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TacoDelRio wrote:I've been in parts of Coldwater, but not enough to say much. I'm 90% sure you could easily go down Cedar to Icehouse, with the primary obstacle being manzanita.

Thanks. Other than Manzanita, the topo on Cedar Canyon looks good, with this spot being the "crux", so to speak.

http://www.rei.com/product/671111 Does anyone own this one? I own that one, but I haven't had a chance to use it in the field. I did some trial tests at home and found it fairly easy to pump a liters worth (won't wear you out). The pump lever/hardware doesn't have the sturdiest of feels to it but w...

Great pictures. Sheep Cyn looks gnarly from that angle. I was up Thunder Mt./Telegraph Pk. a couple weeks ago and was wondering about a couple things... Have you explored Coldwater Canyon and/or Cedar Canyon (the two canyon's that start at the saddle between Thunder and Telegraph - Coldwater to the ...

Bill wrote:Heck of a picture of Hikeup.

Why thank you good sir.

By the way...never ever listen to Fight On...he's delusional.

Sorry for the thread drift.

FIGHT ON wrote:Is that a picture of your baby and did he just see HikeUp for the first time? (I had the same reaction!)

That's me farting in your general direction!

Talk about head exploding...I waded through the dfg website and think I figured it out. I could be completely wrong so be warned. 2008 Bear Archery season: 8/16 thru 9/28 (see pdf 1) Deer Archery season: 9/6 thru 9/28 (see pdf 2) Bear & Deer General Season: 10/11 thru 11/9 (see pdf 1 & 2) Ad...

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry!?

It's not a secret. The answer is 1 click away.

No opinions on the hunter issue?

Why do you ask? Think it is about the same as deer season. I've got a couple of hikes involving cross-country travel planned and I don't want to do them during hunting season. I'll stick to main trails during hunting season. I thought bear and deer seasons were similar times of year but seeing this...

Thanks Tim...great info. I briefly looked at the user manual ( ) and figured out I was stuck with AVI. I can live with it!

When is bear hunting season?

40mb? What type of file is it? No problems here, views just dandy. It's an AVI file made with my Canon SD1000 point and shoot. - standard setting (i.e. not "fast frame rate" nor "compact", whatever that means) - 30 fps - 640x480 - I was using the 12x zoom - the dude was fast and...

Shot this video this morning (2008-08-17) about 7am. The bear and I mutually surprised each other, and he/she hid behind a bush about 20 feet away down the hillside. This gave me time to get my camera out which caused it to run away to the other side of the canyon before I could get video rolling. F...

*Bangs head on table*

Gumby, thanks for the info on ol' smoky!

I agree with this list of " rules "... * Stay on the trail. Do not cut switchbacks or take shortcuts. * Stay to the right on wider paths. * Pass on the left. * When overtaking someone, let them know you are approaching and will be passing on their left. You may hear a biker call out, "...

I remember seeing your tent when I stopped at the ski hut (about 6:35) to put something in my pack and take a few minute break. I heard a child's voice. Good stuff!

Cool pics and vids. So, no overnight stay on the 'crack?

My 100th hike (since I started hiking again in December of 2004) - all in the San Gabriels - so I decided to hike up to the top of the world. Took the ski hut trail up and made it to the top just before 8:00am. 4 others already there - 3 of whom were training for Whitney. Windy as heck, but very cle...

Got your FYI in time - thanks. Just now responding though . Turns out my feet were killing me for some reason after my hike up Baldy, so I wouldn't have gone up IHC anyway. Next time.

If I have anything left in the tank, I'll stroll up IHC a bit.

TacoDelRio wrote:Gotta use em up then! Get em' while they're hot!

We are changing plans, and will not be there this weekend. It's a logistical issue. Switching over to Icehouse Canyon fun stuff, hidden crap, wee wee etc etc.

Hmm...where ya gonna be around noon on Sunday?

AW wrote:LA River..is it a river or?

I'm guessing "or".

Courgarmagic...please keep posting links to your YouTube videos. Good stuff.

BTW, today there was a news story about a dork (I'm being very nice about this) who tried to pet some mountain lion cubs and was given a 'what for' by momma lion. In Orange County.

Thanks for the update on the route from Barley Flats to Red Box. It is as I suspected...very overgrown!

Update.

Thanks Jim, Tim and Uhu for the 1st hand info. Priceless!

Is it possible, when returning from Etiwanda, to contour around the north side of Cucamonga to avoid some elevation gain? My guess is it is probably not worth the effort.

If I ever go hiking with you people, I'm leading!

Heard this on the news this morning and Hiker Hell has a post on it with links.

Yikes!