehicle but I'm driving a loane...

I ran across this LA Times article today, apparently it's in escrow right now. I don't see it happening, gathering about $17M from people purchasing exclusive passes. I also don't see how they plan to make snow. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-11-26/mt-waterman-ski-resort-sale-exclusi...

Really nice views from up there. Looks like good weather for hiking.

What are you testing?

Slowest_Hiker wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:33 am Happened on this video of Blue Ridge campground. Grim.

That's a lot of cutting already, I'm surprised. Considering it's no-fee and only six spaces I thought it would be mostly ignored until most everything else is cleaned up.

CalTopo makes it look a little easier, only 2670 feet of gain.

Uncle Rico wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2024 12:31 pm I haven't been to Pickens yet. You still interested in that? Anyone else?

Also, anyone know whether the Earl Canyon Fire Road is a viable route to Pickens? Parking/access issues?

I'll go with you.

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I have not. Curious about what you were searching for that caused the YT algorithm to think you would also enjoy it.

Looks like it turned into a nice day out there. How much of it is road vs trail?

Nate U wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:34 am

tekewin wrote: ↑Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:48 am Maybe someone cleaned the graffiti up? No Kamper Ken?

I remember seeing Kamper Ken!! That one lives on! But no route markings.

I don't remember it - maybe I was off-route then.

I've read that this route is well-marked but neither of us saw anything painted or drawn or flagged along the way.

I'd like to go through the mine.

Interesting that the benchmark is dated 1945, I thought the USA would be so busy warring on two fronts there wouldn't be time for this extra stuff.

Love the stands of aspen.

And is there a nearer water?

That summit looks like something on the AT.

Odd that no one noticed a car parked at Chantry for more than two weeks.

Sorry I missed it. Devil Peak, the observatory and Mt. Mooney used to be heavily forested with no views except from parts of the road connecting the three. Which fire burned all of the trees? The station fire? Pretty sure it was Station. Here's a look from the other side of your photo. DSC00239.JPG

This weekend a few of us met up for some camping, hiking, eating and a little drinking. I met Sean on Friday at Chilao campground, arriving shortly before a fabulous sunset graced the western skies behind Josephine Peak. We sat up for a while in the spacious site, having some tequila and roasting a ...

How far are them thar mountains from the stadium?

You reached your full height at 11 years old? Or did you get pants that were a foot too long?

David R wrote: ↑Sun Oct 20, 2024 4:47 pm I believe it is embers from the Bridge fire that got started up on Saturday with the Sana Ana winds.

I read that too. We woke up yesterday to ashes all over the yards in Claremont.

August 26-28 2024 Since my friend and I both survived a few days together earlier in the month I wanted to get her out again to use all the gear she bought this year. Looking at Inyo permits I was surprised to find two spaces available for this area, which I've always said is the best easy hike in t...

I walked up Potato Mountain yesterday and took this zoomed shot from the summit, it shows the large burn scar on the south flank of Baldy.

Cloudripper ( https://ironhiker.blogspot.com/2015/08/cloudripper-and-vagabond-peak.html ) is one of my favorite names. I mean, it rips clouds. That was the first one I thought of on this topic. I've turned around twice planning to summit that via another great name, Thunder and Lightning Lake. Snow...

It was nice to see this area with no trash, I don't expect that to last much longer. Don't know which trail we were on, we took the dirt road down and then walked to the falls. From there we backtracked a little to the junction and walked up the left fork, which reached another junction where we tur...

tekewin wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 4:47 pm Nice trip and photos. Were you on top of the Postpile? I've been there once, but it looks like you were on top of it.

Amazing lake shots. Great job leading a big trip.

Yes, we walked over the top of the Postpile. The trail from Rainbow Falls goes that way.

Sean wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2024 5:46 pm Thanks for the report and photos! Did you bring an extra big pack anticipating having to carry your friend's gear?

I brought my regular pack. Fortunately it's never full so I had room to stuff 5-6 pounds of her gear for half the day.

Ran out of photo space.... Day 3 Since we camped on grass we both had a lot of condensation in the morning, it was worse for me since I was using the single-wall Protrail instead of the Notch. Thankfully I brought along a Swedish sponge to wipe down the tent and then we waited a long time for the su...

I'm way behind on writing about stuff, this was my trip in the middle of August. It was the second time my friend had ever been backpacking and the first with her own gear. Warmup While sitting up late on Saturday night I saw a FB post on the JMT group, a couple people were in Lancaster looking for ...