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That is the trail to the water tunnel(s) that supplies water to Henninger Flats. Apparently it's dry now though. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DDMaKaqoNFg/UZYe1MAxgaI/AAAAAAAAg-4/a76vz9D5JYo/s1152/DSC01214.JPG https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/lh6.googleuserc...

I was there in March. I need to run now, but I'll type something up tomorrow.

HJ

Gnarly.

I probably won't show this Bambi movie to my daughter. Just sayin'.

HJ

Single arty guys? C'mon.

Just get some 11 Charlies and some 40 mm SF/airborne mortars.

HJ

Taco wrote: ↑Allison Falls, eh? Hmmm.

Here you go, Taco: Ten mile loop including Allison Falls and several canyoneering options.

HJ

Taco wrote: ↑AKA react to contact season.

155 fire with 20 m air burst tends to have a reasonably suppressive effect.

HJ

Great trip, Hikin' Jim. You may have to write a book some day. In the mean time, you could add more secrets to your blog (hint, hint). ;) yeah. Just a matter of having time to do it. I've got years worth of good hikes I'd like to document in the SGW alone. Don't know if I'll ever get to it. We'll s...

Ha, ha, no way. Allison is maybe 60', and those falls on High Creek were all at least 25', some bigger.

HJ

Do you have them posted anywhere like Facebook or Picasaweb? I just link to my photos from there.

HJ

I haven't, Sean, but I know it's a "go". I've talked to several people who have done it. The Dobbs loop I want to do is one going up the ridge from Vivian Creek Camp, and then down Falls Creek to Allison Falls and Dobbs Camp, and then exiting at Forest Falls. Allison Falls is one of the be...

Here's my GPS track for the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek. If you zoom out a bit, you'll see the Lytle Creek Ranger Station. I assume that's where you'd get a permit. I'm not aware of any quota.

HJ

Uncle Rico wrote: ↑What's the source of that water HJ?

Presumably the past. It sure isn't recent.

HJ

Sounds like a pretty amazing enduro-hike.

Got photos?

HJ

Yeah, I was very pleased at how much water there was. A couple of weeks ago I did a trip to, among other things Dollar and Dry Lakes. There was no water at either lake or at the springs near the lakes. I had to dry camp. Fortunately I had packed 3 liters of water just in case.

HJ

I did a little cross country travelling this past weekend up in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. One of the routes I did was a route up high Creek from the Halfway Camp area. Here is my GPS track showing the route I took from Halfway Camp to High Creek Camp. There was some pretty heavy brush between Hal...

As much as I appreciate Otis' very relevant input to this discussion, ;) may I suggest the Interactive San Gorgonio Wilderness Map that I've put together as one possible source of information. I've also laid out six loop trips suitable for strong day hikers or for backpackers, also in the San Gorgon...

Tom Kenney wrote: ↑Cool stove collection!

Ha! You haven't seen the half of it. (I have a ton of stoves)

HJ

Great trip, Jim. Beautiful area. In early July, I hiked the Middle Fork all the way to Ice House Saddle and back. There was water at Stone House, then the creek went dry for a while beyond that. There was decent water at Third Crossing, but absolutely none up at Comanche. Maybe there's a little spr...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Sweet!

That wilderness permit sign is new to me. But the last time I was there was about 4 years ago!!! The two signs below it were there back then though.

My experience exactly.

HJ

Ha! We just went up to Stonehouse and went no further due to time constraints. The water at Stonehouse was flowing really well. I am pretty sure that there would be water at or near Third Crossing since the two major branches of the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek come together nearby. I don't know if Co...

Just took my daughter out to the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek last Saturday for a quick mini trip (we had to be back home by 3:00 or so). First, the road. The road's in lousy shape. Fortunately, my friend Jeff drove his XTerra, so we were fine, but I wouldn't think it would be a very good idea to driv...

No, not really.

Yes, there are some regulations pending, but this is what's called "Click Baiting". Misleading headlines are posted causing people to get all bent out of shape. Don't fall for it. It's nothing.

HJ

longcut wrote: ↑ the first spring, (not the middle one where the outhouse sits, yuck)

Wimp.

HJ

Yipes

HJ

Yipes. They just got hit hard a few weeks ago too.

Thanks for the heads up.

HJ

I forwarded copies of the trip report to a couple of guys I know in the San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders. They're talking seriously about getting in there with chain saws to get those puppies out.

HJ

Just a brief report. A. Little Jimmy GPS Track . Note that the position of the service road on the topo map is way off. Personally, I like using the service road better than starting at Islip, but there's not a whole lot of difference. The start at Islip Saddle is pretty exposed if you're going on a...

And to clarify, while it would be nice from a planning stand point to have people sign up in advance, walk-ins are OK based on the emails I've received. Show up at the Mt Wilson Toll Road bridge over Eaton Canyon at about 8:30 AM tomorrow. You need to have your own food, water, and snacks/lunch. The...

I'm plannin' on it even though I'm just hiker trash.

HJ

Colby is still closed according to this which is dated May 2014. The trail from Red Box should be open.

HJ