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by Taco
Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:57 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20260209 Spheroid of Discontent
Replies: 11
Views: 207

Re: 20260209 Spheroid of Discontent

Would be a bit of a walk, or an easy ride, Nate.

Hikeup, I plan on seeing how bad the Vincent Gap side of things looks soon. The few washouts on the Three Points side of ACH aren’t too bad. Granted, that probably doesnt mean much, but compared to the pics of the VG side, that’ll be done when we ...
by Taco
Tue Feb 10, 2026 5:04 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20260209 Spheroid of Discontent
Replies: 11
Views: 207

Re: 20260209 Spheroid of Discontent

dima wrote: Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:28 pm Damn, that's the part of 39 that google maps says exists. What will those people do now?
They'll hafta rely on RideWithGPS which won't let you set a track on it, since it doesn't exist. ;)
by Taco
Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:59 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Taco's Ongoing Minor Trip Report Feed
Replies: 0
Views: 93

Taco's Ongoing Minor Trip Report Feed

I do a lot of rides and stuff where they don't really warrant a full trip report, but I usually have road and trail conditions to share, or just ideas or photos or whatever. I figured I'd start a thread based on this, and maybe if you guys are interested in sharing in the same fashion I will change ...
by Taco
Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:17 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: 20260209 Spheroid of Discontent
Replies: 11
Views: 207

20260209 Spheroid of Discontent

The name is a play on the Circle of Doom ride, which takes the 39 to the 2 down to La Canada. It's a pretty big road ride for cyclists. I, an uncultured smelly dirtbag who constantly rides bikes and has disagreeable opinions on things, added a couple things on. I ride 39 a few times a month, and I ...
by Taco
Tue Feb 10, 2026 3:59 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Another Baldy Area Closure
Replies: 1
Views: 111

Another Baldy Area Closure

https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/angeles/alerts/trails-closed-mt-baldy

The following National Forest System Trails are temporarily closed:

Mt. Baldy Trail (Trail No. 7W12)
Mt. Baldy Bowl Trail (Trail No. 7W02)
Devils Backbone Trail (Trail No. 7W05)
Three T’s Trail (Trail No. 7W06)
Icehouse Canyon Trail ...
by Taco
Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:41 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Taco's Thoughts, Rants, Etc.
Replies: 9
Views: 10359

Re: Taco's Thoughts, Rants, Etc.

What’s with the term ‘lived experience’? Is there an unlived experience?

Sounds like adding more words to something to sound smart.
by Taco
Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:54 am
Forum: Admin & Tech Support
Topic: Homepage picture?
Replies: 4
Views: 1028

Re: Homepage picture?

Looks great!
by Taco
Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:53 am
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Mountain Cafe
Replies: 13
Views: 2171

Re: Mountain Cafe

Gandalf,

SAAAAWWWWW DEEEEWWWWW
by Taco
Sun Jan 25, 2026 11:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Eaton Fire area open now?
Replies: 26
Views: 1309

Re: Eaton Fire area open now?

I don’t know how to have a cognitive map for isolation.
by Taco
Fri Jan 09, 2026 11:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Eaton Fire area open now?
Replies: 26
Views: 1309

Re: Eaton Fire area open now?

I love this very much. I shall now use Sasquatch in debates online with the angry people who tell me they’re looking forward to seeing my obituary for climbing baldy in winter. Little do they know I shall merely morph into a samsquanch.
by Taco
Mon Jan 05, 2026 12:03 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Eaton Fire area open now?
Replies: 26
Views: 1309

Re: Eaton Fire area open now?

A trail runner I know went for a run through there. That's all I've got.
by Taco
Tue Dec 30, 2025 5:47 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat
Replies: 16
Views: 1521

Re: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat

I met a buddy on GMR the other night and we both talked about working on it. Would be real cool to be able to connect Azusa and Monrovia, and have a quiet place to camp down there as well. A nice getaway. I’ll give it another go soon with more gardening equipment. Not sure how bad the roadbed is on ...
by Taco
Tue Dec 30, 2025 5:38 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: DEC 2025 Baldy Rescues
Replies: 7
Views: 692

DEC 2025 Baldy Rescues

https://foxla.com/news/crews-searching- ... s-mt-baldy

Does anyone have any additional information?
by Taco
Tue Dec 09, 2025 10:16 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat
Replies: 16
Views: 1521

Re: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat

Yesterday afternoon I rode up Silverfish TT to see how bad the bushwhacking is. I left late and am slow as I’m working through sciatica issues, so I didn’t reach the bushwhacking until dark, nor did I go far enough up the TT from 39 to hit a wall of brush. I did some trail maintenance, trimmed ...
by Taco
Wed Dec 03, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Bailey Canyon Falls: July 2024
Replies: 36
Views: 17208

Re: Bailey Canyon Falls: July 2024

That’ll be interesting to go down. New anchors time. Thanks.
by Taco
Tue Nov 25, 2025 9:08 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: PL&P trail: above the second tunnel
Replies: 2
Views: 1039

Re: PL&P trail: above the second tunnel

Damn. Perfect for a bike!
by Taco
Mon Nov 17, 2025 10:55 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat
Replies: 16
Views: 1521

Re: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat

Next weekend is my last free weekend, then work, then no saturdays off.

