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Meh. Why survey it when I can just sketch it in? "Good enough for government work."

HJ

Yow!

Ever do any hiking?

HJ

Yeah, I've heard that he was quite accomplished. I wonder what happened. Perhaps they were roped since both of them fell?

HJ

So, I kind of get one person slipping and falling, but multiple people? What the heck? Maybe they were trying their own rescue mission after the first slip? Microspikes are great on a mostly level trail where you just need additional traction. They can however pull off if you're side hilling in stee...

That's pretty cool looking. A succulent I assume.

HJ

Yeah, it's just awful. I've hiked hundreds of times with Lee. He was a really good guy. Generous to a fault, and extremely good natured and inclusive. It's just the weirdest thing, but I guess he fell just right (or just wrong), and that was that. Sucks. Bad.

HJ

The ultimate in 85 y.o. studliness.

HJ

You've got to be kidding. Hwy 39 is technically infeasible unless you're going to be willing to spend a lot of money -- as in rebuilding the highway nearly every year. The West face of Mount Islip is one big land slide. Well, OK, not quite, but pretty close. It's constant rock fall along there. If t...

Yeah, I saw that on FB. Bummer.

HJ

Nice shots, Sean

HJ

Pretty nice.

I'm all for a change. Any other submissions?

HJ

Note: señor Taco is going to be doing a lot of cycling these days. I'll be filling in on some of the admin duties. So, changing banners pre-supposes that I can actually figure out how to do it. ?

JeffH wrote: ↑ Palisade Glacier. If you want to see it you better plan soon, it won't be around too much longer.

Other than that, nice TR. I need to get up that way soon.

HJ

https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/www.electricskates.com/Pix/Other34/amule.png ?? ?? Elwood, so you're looking at Section 3, Township 1 North, Range 11 West, San Bernardino Baseline and Meridian (SBBM). This means that you are 60 (10 x 6) to 66 miles (11 x 6) west of Colonel Henry Washington's...

So each portion comes with two mules? Exactly! :lol: But seriously, now you know how they came up with the "40 acres and a mule" promise. It's based on the American public lands survey methodology. You start at an initial point and define a baseline (east/west) and a meridian (north/south...

Hi, Fred,

Thanks for jumping in and helping out.

HJ

I think I was getting confused with how they break up a section. Each section is broken into 8 portions of 80 acres each, for a total of 640 acres per section.


HJ

Kinda cool.

HJ

The San Gabriel Mountains Trailbuilders might have some equipment that could be brought to bear. I know they've done some trail work in Icehouse Canyon recently, so they do get over to the Baldy area even though their main focus appears to be Crystal Lake and surrounds. Fred, who used to post here, ...

7W04.2 goes up to Pt. 9009' (The NF boundary), exactly like Jim said. Except that he misassociated the designations. 7W04.2 is actually in the ANF, and 7W05 is in the SBNF. Sean is correct. I reversed the two. I can give you my lat lon down to 2 decimal positions. You'd think I'd know which frickin...

I'll call it the official FS "Backbone trail" as soon as someone gives me trail#s. Well, (ahem) now that you mention it... The "other" (north) Devil's Backbone Trail (the section from Blue Ridge to Baldy) has official designation 7W05.2 The trail number is official. The trail na...

I'll call it the official FS "Backbone trail" as soon as someone gives me trail#s. Well, (ahem) now that you mention it... The "other" (north) Devil's Backbone Trail (the section from Blue Ridge to Baldy) has official designation 7W05.2 The trail number is official. The trail na...

What's a matter buddy? Can't deal with the new "common core" math?

6 miles on a side. I'll correct it. It must have been late.

HJ

I seem to remember that the trail in Dark Canyon is pretty much gone. Def remove. Little Fish Fork isn't THAT bad, but the trail down from Dawson Peak is approaching unfollowable as is the trail down to Upper Fish Fork. It'd be nice to see a few new ones, BUT the ones we remove should be at a minimu...

Not sure what species he is, but he is kinda cool.

HJ

As far as I know the Forest Service has not done any work to maintain or improve trails in at least a decade. Almost all trail work you see in the Angeles is accomplished by volunteers with their own tools, time, and signage at their own expense. The Forest Service pays nothing. I believe there hav...

Nice although I'm not so hot on the off roaders.

HJ

. However, you got the boundary lines wrong it is the whole square, the northeast quarter of township 13. The boundary lines look more like this. Actually that's section 13. If you were to fully call it out it would be: NE Quarter, Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 8 West, San Bernardino Baseline...

A lot of those old roads are from logging. I've read that logging was done during WWII.

HJ

Zoiks.

Thanks for the post, Jerry.

HJ

I went up with uber hiker Joycie this past Saturday.

It looks a little denuded compared to the opposite hillside, but chaparral grows back quickly.

Tip: Don't go on a hot day. Ain't no shade nohow nowhere.

HJ