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AlanK

Whitney Portal Store Message Board Baldy thread

This is a long thread, but recent posts include discussion of the Baldy summit vandalism. Also rebuilding.

AlanK

Personally, I would never tear down something that so many people seem to enjoy. But I do wish they were never built in the first place. I know i was disappointed to see those things up there my first time up. I also dont like damming creeks for swimming, placing rocks and logs for stream crossings...

AlanK

Is it possible they didnt know they were vandalising something? Are those windshelters official structures of some kind or are they just improvised shelters made by hikers? if they are built by hikers looking for a break from the wind, then is this really vandalism? Of course, if they truly were tr...

AlanK

HikeUp wrote: ↑Alan, I was wondering why you haven't been posting as much as in the past. Too busy tearing shit down. Then complaining about it.

I thought my plan was foolproof but I'm busted.

AlanK

...why dont you guys who like the shelter just walk up and re-make it? ....energy far better spent imo....and if you arnt willing to spend the positive energy and time fixing it...you sorta look like you just like complaining....Shit happens..this isnt a perfect world, there will always be people w...

AlanK

There seem to be several kinds of vandals at work. People who spray paint markers on rocks and trees are not in the same camp as people who destroy what they view as unnatural structures (e.g., rock rings on Baldy's summit). People who start forest fires are in another class altogether. I would pre...

AlanK

There seem to be several kinds of vandals at work. People who spray paint markers on rocks and trees are not in the same camp as people who destroy what they view as unnatural structures (e.g., rock rings on Baldy's summit). People who start forest fires are in another class altogether. I would pref...

AlanK

PackerGreg wrote: ↑Alan, how long did it take you to rebuild the shelter?

It's a work in progress.

AlanK

HikeUp wrote: ↑I wonder if they'll tear down the ski hut next. And then shoot anyone wearing vibram soles - on sight.

I am not usually a supporter of vigilantism, but I was thinking about stoning today.

AlanK

This was the main wind shelter on the summit the last time I was up.

AlanK

I went up Baldy today and added West Baldy in order to have a look at the fire. For a 4000 acre fire, it looked pretty quiet (it was 10:30 in the morning). There was no sign of aircraft. It was beautifully clear on Baldy and even Iron Mountain looked clear, as di deSan Antonio Ridge. https://eispira...

AlanK

Excellent choice of venue!

AlanK

I have seen nothing suggesting that the guy lose his freedom. He had his freedom, he exercised it, and he still has it. It seems like Mr. Richards is not free to engage in a legal activity without suffering reprisals from those who don't agree with what he did. That is true of just about everybody ...

AlanK

tracker wrote: ↑Sometimes people just do things because they want to. If it's legal, there doesn't have to be a reason that everyone understands and accepts.
This is called freedom.

I have seen nothing suggesting that the guy lose his freedom. He had his freedom, he exercised it, and he still has it.

AlanK

That is awfully sad news. Bill was a good man... and still young. We'll all miss him greatly.

AlanK

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑Did you just wait him out?

No, I'd still be there!

I tossed a couple of small sticks onto him until he decided to move on. Near-misses did nothing.

AlanK

Hikin_Jim wrote: ↑Zoiks! Snake *and* poison oak!! Throw in some Turricula, and you'd really have something there.

Yeah, pick your poison. I opted for "neither" but it took some doing to convince the critter to crawl away.

AlanK

Friday, August 3
Mount Wilson Trail below Orchard Camp

AlanK

Comments from the guy who found the body

Coroner confirms ID

AlanK

The Forest Service finally admits that extinguishing small fires has resulted in super fires (here) while increasing its budget for air tankers (here). The first point has been understood for years. Both points are not mutually exclusive, however. I second that. "Finally admits" is wildly...

AlanK

Wonderful photos!

AlanK

Chicken Legs wrote: ↑Did anyone hike Baldy Hut trail this weekend? Is the trail passable to the summit? Or is it still covered in snow?

Yes, yes, and yes.

Actually, the snow part is only partly true. There was plenty of snow in a few places but you could walk right through any of it.

AlanK

Any info on the skihut trail? Wouldn't mind running up there tomorrow morning but no idea what to expect. I hiked up Baldy via the Ski Hut today (Friday, March 23). There is a fair amount of snow left from last weekend's storm. The snow on the trail starts about 1000' below the Hut. Above the Hut, ...

AlanK

Of more relevance here: "Godwin's law applies especially to inappropriate, inordinate, or hyperbolic comparisons of other situations (or one's opponent) with Nazis."

AlanK

There ought to be a law -- and there is.

AlanK

I believe that some of the trail is still closed because of the Station Fire.

My son and I did the Gabrielino Trail as a day hike in 2009. We got around the need for a car relay by bicycling from the Windsor Ave. parking lot to Chantry Flats. That is an interesting warm-up to a long hike.

AlanK

Found by some guy named Eddie in La Puente. Crazy. He sounded pretty stoned and confused when he called me, lol. (he dug through my paperwork in the glove box, found a dealership receipt that had my cell and my dads home number on it, and called both of us yesterday to find out why the car was ther...

AlanK

The song

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tpfishnfool wrote: ↑''Grill em all'' food truck. Freaking Awesome !

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