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darnit. HJ beat me to it again. I was going to head in there soon and report water conditions but you gotta get up pretty early in the morning/year to beat HJ. Hey Jim, how far up did you hike? I was going to go down from the other side and I wasnt sure how far down i would have to go to get water f...

thats too bad about your gps. expensive trail sacrifice. very cool trip. Just following HJs footsteps could make for a pretty cool bucket list!!

water is plentiful. I collected water a couple hundred feet above the hut last weekend and it was flowing well. the first spring, (not the middle one where the outhouse sits, yuck), but the little one just before that, is a trickle but usable as well.

i would expect to see big claw prints if that was a dog. I'm gonna go with lion and raccoon. let's see what the experts say. what do i get if I'm right? (say beer, say beer)

I was going to hit it tomorrow morning....so not good. A year though. I dont get it.

Tio Rico, Gotta wonder if youre comparing apples to apricots or something here because 4.6oz of down is a big difference, over 50% more down than the Summerlite. Does that sound right? (I never received better than a D in mathematics) Anywho, cant speak to the models, but I do have a FF bag and have...

kool looking spot, must go see sometime. baby climbers need playgrounds for learning.

Hey HJ, dont forget about us not-so-competent canyoneers!! We would be pretty bummed too!

Mike P, I cant recall where Sycamore Flat is. I was very close to the service road that runs from San Dimas Canyon to Johnstone Peak.

hey mangus, i wouldnt chance it man, i would just carry like a case of beer just in case.

Hey cool walk. cool pics. Oh and..... "that thing with the white-ish bark and oval leaves".........could be mountain mahogany perhaps. you crazy climbing that broken ass rock man be safe.

Craig and I finally syncd up and hit Eaton, our first SGM canyoneering excursion. We did a couple beginner slots in Zion recently, Orderville and Keyhole, and this was a good bit juicier than either of those as far as rapelling skills goes. Zion has good sticky rock, Eaton not so much. On a few of m...

this is too cool for school. looks like a top notch day to me. did everyone make out okay without wetsuits?

Ive never heard gunfire up that way, maybe Taco was up there. But I did go running once in the hills above San Dimas near Johnstone Peak and I was fired on. The shooter was somewhere above me and across a drainage, and the fire seemed to be directed at me, not just out in my general direction. I hit...

i was completely unaware of this issue. thanks for posting.

"This is actually pretty typical behavior in the late afternoon, early morning," Hughan said. "It's hunting for prey, and unfortunately a family happened to be walking by at the wrong place and at the wrong time." This is typical behavior? Since when? Are lions doing this all the...

i saw a ringtail inside the yosemite cafe year before last. ran out of the kitchen, under the breakfast counter, and they shooed it out the door.

Yes Uncle Rico, I believe that would be correct. We swing wildly from carrying a spartan kit and only instant coffee and whiskey in a plastic bottle for comfort... to just all out hicks carrying coors, menudo, three kinds of whiskey in glass bottles, etc. I never know if I'll be the only one showing...

thanks mangus! I was definitely glad I hung in there on this one and did not call it off. Ive always noticed that the less comfortable trips are the ones we recall most fondly.

weird. one of my photos got an error when i tried to upload it. why?

Got out with a couple friends to enjoy the weather. Idylhour plans were cancelled last minute due to mudslide potential, so we headed for Los Padres instead. Conditions were quite awful, 6 inches of slush, alternating rain and snow, not a stick of dry wood anywhere. Still, I was in good company, and...

excellent.

clearly that "snow" was staged. i suppose we landed on the moon too then?

about wheres the highest point in middle fork with running water? did you notice?

gorgeous photos. healthy looking pups. i get every few days, often for 10 miles at a time, and have noticed seeing significantly less critters in the last few years. Anyone else seeing similar patterns or am I just getting paranoid? For instance, last summer I was out locally at least 100 miles per ...

Most bikers are awesome, wouldnt mind riding myself more often, but theres a few out there.. I was on a quiet peaceful run with my dog, little feller, hardly a speedbump. i heard the bell, turned to pick him up, and he was already rolling under the knobbies in a cloud of dust and squeeling brakes. t...

the fire is up GMR road, on Colby trail, about 3 miles from my house. Friends of mine live there and their property is on the front line. :( Because it borders residential property and because it's burning below the Azusa-Glendora fireroad, I would expect the fire to be contained quickly. At least, ...

I should start climbing more. looks like fun. thanks for sharing!

Everybody's tolerance is different. Our abilities vary, our awareness of the risks vary, and also our willingness to accept risk varies. For me, I almost always carry microspikes with me in snow for the simple reason that they enhance my running performance significantly. Figuring out when and where...

everyday youre an animal. good to see your ramblings as always.

good stuff