EISPIRATEN

great pics, thanks for sharing man!

great post. great blog. thanks.

was the water flowing good at the campground?

great tip, thanks!

Ive been fortunate, I guess. "Shreiker" at Idlehour? Yikes! Now that might have me packing out.

Top notch write up Jim! This will be a go-to for me as I try to explore the area more fully in the coming season. thanks!!

"all the time in the world to do everything I want, which is run and eat cake."

-classic

25-35 mile runs every damn weekend?!! Maybe I can just crew for you. And Craig barely has any energy left for running after surfing four days a week. Then again, he did the CRHT on that training plan earlier this year so maybe it works for him!

awesome. thanks for sharing.

A lot of outdoor apparel is very brightly colored. this time of year always makes me consider buying into this stuff more. Sounds like a good excuse to go shopping!! I mean, who could argue with it when it could save your life right?

just to confirm what everyone else said already, i went up GMR last night, no issues. Encountered a really cool looking mountain warrior in full camo and bow hunting up on the truck trail. Dude if you're out there, cool white merlin beard!! Any estimates flying around about how long this shutdown mi...

thanks for the update. perfect timing, i head up there in two weeks! great looking blog by the way. im liking it!

i hit GMR alot as well, but just to access the trail at the first road bend. I'll be there by wednesday, I'll confirm it's back open. Thanks for heads up everyone.

enjoyed the TR mangus! and your other stuff on the blog too!

the stuff of dreams. thanks for sharing mr taco!

wow, its like a bizarre critter parade up there! nice!

Please add my name to the list. thanks Ellen!

17 miles in 25 hours with creek-water-crotch-rot? I gotta try this sometime. Sounds too stupid not to.

i enjoyed this write up alot, thanks for post!!

the piped spring was dry as a bone. the other "unpiped" spring was also dry if I was looking in the right place. Ive never been sure about the exact location of the other one but I check about 30 yards up and down of Kellys camp on the gully and there was nice green clumps of grass but no ...

There were people camped nearby that noticed the lions. they were using their lights to watch the lions which happened to be very close to your tent, making it appear that they were pointing their lights at your tent. they might have even (foolishly) approached closer for a better look, which put th...

spanish broom?

great footage cougarmagic. that must be alot of fun to capture this stuff. Actually, I wanted to contact you and this post reminded me...I recently was up in Glendora area and encountered what I believe was a critter cam and I thought of you. At first though, i thought it was a geocache and I handle...

according to google maps it's 3:15 to lone pine and from there its about 45 minutes up to the horseshoe meadow trailhead. cottonwood lakes is on par with any valley in the sierras, including elevation, lakes, creeks and bears. have fun!!!

i didnt check but assuming this is 10-20 miles and more than a few weeks away then I would be interested.

everyday, awesome pics. ive been up that way a couple times and its gorgeous. surprised you didnt see many people though, maybe its still early in the season for humans? Your 2nd pic shows the granite slab that me and my kids slept on back in 2011, freakin paradise. have fun on your run!

I'll be in June Lake area mid-July. I usually make it up around 10,000 island lake or there abouts a few times while I'm there. All my runs when I'm in that area are half day runs only because I'm camping with the family. Have fun everyday!

congrats! solo hiked it too, good stuff! get some sleep!

ha ha! awesome request! Sometimes when I go with others, I meet them on a trail where I can do a fast peak climb early before they even arrive. That way the boring hike is a welcome long cooldown on tired legs and I enjoy chatting, more casual and stuff. I know, bag Boney peak and then meet them at ...

@andthewalrus you were absolutely right, icehouse was free and clear. I didnt go with them after all but they made it up to Timber Mountain and described the conditions exactly as Uncle Rico describes in his post. Thanks for the tip! I'm a little devastated that the snow is gone already but I did ge...