EISPIRATEN

So, I wound up at O'Neill Regional Park . Did a little hiking on some of their trails. Hot, humid, and you could occasionally hear the noise from the 241 toll road, but still nice to be out. I asked, when I got there, where I could have wood fire. I was told by the ranger at the gate that all the ov...

I wasn't there, but it sure sounds like BS.

HJ

Crap.

Yeah, I saw that in the news. My thoughts go out to his friends and family.

HJ

For some reason, Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park seems to attract aggressive lions. This small OC park has seen three lion attacks since 2000. I've hiked all parts of it and been to the site of each attack. There is food (deer) in the park for lions and the area is wedged in between housing developme...

HikeUp wrote: ↑Stupidity is not a basic human right.

We can amend the constitution to include it.

HJ

Thank you. I will check into those. Caspers Regional Wilderness Park - This is a county park just up SR64 from San Juan Capistrano. They've got a developed campground, and plenty of hiking trails, but no backcountry camping. This is the same park where there was a high profile attck by a mountain li...

I think we should ban stupidity.

HJ

Yipes. Well, good for mud baths I suppose.

HJ

Where can I test a wood stove in the OC? In the San Gabs, I know I can go to any trail camp (Hogees, West Fork, Little Jimmy, etc.) and use (legally!) a wood stove there. But where can I go to in the OC? The ideal would be something I could hike to, but I'll take what I can get. I've heard of Fisher...

low, but not dry.

HJ

I found the lower section of a BD Trekking Pole (including the tip) at the Mt. Waterman Trailhead on Saturday. Well, the use trail trailhead I should say, not the crappy official trail head that is so oddly placed further up the road.

Let me know if you lost it.

HJ

You must be living right Jimbo. I wish. But God smiles upon whom he smiles. We had a collision with a deer while we were on vacation last week at 70 mph at 2:00 A.M. People die in such things and/or vehicles get totaled. I lost a right side mirror. All things considered, that's a pretty good outcom...

tekewin wrote: ↑Congrats, Jim!

I'd say you beat the odds. Glad it was a happy ending.

Yeah, talk about your long shots.

Tim, the guy who found it, isn't done with his JMT hike yet (probably Wednesday), so I don't have it in hand yet. Hopefully it continues to work out.

HJ

Mike P wrote: ↑Good for you, Jim! Are you allowed home now?

Man! My back sure has been hurting from sleeping on the couch...

HJ

UPDATE 7/6/2014: My ring was found by JMT through hiker Tim. Thank you to all who searched (especially Tim!).

HJ

Yeah, but a 100% closure? C'mon. What about legitimate users like canyoneers? Sounds like surgery with a chainsaw to me. They could be more selective.

HJ

Hey, not too bad for a guy who doesn't even live by the San Gabes anymore.

HJ

Mike P wrote: ↑OK.... from last week's backpack:


Where was I standing when I took this photo? (Rough estimate is fine )

Henninger Flats?

HJ

Rim Trail? Mt. Wilson end.

HJ

Trail? Use of that inaccurate language only encourages people to go.

HJ

tekewin wrote: ↑ Record speeds have been around 16 miles per hour.

Dang. I should run so fast.

HJ

It's his extensive knowledge of high end gear that must endear him to his readers.


HJ

Thank you for that. I thought all the "open" shooting areas were closed, but wasn't sure.

HJ

Mike P wrote: ↑I was just up on Mt Islip on Saturday (6/1) and was looking down on the South Fork trail. Is it in good condition?

OK but not great shape. A lot of loose slides on the trail, burying the tread. You just scramble up and over them; no big deal to me, but the guy I was with was freaking out.

HJ

Uncle Rico wrote: ↑Really nice pics HJ. Great resolution and sharpness. What are you shooting with?

Rico, I'm shooting with a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX30V. Pretty nice camera although I understand that Sony is having some serious problems as a corporation. Not sure I'd buy anything from Sony right now.

HJ

We actually have those Great Basin Collared Lizards in California. See this forum post.

HJ

one need not look for a mysterious love triangle, murder, aliens, leprechauns or banditos for an explanation. Leprechauns! Dang it, it was the leprechauns. OK, good point. We're trying too hard here. I have since received second-hand information that my supposition that he got injured and was later...

Very cool with beautiful pix. Sigh, so much good hiking, so little time.

Bison at the Grand Canyon? Who knew?

HJ

Road walk, ugh. Road walk with rattlesnakes, eek!

HJ

tekewin wrote: ↑ How far or fast could he have gone without shoes anyway?

Yeah, I was kind of wondering that myself.

Love triangle? Affair? Something ain't right here.

HJ