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The wife and I took a trip up to the ski hut on 05/28/15.

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There is still good water flow from the stream near the ski hut for those looking to save some weight on the trip up ...

You should be able to save weight by DL'ing the new testament-heck even the whole bible on your phone and tossing the handheld.

Additionally, in "warmer" weather you can drop the long johns, and take a warmer bag to compensate.

I am soooo jelly of your ti pot kit.

I downloaded a GPS app for my phone, but have never really used it. Smartphone battery life is a concern. The free standing GPS uses ordinary AA batteries. I always carry an extra set. I figure that my old Garmin 12XL is accurate to 3 meters. At the start of a hike, I take a waypoint. Upon ...

Came across an article on science daily about software improvements for GPS accuracy on mobile devices.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 083031.htm

Researchers from University of Texas at Austin, have developed new software that enables your mobile device to have Centimeter GPS ...

Wife and I took a trip up to Big Bear to explore. We decided to climb up to Castle rock, then hike in to see the Champion Lodgepole pine, and loop around Bluff Lake.

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The wife and I took a quick trip up to Echo mountain.

We had planned on going up to inspiration point but the cloud layer was just below it. Instead we just relaxed at the peak and picked up trash.

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Hey all.

I've been a member for a while, didn't have much to report on after I moved out to Texas. The good news is I'm back in Cali and already have a few of my old fav's notched back on my belt.

Decided to head back to Sturtevant falls, Spruce grove, and Camp Sturtevant.

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Short story. Moved to Texas at the end of august for work, the state park is off the brazos river in austin county west of houston about 10 min from my new home.

Wanted to check it out, took the fiance out for a quick day hike. We intended to do a 6 mile loop but needed to get back to the visitor ...

One that I'd like to see but haven't yet.

A bag to cook over an open fire that seals up, rolls up, is lighter than or as light as a ti pot, and can be used multiple times / washed just like a pot.

Pine knot to grand view point, is a really easy scenic hike with a pretty view at the end. I think it's like 6 miles r/t, on the south end of big bear lake.

Nice, those are some crazy shots. Looks like you had a wild ride down.

That's a tough ride up to the Snack bar. Nice job.

Looks like I'll have to postpone this trip till I get back from texas in 4-5 weeks. I haven't found anyone willing to hike it

and yes -- how about eaton saddle thru' mueller tunnel around mount lowe east trail down to the camp lowe fire road junction and up the west trail and back??
I'm planning to do this (or Red Box to San Gabriel & Disappointment) tomorrow. It'll definitely be interesting to see what's there.
The ...

Nice, I didn't even know there was such a beautiful water fall back there.

I love fish canyon. I went up there 4 times last year. That last pic is priceless Jim.

Up the 39 to GMR to GRR to baldy village, down mountain to the 210 is a really fun drive through the san gabes.

I used to take the g/f up through there once a month. Mountain driving is expensive now adays.

How goes the healing process?

Elwood wrote: What are you planning on doing in the afternoon then?

Heh, I'm not that fast of a hiker. I'm planning on it taking up the majority of the day around 9-10 hours.

hi matt --

sorry about the late reply: work ate me up this week.

i'll try to make it there saturday (tomorrow).
weekends are really the only possibility for me in any case, alas.
so if i can't get there tomorrow, it'll have to wait until the weekned after.
but i *will* come :-)
should i just ask ...

I'm planning on going on a very large loop once the area officially opens next week. The trip date isn't set yet, just seeing if anyone is interested in a weekday hike from the 16th - 20th.

Starting / ending points will be chantry flats parking lot.

The route will traverse the Gabrieleno trail to ...

From newcomb saddle to red box is in decent shape. From red box down to devore is in need of work. The first half mile from red box down is okay, once you crest the ridge and pass the burnt manzanita its about a foot wide and covered in fallen oak leaves till you get to the bottom of devore.

Devore ...

Yeah, that's a pretty good map, but the download links don't seem to work. :(

Oh, wait, try this: http://maps.fs.fed.us/stationfire/Stati ... 600dpi.jpg

HJ
Well it looks like newcomb saddle will be re-opened from chantry flats.

Back on topic, sorry Jim I dont have any other info from smith ...

Zé wrote: are you planning on going into a closed area?!!!!

Bear creek trail is open from west fork to smith saddle. The closure area closely follows bear creek. The areas to the west of bear creek and obviously north of the west fork are considered closed.

Thats pretty neat that you got to see the city lighted below...kinda removes the isolation of being alone in otherwise pitch black dark. When I walked hwy39, there was this one light on near Crystal Lake beaming out into the darkness..pretty wild stuff.

Course, I dont think I could tire of seeing ...

Bro! Freakin' **AWESOME** TR. Very cool trip and excellent narrative and photos. You must have been wiped after all that. How many hours on the trail?

HJ
Thanks Jim, your last report inspired me to leave a good TR.

Total time spent hiking was 9 hours 27 minutes. I was moving at a very fast pace ...

PackerGreg wrote: This will come in handy in the mountains: http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/hot-tip/ ... aps-128400

Pretty cool.

Going up Cucamonga Peak this Sunday, should be getting a nice start around 7:30. Hopefully it doesnt rain on us. Anyone else have experiance up there past Icehouse Saddle? I am sure there is still snow but how much?
9 in our party so far.
There will still be lots of snow and ice past Icehouse ...

Jim is the stove guru!

I wanted to get in an epic 20+ mile day hike before I leave California in the next 2 months or so and I have been wanting to head up to Baden-Powell for some time now.

I decided to do a long day hike and hit all the peaks in between.

It started off pretty easy, heading up the Windy gap trail to ...

There's some recent TR's on this location in the trip report section of the site.

Matt C and I went up there last week on 05/04/11
https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=3792

GigaMike went up there 05/07/11
https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=3802

There's still some snow at the upper ...