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Phil B wrote: ↑I last hiked with Bill in 2007 on a group hike to Thor Peak.

Bill's photo album from 2007 Thor Peak hike?
http://www.4jeffrey.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=560

Bill's web site for radio communications on the PCT:

http://www.qsl.net/a/aa6j//pct/

File a police report?

Mission Trails Regional Park is perhaps the most popular hiking area in San Diego County and came into existence after Camp Elliot closed. Discoveries of unexploded ordnance in that area are common. http://www.campelliott-missiontrails.com/ http://www.campelliott-tierrasanta.com/post_closure.php . ....

Last time I hiked past the alien thing on Harwood, there was a heap of trash under it.

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Domain registration might be cheaper using GoDaddy.com.

sgmdf.com is available!

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Lone Pine shaken by series of earthquakes up to magnitude 5.2 on 10/2/2009.

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Taco .... Thank you ....
. . . Rob

Hey Rob! I was on the summit from about 10:15-10:45. Which way did you come up? Arrived 10:38 on Ski Hut Trail, tagged summit plaque, and helped a couple of people with photos. Departed 11:10 via Devils Backbone, caught up with a father-son team, and took service road down. Although I planned a sim...

Yup, perfect hiking weather on Baldy today. (I was on the summit ~10:45.)

On my way in and out, I noted that parking in Baldy Village was competitive today.

Beyond food and water, look at the "big three:" 1. shelter 2. sleeping system 3. backpack From changing my big three, I saved a total of ten pounds. Jim, excellent advice, as usual. :) I hope you continue to pursue your fantasy of ultra-light as long as possible, because next summer you'l...

Gonna have to agree with Jim here. Coming down towards the 57/210 interchange and stopping at In N Out after a good long hike is all the recovery one needs that's definitely my 'go to' post hike meal :P At In-N-Out, after a strenuous hike, first I have to climb out of my car (with stiff muscles, it...

SAN DIEGO -- Friends and family Thursday were mourning a married 67-year-old Rancho San Diego man who collapsed and died while climbing Cowles Mountain. A group of fellow hikers found Raymond Newsom Mathias Jr. passed out on a path on the mountain in Mission Trails Regional Park shortly before 3:30 ...

Which county has SAR jurisdiction on Baldy? Is there an agreement?

Here is a news account of July 11 broken ankle medevac by helo near Baldy Ski Hut written from Ham radio point of view:

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/07/21/10976/

. . . Rob

New running shoes, Glucosamine, hiking poles.

Hikin_Jim wrote:Rob: Nice to see you post again. Long time no see.

HJ, thanks. It's good to be back. I have catching up to do.

. . . Rob

Liz wrote:I'm still curious about who left that message on the ground and what it means.

"TOMYS ROCK 8980" ???

I checked GPS elevation, and it was not 8980 feet.

@ 4.0 miles 2hrs I came to the junction with Columbine Sprg Tr and an undocumented trail from John's Meadow As I was photographing the sign a hiker was coming up this trail. He said he was coming from Forsee Trailhead and was making a loop out of the day's hike, sounds like a future trip to me! Mat...

.... Mt. Baldy .... Bear Flat/Village Trail .... I noticed a “message” on the ground. I have a picture of it. If you left it- I’d love to know! .... Pics are here: www.flickr.com/photos/33777171@N06/ Liz, as of Friday, 7/3/2009 the message is still on the ground. Hiker population at Baldy Summit on...

Nice video and nostalgia

Blackwater Escape and Evasion Adventure Race The Blackwater Escape and Evasion adventure race has been rescheduled, and will now take place April 25-26, 2009 in Moyock, North Carolina. Furthermore, the race has undergone a change in format, switching from a 24-hour race to a 12-hour event. THE COUR...

If you can't join a SAR team (for whatever reason), find out if there is a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in your neighborhood.

Does anyone on this board participate in CERT activities?

I'm hoping that upgrading memory might let me save all tracks. I upgraded from 64MB to 2GB and learned that more memory does NOT let me save all tracks. It seems that most Garmin units have a limit of 20 tracks, and installing larger memory cards does NOT change that limit. Memory cards store maps,...

Do be aware that the road to the Fish Creek trailhead is a dirt road. I got my Honda Accord up and down it w/o a problem, but you have to take it slow. I think it took me about 45 minutes to an hour to drive from Hwy 38 to the trailhead. It would be important to factor that extra drive time in to y...

Brave Mountain Lion Fends Off Group Of Hikers SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 | ISSUE 44•37 EUREKA, CA—A local mountain lion came face-to-face with a group of hikers and made it out alive, sources reported Monday. Wildlife officials are crediting the courageous cougar's quick thinking, catlike reflexes, and 150 ...

I'm thinking about upgrading the memory in my Garmin eTrex Vista Cx. Has anyone had good or bad experiences upgrading memory? Currently I have a 64MB SanDisk MicroSD card in the slot in the battery compartment. When I upload tracks, waypoints, and maps into the unit, the upload seems to truncate (wi...