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I checked out the TR on SummitPost. Cool TR. TR helped me appreciate the pix more.

HJ

The old trail (I posted something earlier in this thread about it's course via a few UTM points) left Coldwater Canyon approx. where the Heaton Flats Trail enters. I assume the HF trail was the primary route into upper Coldwater, probably well built and heavily travelled due to mining activity. I sp...

Uh, sure. :shock: Seriously though, that brush doesn't look like much fun. I'll have to take a look in person some time. I do recall from the last time over there on the HF trail that the brush is bad. The good news is that the Fossil Can. N ridge does look doable in terms of grade and navigability,...

Ditto on the thanks for the captions. Photo IMG_6435.JPG appears to be the ridge that runs just north of Fossil Canyon which was one of the routes we were looking at.

Ugh. Lots of nasty brush.

AlanK wrote: I really like Iron Mt. Maybe it's a personal mental deficiency.

Mental deficiency? Don't be so hard on yourself, Alan. I'm sure it's just an iron deficiency.

Hey, Rick, congrats on a great summit of Big Iron. BTW, I always enjoy all your photos of summit registers and appreciate that you take so many photos. I think some of your photos are looking into Coldwater Canyon and perhaps some are of Big Horn Ridge. I don't know if you'd have time, but any furth...

Good photos. Really like the old register entries from the 60's. Very cool. Looks like an interesting place. I've never checked it out. I typically head into the SGW if I'm over that way. Looks pretty gnarly getting up and down from the ridge, but cool to have a loop. What kind of shape was the ridg...

Thanks for the link to the news story. They report that temps were "sub zero." I think they mean below freezing (or maybe they're on the Celsius scale). Thanks also for the photo of the missing poster. All interesting. There's quite a bit more info, including a posting by an RMRU member on...

I went up the Sister Elsie Trail in Haines Canyon in Tujunga today (11/10/2007) and did some brush clearing. The worst brush that I was aware of is the first quarter mile or so on the left branch of the trail after the junction where the right branch of the trail goes up to rejoin fire road 2N76. Ac...

I have seen him listed as a speaker at local Sierra Club meetings. Wouldn't surprise me a bit if he was still out hiking.

I haven't been up that way for a number of years, but my memory is that there are some false trails. Just keep a sharp eye on the map (and post a TR afterwards).

Well, in that case, I'm officially happy.

As did the SBNF website. The ANF is just a little behind.

Um, uh, yeah ... what he said.

Interesting that the ANF website doesn't say anything about it. I wish they'd keep their site up to date.

Just try a little of this:

The same date has been posted on San Gorgonio Wilderness Assoc. board, so this looks pretty legit. The Forest Supervisor, Jeanne Wade Evans, has rescinded the Forest Closure Order No. 07-6 effective November 8th (Thurday) 2007. Fire Restrictions Order No. 07-5 are still in effect. Call Mill Creek Ra...

The ANF website doesn't shed much light on the issue. It just says: Angeles National Forest Emergency Fire Closure Continues As a result of extreme fire danger, and to protect public health and safety, Angeles National Forest officials will continue the temporary emergency Forest closure implemented...

Are you planning on going up that drainage in the last picture? Much steeper than 5.6! Steeper than 5.6? I usually think of class as referring to the technical difficulty of a particular route, not the steepness. If the hand holds/foot holds are obvious and easy, then vertical can be class 3. For e...

http://www.ridgenet.net/~rockwell/Giardia.pdf
http://www.yosemite.org/naturenotes/DerletWater.htm
http://www.publiclandsranching.org/html ... waters.PDF
http://www.highsierrahikers.org/Derlet- ... -2006.pdf

There are 19 USFS maps available at this link: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/forestvisitormaps/.

Out of curiosity, what's the class?

friendowl wrote:i really miss the mountains
im having a bad week and need a hike
i dont have enough cash to make it to lone pine
i guess either i'll sneak on a trail or get drunk

Yo, bro, take heart; all is not lost. Check out this post https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=93

Not that this is a big surprise, but: Angeles National Forest to Remain Closed this Weekend NEWS RELEASE USDA Forest Service Angeles National Forest Date: October 31, 2007 Angeles National Forest 701 N. Santa Anita Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006 (626) 574-5200 www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS...

Here's the link to Erik's trip: http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/archives/hps01306.htm I was a little off. He did the 17 peaks as a traverse from Fish Creek TH to Angelus Oaks. Rick K did him one better by making it into a loop. Still, anyone who can do all 17 SGW peaks in one day is pretty much an...

From the above links: Triplet Rocks is probably the most remote and difficult peak in the San Gabs ... tougher than Big Iron ... The climbers mentioned are "Bob," Asher Waxman, and Erik Siering. I don't know who "Bob" is, but Asher and Eric are incredible climbers. I believe Erik...

http://www.flayme.com/troll/ http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/troll.htm Interesting links. This explanation Why do trolls do it? I believe that most trolls are sad people, living their lonely lives vicariously through those they see as strong and successful. Disrupting a stable newsgroup gives the i...

Perhaps this is a little closer to the reality.

Very cool. Just so you know, I've got two invites for November for hiking. Want to get to Heaton in Nov; not sure I will have the opportunity.

Do you ever have any days off mid-week?