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....I'd like to go all the way to the River and I'd probably just use SK for the whole thing: going to the River in the morning, and then only going back up starting in late afternoon. One slight issue is I'd need to get back before the shuttles stop, or I'd need to use a bike, or, I'd need to ...

The end of that ridge is not just thin, it's pretty steep. You chose wisely to turn back.
Great day out with Forest.

My understanding of the forest service is they are severely underpaid and understaffed. Who wants to clean remote disgusting toilets for minimum wage? Or haul away over-stuffed trash cans from weekend tourists who treat the forest lands like shit (used diapers on trails and in creeks; thousands ...

That red (Maple?) is pretty amazing.

I was looking at Google maps - as many of us are wont to do - and saw this little spur off the trail as it heads toward Glendora Mountain Road. It looks odd on the picture as looks like a line of trees is nearby.

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This got me curious as I had never seen any other road/trail there so ...

October 4-5, 2025
I like to go visit around the first weekend in October to see a dusting of snow and the Aspen trees changing from green to yellow to orange and red. This year I drove up through way too much traffic on a Friday night, camping in the Alabama Hills. Saturday I got up pretty early and ...

I'm catching up on some walks I've done...
September 28, 2025
Last month I was avoiding the higher mountains as it looked like rain so I drove over on ACH to the parking area for Georges Gap trail. From there I walked through the fog/clouds on a use trail up the ridge of Hoyt Mountain. It was shorts ...

Damn, that's ambitious. I bet the desert temps will be pretty low at night.

Is navigation completely necessary or is it picking what appears to be the path of least rock and stickers?

The REI Flash 18 has a couple of loops on each side.

I get my Altra shoes on eBay at much less than full price. I'm also happy with last year's model, in fact I have two new-in-box pairs in the closet right now because they were good deals at the time. I come from a shoe family and with wide feet I've always been willing to pay for comfort.

Kings Peak looks really hard as a day hike. 25+ miles? That's a tough day.


25 is a short round trip for Kings. I went via Henrys Fork, spending two nights and the RT would be 34 miles if one stays on trail. We chopped a few off by skirting the ridge just after Gunsight pass and then scree ...

Nate U wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 5:46 pm

Elwood wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 8:43 am Strangely close to where Monica went missing.

The X-Files theme just went off in my head...

The truth is out there.

Something I really like about this forum is that there are so many unique adventures, and this is an epic example. Nice going for the three of you!

Isn't there a way to hike Johnstone Peak from La Verne? I also found similar local walks in Rancho Cucamonga, starting around Beryl Avenue, I think. Thanks for the report and photos.


Johnstone is surrounded by fire roads, I haven't looked to see where they connect to pavement. It would be a ...

That is some nice scenery. I've never gone up the Mono Pass trail, always headed to the Gem Lakes instead. Now I'll have to go back.

Sitting in traffic on the 57/60 merge today. I could not see inside to verify if he was actually there.

Are these all single trips? Do you bring a separate backpack just for the trash?

Near Reno, (South Lake Tahoe) I saw Squatch wanting to play some mini golf with Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues.

I thought this was always a snow hike, didn't know about this alternate route. That is about the most barren I''ve ever seen, not any of the usual little weeds or sky pilot flowers.

Wow!! Nice. It doesn't get more vertical that the north face of Goode. It sure looks like more than 1000'.

I didn't know you needed a permit. Is that just for the technical routes?

I've hiked up the easy side, but didn't get a permit.


Permits are required for the overnight at Long Lake, 36 ...

My guess is you can still probably parks across the street. I should have checked it so I could report.


If you were to check with the guy that works for Mountain High he would probably tell you it's not allowed without their permit.
There was/is a lot of confusion about the requirements for ...

In the past couple weeks I did a bit more exploring around home - there are lots of fire roads through the hillside area connecting Claremont and La Verne. While this forces me into some road walking, the wooded areas are nice enough to compensate.

First I walked up Mountain Avenue to the high ...

Thanks for the writing, definitely another place I need to go see. I like the secluded backpack spot.

That looks really steep and even the big rocks look like they would move if stepped on. That peak is such an iconic view when driving past that area.

Last week I walked up to another place I’d never visited, Little Jimmy trail camp. Definitely hot in the afternoon going up the Windy Gap trail, at 6pm I was the second person to set up to camp there. I filled up on water and sat at one of the picnic tables for dinner as the sun was settling down ...

As a backpacker I don't get freeze-dried meals because of the relatively low calorie count along with the high sodium. As a cheapskate I don't get freeze-dried meals because of the cost. When I'm out for a few days I mostly bring couscous and/or rice enhanced with vegetables and maybe foil packs of ...

I have a couple although perhaps they belong in the nsfw area.

Oh yeah you might have liked these in that little side canyon.

Since the area recently re-opened I made my first-ever visit to the Heaton Flat area, walking up to bridge to nowhere. Because of some kind of road construction they've installed a traffic light shortly before reaching the parking lot, I waited about 20 seconds for it to turn green each time I ...

Matthew said he talked with someone at SC and their website was not working correctly. He said we could just show up so I'm planning to do that.
I'm also registered to see it via zoom...