I know of the shortcut. I should probably go up the normal way by myself soon on the bike to see how bad it is. Alternate is very steep but lacks tree-swimming.
by Taco
Sat Nov 15, 2025 10:11 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat
Replies: 16
Views: 1521

Re: Silver Fish Trail/Stone Cabin Flat

I've been thinking of trying to hike the whole road (by bike). I took it up from 39 once with a buddy probably 5+ years ago and we dealt with very thick brush just to get to the Silver Peak ridge, taking up all the time we meant to use for descending a canyon nearby.

Dima, wanna go with me? We can ...
by Taco
Thu Nov 06, 2025 2:02 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 1189

Re: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025

On the way up Death Valley road with 14.5 liters of water and a weeks worth of food, I was crawling up as the sun set and it got real dark and had the usual endurance cycling issue of all I can see is the world lit up by my headlight. Sometimes I have trouble keeping positive during this headlight ...
by Taco
Mon Nov 03, 2025 9:25 am
Forum: California
Topic: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 1189

Re: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025

Just got to Bishop. Resupplying, heading south to Big Pine, then going over Death Valley Road to Eureka Dunes and the rest of the Death Valley Dustup route. Hoping to resupply at Panamint Wells or whatever the name is, then over to Stovepipe Wells and Badwater Road to West Side Road down to the ...
by Taco
Sat Nov 01, 2025 8:53 pm
Forum: The Pub
Topic: Mountain Cafe
Replies: 13
Views: 2171

Re: Mountain Cafe

That would be outstanding! I am interested to see what changes you made to it as well.
by Taco
Sat Nov 01, 2025 1:30 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 1189

Re: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025

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Woke up at the 8300ft bivy on Mt Patterson. Excellent bivy spot right off the road with zero traffic and a beautiful view of snowy Patterson and others. Dead silent up there all night. No animals, no people, only the contrails of eastbound flights lit up ...
by Taco
Tue Oct 28, 2025 11:09 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 1189

Re: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025

Got to Reno at noon. The experience with the Eastern Sierra Transit Authority buses has been very nice. I was able to roll my bike into the bus and tie it down inside without disrupting other riders. Super convenient. There is a front rack on the bus as well.

Roger picked me up and we got lunch at ...
by Taco
Mon Oct 27, 2025 1:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Scofflaws hiking through burn areas
Replies: 11
Views: 764

Re: Scofflaws hiking through burn areas

Most of what I want to say was already said by Dima.

I need to add my two cents in here. I also don't really WANT to break laws or whatever, but as time goes on things become more authoritarian and things like closing Baldy because someone died are absurd to me. I know a lot of other people ...
by Taco
Wed Oct 15, 2025 8:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mt Trashmore - Golden State Garbage
Replies: 21
Views: 1587

Re: Mt Trashmore - Golden State Garbage

If you think that's bad, you should try the dirt roads I take out of Palmdale. Enormous amounts of trash.

If anyone finds any clean .45-70 brass, or Lake City 5.56, holla at a playa. I found 5 cases of 7mm Remington Magnum on my last ride (thought of this thread immeidately). I don't own anything ...
by Taco
Wed Oct 08, 2025 10:09 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: PL&P trail: the bottom chunk at Williams canyon
Replies: 7
Views: 753

Re: PL&P trail: the bottom chunk at Williams canyon

I can’t, I gotta do a shakedown ride before my tour.
by Taco
Tue Oct 07, 2025 6:02 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 1189

Reno to LA Mtb Trip 2025

The route should have a cooler name but that’s all I can think of right now.

On October 26 I’m going to take public transportation to Reno, where I’m gonna do a bike trip south on my mountain bike. I’ll be riding up to the Tahoe area to ride the Flume Trail south along the east coast of the lake ...
by Taco
Tue Oct 07, 2025 5:20 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: PL&P trail: the bottom chunk at Williams canyon
Replies: 7
Views: 753

Re: PL&P trail: the bottom chunk at Williams canyon

I would ride with you but I will already be riding, unfortunately not with you (but maybe against you? Bikefights.com). How do you think the section will be after you teleport?

Also, doesn’t look bike friendly ;)
by Taco
Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: California
Topic: *October Sierra Bike Tour - Part 1: Into the Sierra*
Replies: 8
Views: 4784

Re: *October Sierra Bike Tour - Part 1: Into the Sierra*

DOUBLE NECROMANCY

Tom, Baker Point looks cool! Wish I went there! Dang it. Rereading this planning for the next trip.