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Nice. I like those two little crystalline blue lakes.

HJ

@Uncle Rico -- That approach certainly keeps the crowds down. Speaking of the San Mateo Canyon Wilderness, I haven't had a chance to get out there yet this year. Really looking forward to October and (hopefully) getting out there. I want to see what the rains have done to the camp sites down by the...

Girl Hiker wrote: ↑Thanks Hiking Jim for the detailed report and pictures.

You're welcome. I need to get back out there and see if the upper portion of the Stone House trail is actually followable. Somebody has been working those trails back there. They're in better shape now than before the pandemic.

HJ

Thanks for the report, and for downplaying the Middle Fork's charm to the Redditors. Yeah, I didn't want to Instagram it to death the way Icehouse Canyon and Cucamonga Peak are getting. Ugh. Hopefully my comments are realistic. I do think Icehouse is nicer -- if you could go back in time before Ins...

Important stuff: Road is open to trailhead. 4WD not needed. High clearance is probably a good idea. I only saw trucks and a couple of Subarus at the trailhead. Trail is in decent shape up to Comanche Camp. The three scree fields are pretty tolerable to traverse. Some years they have been worse, much...

HikeUp wrote: ↑HJ!

HU!

Sorry to reply so late. Apparently, Tapatalk changed "something," and I couldn't log in. Thank you to @Sean and @dima for helping me to resolve the issue.

HJ

Is the road open up the Middle Fork Lytle Creek? What kind of shape is it in? Is 4WD required? In the past, all that was needed was decent clearance, but I know we got some serious rain with Tropical Storm Hilary. And how's the trail up the Middle Fork? Anyone been up recently? It used to be pretty ...

Well, this is a bad deal. RIP.
HJ

August is usually too late for skeeters, they thrive at the end of snow melt period. September is the best time to be out there, no bugs to worry about. I've traditionally taken that approach to the Sierra: August and Sept are best. But. Now with all the fires... I'm actually starting to think of J...

Everywhere I've been in the Sierra, the mosquitoes are seasonal. I was in Mammoth for 4th of July and there were zero mosquitoes, none. I went up to the Tioga Pass area the following day, and there were enough mosquitoes that I brought my head net out.

HJ

people will do anything to avoid exercise. "Among the US population... 34.1 million adults aged 18 years or older—or 13.0% of all US adults—had diabetes (Table 1a; Table 1b)." I'm sure it's unrelated. And hey, only 34 million people. Glad it's not a serious problem... HJ Link: https://www...

HikeUp wrote: ↑My fluids. I keep.

For me, it kind of depends on how much beer I've had that evening... ?

HJ

Ahhahahahahahahhaha E-unicycles. The day I see that is the day I walk away from civilization. I was joking with the boys about mountain unicycling up some dumb terrain, I dunno what yet. I was out here in the OC near the Quail Hill Trailhead, and ... an e-unicyclist came by. He was decked on in a c...

Nice pics. Hard to tire of the Sierra.

Now I have to find a way to Baboon Lake just for route finding fun. ?

HJ

Don't have any further info, but a pretty cool find.

HJ

You just ain't as old and fat as I am.

Hey, how's that TT Contrail working out these days? is that thing still holding up?

HJ

tekewin wrote: ↑Round trip was 21.6 miles, 6410' gain.

Nice day's work! Overnight territory definitely for me. Hmmm...

HJ

Awesome bike ride! I appreciate all the detail on the road. It's a cool looking mountain and worth doing some day. This is tempting for me since I've had my MTB for over a year now. Still not great, but comfortable on most trails. My general impression is that biking is harder than walking and easi...

Nice. One I've not done. Def like to do some day.

HJ

Nice trip; nice TR. Haven't been up there in a while. I've yet to make it to lower Fish Fork, a definite "to do" on my mental list. Those wild canyon trips are always hard, dirty work, but those trips are the most memorable. Hiking crowded trails really doesn't feel like wilderness, ya kno...

I haven't been up past the BTN for a long time. I'll have to check out that Devil's Gulch Falls. Allison Falls is worth seeing, @Anthony

Thanks for the post,

HJ

Nice stuff. The Arroyo Seco and that general vicinity has a special place in my heart. I've been hiking in around there since the 1960's. I really miss the easy access I had when I was living in La Crescenta, Tujunga, and Glendale. Quick hikes on a Sunday afternoon were a favorite. It's a little har...

Nice pix and thanks for the update. I've done the ski hut trail 10 gazillion times, but even after all these years I've yet to do the Mount Baldy Death March (MBDM), er, I mean the Bear Flat Trail. It never seems to work out. It's still on my "to do" list though. Particular congrats to you...

Nice write up. Nice pics. Looks like a nice trip. I thought it would be just a dusty desert up there. Nice to see there's a lot more to it.

What was your total mileage if I may ask?

HJ

be careful following some of @Ze Hiker 's links to socalhikes.com unless you're into hard core p o r n.

Whoa! Naked hiking pics of Zè! Now, that's gotta be worth something right there. I'm heading there now!

HJ

Nice pic of you there at the end of your post HikeUp. [seriously: cute Corgi -- at least I think it's a Corgi]

Dang! They've really beefed up the gate at Pinecrest -- or should I say the Pinecrest Federal Penitentiary (judging by the look of it)?

HJ

Photos are restored! Thanks!

I'm here. To reach me outside the forum, use: t e k e w i n @ g m a i l . c o m OK, cool. Let's definitely stay in touch as fall approaches. I kind of like this "in my back yard" area that doesn't get all that much use compared to over-run places like Baldy and Icehouse Canyon. In additio...

@Sean -- all the photos are gone. :( Maybe something happened when the topic was split? Can this be fixed? HJ I'm sorry, I don't know which photos you mean. It's possible I could fix it, as the post history remains hidden. But if I inadvertently deleted photo attachments while editing your post, th...

@Sean -- all the photos are gone. Maybe something happened when the topic was split? Can this be fixed?

HJ