EISPIRATEN

Argh.

Excellent photos! I am down to go back.

A few years back, Dima and I rode up to the top of White Mtn Peak from Grandview campground above 8,000ft. Clearly, the pure way to do it would be to ride from the lowest realistic point, that being either Big Pine (a lot of pavement), or Bishop (nearly all dirt). I took my gravel bike last time whi...

Last I saw they said the LAC but not the SBCO sectors were open. Bizarre indeed but typical.

Nice shoes.

Cool, once I'm back to normal health I'm down to clown.

I have some stuff I wanna work on up near Crystal Lake if either of you guys are interested.

Very cool!

I have been mapping the old logging roads to the west of Baldy North Backbone region. Been on one. Wanna go back and explore em with MTB. You in? Camp at Lupine Camp.

Doesn't look too too bad.

Did the secret police come after you?

Also thank you for the cool nickname.

Nice job, you two.

Good question. I am planning on approaching by riding up 39 to the Smith Mtn trailhead, riding up that, then descending into the canyon and so on. Would be an overnight.

Those are fantastic! Thank you guys very much!

Looking for photos of the north side of the ridge running E-W just south of Twin Peaks. There's a ridge of exposed granite running up its north side. I don't have photos of it anymore. Anyone got any? Anyone been to the summit of Twin Peaks recently and taken photos looking south? Ridge: [latlon=34....

If you don't get chili and nacho cheese in your sundae, you're part of the problem and should feel shame.

Is anyone doing anything for the 4th this year, say, sitting atop a local peak and enjoying a lovely beverage?

Thanks, maybe I'll save if for a day I really feel like suffering or something. This looked promising on google maps ([latlon=34.27474894994771,-117.80825810460604]) and this ([latlon=34.274390605735995,-117.81425576156533]), which is where I think you went down. I remember seeing a bunch of water ...

Maybe. I think the bushwhacking at the bottom of the canyon was really bad. I don't think it would be worth it at all.

Thanks for posting this up, Dima. Sorry about the dirt in the eye, didn't know it was from my vertical gardening! I would say the thing I lead was 5.easy, and the other stuff was 5.8+. I don't like grading stuff much anymore cause everyone argues over it and it ruins it for me so I just make it gene...

My tyvek ground sheet is quiet. It took some time to quiet down. It's got holes in it cause it's old now. Anyway, nah, fuck a cardboard tent. What about shelter halves? Those things suck ass as well.

I kinda like it.

I've been using various Pearl Izumi X-Alp models for a while now and really like em. I do not like how they keep discontinuing them! I would now like one like their grey mesh one from a few years back, I think it's called the Drift or something. Something similar to that with more room for a wide fo...

Harrumph!

I'm just waiting for it to melt enough for a road bike to do all of the 2.

Thanks guys!

Wes, holler at me. You got instagram or strava?

I am with Sean's assessment. I don't think recommended speeds are legal limit, but again it is up to the issuing officer's judgement, so if you see fuzz on your butt then be cautious.

Yup, I decided to bail at Morro Bay and take the train home from SLO. I wasn't really getting anything out of this. Had been thinking on it for a couple days and calmly decided to head home while I was riding down to the coast from Paso Robles. I had a good time riding with everyone and chasing 1st,...

I'm running in the PCBR 750, the shorter version of the 1500 I did last year (which I'll do again September 2024). If you'd like to watch my progress, here be a link: https://trackleaders.com/pacificexpress24 It'll be an interesting race for me as I'm using a road bike with a fair bit of go-fast stu...

I would be down to camp. Sunday monday sorta thing. I would likely be bringing some climbing gear for something I have my eye on there.

I do plan on doing something very similar. I think I'm down. I work Saturdays so I might be unable to go but if you're down for a Sunda-Monday or whatever.