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by HikeUp
Sat Oct 24, 2020 10:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Anthony wrote:
HikeUp wrote: Which peak?IMG_0020.JPG
Looks like Strawberry but it can't be that easy...
Your're right. Not that easy ;) ... it's not Strawberry.
by HikeUp
Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Which peak?
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by HikeUp
Thu Oct 22, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Holy crap...that's Dawson from the Northeast?
by HikeUp
Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:39 pm
Forum: California
Topic: HASKELL'S BEACH, COAL OIL POINT AND THE ELWOOD MESA PRESERVE
Replies: 4
Views: 522

Re: HASKELL'S BEACH, COAL OIL POINT AND THE ELWOOD MESA PRESERVE

Cool pictures.

I think you have a Western Gull (not a western snowy plover).

@oldcoot should be able to verify
by HikeUp
Fri Oct 16, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Admin & Tech Support
Topic: Images not loading in Chrome
Replies: 10
Views: 1517

Re: Images not loading in Chrome

lol. i copied the image and the link from the same gif on the source page. go figure that the link was to the host page. i hate the internet and mosquitoes. and spiders.
by HikeUp
Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

I've got no clue.
by HikeUp
Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:44 am
Forum: Admin & Tech Support
Topic: Images not loading in Chrome
Replies: 10
Views: 1517

Re: Images not loading in Chrome

If I copy-n-paste this image directly into the Message box, it works. This is how I imagine TapACrap end of service. https://media1.tenor.com/images/0292b72eab269c7903683de6ae5ea4d4/tenor.gif?itemid=3432374 If I "insert an image" using a url I get this... https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&am...
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wildfires
Replies: 12
Views: 297

Re: Wildfires

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bi ... e-n1242671 Oct. 11, 2020, 3:04 AM PDT By Tim Stelloh ALAMEDA, Calif. — As California's record wildfires approached 4 million acres earlier this month, the state's top fire official compared the serial conflagrations to a pivotal event in American history ...
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

walker wrote: Strawberry from Disappointment
Yes, Strawberry, but from Lawlor. You're it!
by HikeUp
Sat Oct 10, 2020 4:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

No and No.
by HikeUp
Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Close up view of what peak? Taken from what peak?
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by HikeUp
Fri Oct 09, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Brown. I flipped a coin between Brown and Lowe and lost.
by HikeUp
Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Mt. Lowe. South ridge.
by HikeUp
Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:39 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open
Replies: 54
Views: 6360

Re: Bobcat Fire: closure info, what's open

Let me know. I had a nice drive to Islip Saddle and walk up to Mt. Williamson in mind. I seriously doubt that's possible anytime soon?
by HikeUp
Mon Oct 05, 2020 4:11 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Goat Peak Aka High Point
Replies: 9
Views: 934

Re: Goat Peak Aka High Point

Sean wrote:
HikeUp wrote: It's an EKCO product that I bought at a Stop-n-Go convenience store in 1981, I beilve. Still have it.
And how much did you pay for it?
I'll dig up the receipt and tell you later. ;) Hey, I was in a story telling mood.
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 04, 2020 9:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

JeffH wrote:
HikeUp wrote: What trail?
IMG_8796.jpg
Windy Gap?
Correct! Well done.
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:21 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Goat Peak Aka High Point
Replies: 9
Views: 934

Re: Goat Peak Aka High Point

It's an EKCO product that I bought at a Stop-n-Go convenience store in 1981, I beilve. Still have it.

I separated the can opener from the bottle opener and put the bottle opener on my key chain.

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https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/sin ... oducts-co/
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Goat Peak Aka High Point
Replies: 9
Views: 934

Re: Goat Peak Aka High Point

I haven't found any weed, but I once found a small 50ml bottle of whiskey in a peak register. Much better than those stainless bottle openers on Ontario, Timber, and Telegraph, that only make you wish you had a beer. Does anyone know the history of those openers? Sounds like something HikeUp might ...
by HikeUp
Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:12 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

What trail?
IMG_8796.jpg
by HikeUp
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Ze Hiker wrote: 2009 ?

After a recent fire I believe
Bastard Ridge burned since then.
by HikeUp
Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire in West Fork
Replies: 313
Views: 8047

Re: Bobcat Fire in West Fork

Not dead yet!
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by HikeUp
Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

PL&P trail from graveyard cyn to iron fork.
by HikeUp
Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

I cheated.
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

Well that took 3 seconds. Why so long?
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:59 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.
Replies: 310
Views: 8427

Re: Name that peak! Visual Trivia.

What peak is in the middle distance (not way off in the back and not the closest).
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by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

Thing is, that's the route (route 2 then 3) I took and it wasn't burnt like that except right above Bear Flats.

Will post later, but encourage someone else to post in the mean time.
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire in West Fork
Replies: 313
Views: 8047

Re: Bobcat Fire in West Fork

Anthony wrote: Lawlor's south ridge is no joke. I flew down that thing, managed to skip over the cables but stabbed myself on a yucca.
Yucca...right, that's how you spell it!
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:40 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Bobcat Fire in West Fork
Replies: 313
Views: 8047

Re: Bobcat Fire in West Fork

Here's a current picture from Mt. Wilson looking directly towards the Redbox area. Looks like all the little side valleys are going up in flames 1 by 1 the last few days. You can see flames in this shot. Also, look at that beautiful ridge hike straight up Lawlor's south ridge. Park at Redbox and hea...
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

i don't believe you. ;)
by HikeUp
Tue Sep 29, 2020 1:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Guess the trail name!
Replies: 226
Views: 6179

Re: Guess the trail name!

1 - from cow cyn saddle