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Thanks for the info!

TacoDelRio wrote:This canyon allows access to an old and tough route up to the summit of Mount San Antonio, known as Bighorn Ridge.

...from summitpost entry on cattle/cow canyon.

What information exists on this old route? Did there used to be an actual trail, or was it just a XC route?

Looking at the ridge on google earth, it also looks like there might be some access to the ridge from a little ways up Cattle Canyon above the confluence with Cow Canyon. Looks like there might be some serious access issues with all of the private holdings in the area. I vaguely remember Taco mentio...

I was up on the Bear Canyon trail to Baldy for the first time yesterday and I couldn't help notice Big Horn Ridge rising up on the other side of Cattle Canyon. Is that route doable? Does it involve anything more than class 2 hiking?

TacoDelRio wrote:http://www.dfg.ca.gov/

Sweet.

I think it's clear there are hikers (including myself 2 years ago) that have no idea when hunting season is and where hunting is allowed. It's clear to me that this thread is about informing hikers that hunting is allowed in the same place as hiking. As my earlier post said - I no longer hike during...

For the life of me I can't find anywhere in this thread where anyone was complaining about hunters - all I see are comments about how they seem to go hunting during hunting season.

Have you hiked Mount Lewis and Pinyon Ridge? These are on my list to do, trying to figure the best way to get them both with the SR2 closed between Vincent Gap and Islip Saddle. I'm also wondering what the best way to do these is with the highway closure. Perhaps a bike and hike from either end of ...

Two years ago I was on Islip and a week later on Pine Mt. in October - gunshots galore and a bunch of gunracks parked at the trailheads.

My bright orange bandanna was prominently on display to say the least. Also the last time I'll go hiking in that area during hunting season.

Wow!!!

Great pictures and congrats on bagging both peaks.

Reminds me of my first time up to Cucamonga a few weeks ago. Cucamonga has got to be one of the coolest peaks around these parts.

I was up there a few weeks ago and I didn't notice a register or a benchmark, but I don't usually look for such things, so...um...er...nevermind.

KathyW wrote:I have slow and slower days...

That's nearly perfect! Though I'd have to add "and days sleeping in 'til noon 'cause it just ain't gonna happen!" to the formula.

The formula(s) makes sense, but for me the gain adjustment factor is different for different slopes (e.g. a factor of 4 works for most "normal" slopes - say up to 750'/mile - but a factor of 2 works for 1000'/mile slopes). That is why I just go straight to my average mph for a given slope ...

The key to my personal formula is knowing how fast I can average on a trail of a given steepness. Therefore the important numbers to keep track of for me are ave. ft./mile and average mph. The other info (total distance, temperature, altitude, etc.) go into tweaking the final result. It's simple as ...

Alan, you're an animal.

But looking at your numbers:

~1000'/mile for Iron, Bear Canyon and Ski Hut trails.

Iron: 7 miles, 3.5 hours, 2.0 mph
Bear Canyon: 6 miles, 2.9 hours, 2.1 mph

so...

Ski Hut trail to Baldy: 4.0 miles, X hours, 2.2 mph ==> X=1.8 hours???

Interesting Rob. At first glance that seems a bit of a coincidence, but there might be some real logic behind it. I'll look at my numbers and see if that holds true. If so then I'll put some thought into why :) . The main reason I switch from mph to ft/hour is that when the trail gets steep enough (...

Once the trail gets steeper than 900-1000 ft/mile, my speed is so slow it can't be measured so I switch to vertical ft. per hour instead (1000 ft/hour sounds much better than <1 mph!). :wink: The data you are collecting seems adequate to help you predict future performance. Perhaps temperature or a ...

Heninger Flats has tables and piped water and a little county nature center (I think it's run by LA County Fire not the USFS. You might call county fire for conditions). It's on a fairly steep fire road. I can usually get up to the flats in under an hour even with a backpack. Not exactly unspoiled ...

Hey, I remembered! I was able to get the Polar Pod 20F Long into the stuff sack it came with and it measures about 16" long x 9 to 10" diameter. If you have a 15" long by 7" diameter stuff sack you'll have to do some serious stuffing, but it might be possible. My guess is the Pol...

Thanks Augie. I found your summitpost page earlier today and I believe where you describe to pick up the ridge is the same as the "low saddle" described on the page I linked to above. Weather looks good for a nice cool hike in the front range this Saturday, so it looks like I'll be heading...

Is this the same route described in the Sierra Club write up (Route 2)?

To be honest I have not tried to see how small I can get it down to, so I suggest checking it out in person. If I remember, tonight I'll try to see how small I can compress it down to. I'll post here.

I have a polar pod 20F (Long version) and I think you may have problems compacting it down as small as you want, but at that price it is definitely worth going to the store and checking it out.

Manker to Baldy: 3900' gain Baldy to Dawson: drop to saddle then ~750' gain from saddle up to Dawson Dawson to Pine: drop to saddle the ~500' gain from saddle up to Pine Pine to Baldy (bypassing Dawson peak saves maybe 100'?): ~325' + ~1250 Baldy to Harwood: drop to saddle then ~400' gain to Harwood...

[joke]You're all a bunch of wankers![/joke]

I think I've answered my own question :oops: I found information on the plane crash . He describes going up the south ridge past the water tank but mentions that on the way down he "took a short cut by dropping down to the road from a low saddle". I'm guessing the low saddle he is talking ...

I'm thinking of going up there this weekend if the temps are forecasted to be reasonable (say 85 or lower). Bailey Canyon TH is a couple of minutes from where I live so I am very familiar with the trail up to the toll road and I usually start at first hint of light. The south (actually more SW-W) ri...

Does anyone know the best way to get from the Mt. Wilson Toll Road up to Mt. Yale (the prominent high point on the ridge below Mt. Harvard)? From the topo map it seems the easiest way might be to start where the the ridge meets the Toll Road south of the peak (there is a water storage tank just nort...

Yes, I've read that guys TR's since he started blogging them. He tends to get off track (lost) too much for my liking :D but he does provide good info. His trip up to Gleason seemed uninspiring, so I was hoping for another more interesting trip. Your combination of Pacifico and Gleason would make fo...

I've hiked to Pacifico via the PCT from Mill Creek Picnic area. It's just shy of 6 miles one way and about 2200' gain along a well graded, good conditioned trail. Very easy and pleasant hike with nice views to the north. Don't be surprised to see car campers on the peak. The road is closed during th...

Heh. Oops.

You provided more detail, so more style points for you!