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I got bit this year. I broke the head off trying to pull it out. Went to the doctor just to make sure, he said there was nothing to really worry about unless it gets super swollen. He told me lyme disease wasn't a problem out here. A doctor 14 years ago pulled one out of my head and gave me antibio...

Very cool. Hope it's a good turn out.

What time will people be actually at the Narrows. I live fairly close -- it would be out of the way to go to Sport Chalet.

TacoDelRio wrote:j00 kannut emailz wif red brackburries.

Don't be too sure about that...

Olympus 1030 SW? Hmm. I may have to check that our since my camera went swimming in Devils's Canyon recently.

somthin doesn't make sense here, either dudley did not go to henninger flats or got his street on lake mixed up with hill or allan (not you allank) or altadena dr. And the toll road is still messed up past the bridge. the road from eaton saddle doesn't go to henninger flats. :? the toll road from t...

Very freakin' cool. I love that picture of you standing there with skis on totally dry, bare freakin' dirt. lol

Good turns!

HJ

That's my finish line at the bottom of all those switchbacks. So, when's the big day?? You do realize that Saturday June 21 (only about a week away!!) is the longest day of the year, don't you!!!?? It's determined in the heavens!! GO FIGHT ON! Sheesh. I'm starting to sound like you. Seriously, when...

Does this mean they're actually working on it? I thought they were going to try to build a bridge.

What is the strangest creature in the San Gabriels?
a) Salamander
b) Big Horn Sheep
c) FIGHT ON

I swear FIGHT ON, you have some really interesting posts!

Hmm. All the more reason to invest in a climbing helmet.

[quote="Rob]To keep my wife fully informed (and also to annoy her), during my commute to/from a hike I use jott.com (FREE) to send her progress reports via email as I drive. On my cell phone I hit speed dial and dictate a message (e.g., "passing through Temecula"). Jott.com transcribe...

What attracts you to Josephine? 1) It's less than an hour's drive. 2) I often hike alone and there is usually someone else up there either hiking or biking in case of emergency. But there is also solitude if you want that. 3) It gives me an 8 mile hike w/2000'gain. 4) I love the view when there is ...

Oh yeah, what are these? https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20080524%20Cattle%20Canyon/P5240291.jpg https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20080524%20Cattle%20Canyon/P5240292.jpg Canya eatum? 'Em dere is black berries. ...

Next day, me like an ant walking amongst the terrain.....all the sharp plants(name escapsed me right now :wink: ) throughout were blooming... https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/gallery.myff.org/gallery/265356/tr11.jpg Yucca I believe. They're blooming frickin' everywhere right now. Nice pics (e...

IDENTIFICATION TIME WTF is this: https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20080515%20West%20Fork%20Bear%20Creek/P5150070.jpg Humbolt's Tiger Lily, my favorite native flower in all of Southern California (some of the stuff in the Sierra is pretty cool too). COOL u...

me and my brother rode our beach cruisers from Huntington Beach to Long Beach, then hopped on the Metro Trains and ended up on Lake St in Pasadena. We decided to lock up our bikes and walk up to Henninger Flats. It felt hot so we wanted shade and knew Henninger had it. We get up there in a hour, ha...

Looks nice. Been by there but never been there. Sometime I'll have to go.

Hi everyone, I plan on camping at Guffy Campground (Blue Ridge) in about two weeks :D . I am considering doing one of these two hikes, the North Devil's Backbone trail to Pine Mountian, Dawson Peak, and to Baldy or heading down to Fish Fork and the Sheep Mountian Wilderness. Has anyone done either ...

Here's an interesting thread about rattlers from the SJ board:
http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=934

Apparently rattlers' venom is becoming more neuro-toxic. Oh, joy.

Where was that photo taken? If it's in a seasonal stream or in a stream that flows much less most of the year, the yucca could have gotten established and then just "hangs in there" during those limited times that the water is high. Yucca don't normally grow in stream beds, thank God.

This must be the "year of the Yucca." There are blooming Yuccas ALL OVER THE PLACE. Even friends of mine who aren't mountains people are commenting "hey what are all of those?" as we drive by hillsides with wild vegetation. There are so many of them right now.

We came thru Idlehour 2 weeks ago on a Back pack trip there was plenty of P-Oak in camp area. But you could easily stay clear of it in the camp areas. The water was flowing good. Bigger problem was Skeeters...around dusk and dawn they were hungry. The trail is passable but you need to be careful in...

Yipes! Josephine 231 times. I've always blown Josephine off; it doesn't look as interesting to me as its neighbor to the east, Strawberry Pk, which has that fun west ridge route. What attracts you to Josephine? My default is Haines Canyon in Tujunga which is 5 min. from where I live. I've lived up i...

My wife wants me to stay in touch with her at all times and HATES it when cell phones and pagers don't work in the mountains. Poor thing is very delicate. She can handle a few easy miles, but anything more than that, and she stops enjoying it. I go out with the guys, so that's fine, but when just sh...

406, there are a few big washouts. I believe once those are clean, they can open it up and plow it while it's open in the winter, allowing full east-west access. So I hope. Gas saving right there. I really wish they'd rebuild R39 all the way, and friggin' open Williamson rock back up. Sweet Jesus. ...

I suspect a lot of these shortcuts are done on the way down. Then again, sometimes the trails are built for a low grade as compared to built for erosion, and then contribute to erosion via landslides, etc. I take the trail but there are times of swtichbacks from hell that I am looking for an escape...

There will be more erosion due to bare slopes but not due to hikers. In an ideal world I'd agree. But the truth is hikers cut switchbacks and the less brush there is the more likely they'll do so. They'll go straight up the hill and come straight down the hill making 2 new use trails that criss cro...

FIGHT ON wrote:lovely I am so excited to go hiking now.

You any relation to Indiana Jones?

It's a bummer is when nice trees get burned. Those don't come back quickly -- if they do come back. There are hikes in the Angeles where there are old, bleached stumps and stuff but not one single living tree. :( The real bummer is the 12 or so months that the forest service will keep hikers out to ...

Nice one!