EISPIRATEN

AlanK, don't feel you have to hold back or anything. I wasn't calling anyone out by saying what I said. I believe everyone should speak their mind, and not hold back. That's what this forum is for. I spoke my mind. I have never felt a need to hold back here. I like this forum. And yes, I know you (...

HikeUp wrote:

AlanK wrote:Ah, shoot.

LOL.

I shoot to kill.

Both sides...start citing evidence (with links, etc. if possible) or else I'm gonna ban something....um...like...NO BEER FOR YOU!!! Don't ban my beer, Brian! I have not taken a side on this and am ambivalent. I understand that we have a Second Amendment and that it is not going to disappear. And I ...

I should close this thread. This is fucking stupid . I shouldn't even reply to this bullshit. That said, I may run this forum, but it's not my forum, it belongs to you guys. I guess I should tell every poster in here to detail their full experience with firearms and weapons, and more importantly by...

When you are faced with a mean MF who has the means and intent to do you or your family harm -- the last thing on your mind will be the mathematical equations and probabilities that led you into this position. The last thing on your mind may very well be "shit, I wish that mean MF had played f...

mve wrote:Be thankful for Second Amendment

Just curious -- has anyone on this Board ever said anything bad about the Second Amendment? I'd think that Taco would shoot 'em!

Oh man! could u imagine this in the san gabriel mountains trail system? Don't tell me you've never run into someone packing while backpacking in the San Gabriels. :) Luckily for backcountry enthusiasts, the first rule of backpacking is keeping your pack as light as possible, and guns are quite heav...

I have known plenty of people who want you to take a hike if you try to talk about science, but I think this is something different. 8)

Ze's new hiking science blog

F'n A! Two FA's in a day!

Way to go, Taco! 8)

Little Known Fact About Chantry Flat: When the picnic area at Chantry Flat was expanded and "improved" in 2005 (actually much longer due to road issues) the Forest Service hired a contractor to do the work. Steve Rogers (S.E. Rogers & Co.) did the work and he is a good guy. He took th...

I did the good old Ski Hut route up Mt. Baldy today. The snow from a week ago is pretty well consolidated. Snowshoes would have been a waste of effort and I am glad I left them behind. There was plenty of snow the entire way. It was perfect at 7:30 AM when I started and getting pretty soft by early ...

HikeUp wrote:Nice non-TR. Any pics?

No pix. I did think later that pix of the "closed" signs would have been worthwhile.

This is a non-trip report. Call it whining if you must. :cry: I have to go out of town tomorrow, so no hiking. I wanted to get out today. I have too little time for Baldy, but consoled myself with thoughts about maximal avalanche danger and rabid crowds of people playing in the snow. I decided to se...

Mike P wrote:

AlanK wrote:I dunno... I'm pretty sure it's Bigfoot.

I dunno' Alan. Looking at the track, I would say Littlefoot.

Who is a baby that will grow up to be a new Bigfoot?

I ain't takin' chances. No more Baldy for me. (For at least a few days.)

I dunno... I'm pretty sure it's Bigfoot.

I think we can take it as a given that Taco says what he means.

End of story.

norma r wrote:

HikeUp wrote:Bottom-dwellers taste best deep fried.

LOL. are you always that funny? or just when you are drinkin' beer?

Or are you always drinking beer?

Now, just so we are clear. . .this is the Register Ridge located near San Gorgonio at the southwest end of the Jenks Lake parking lot behind the third tree to the left after you walk in circles for 5 minutes, just after you get off the San Jacinto tram??? Right??? My lips are sealed! :lol: You got ...

From the LA Times Displaced Santa Ana sucker fish are a problem for wildlife authorities Nearly 300 of the rare bottom-dwellers were removed from Big Tujunga waters before an expected storm this fall that could have damaged their habitat. Now officials don't know what to do with them. By Louis Sahag...

Dave G wrote:Greg-That's correct. After the second right turn, or 100 paces (I counted them once ) beyond the register box (hence the name), you head up and right. The use trail is actually becoming quite pronounced; maybe we should stop talking about it.

Maybe, but it was ok to tell Greg.

From the LA Times Owner says he may shut Newcomb's Ranch because of road closure The only restaurant on a 57-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway has faced a series of disasters in the last six months, including this week's rainstorms. By Susan Carpenter January 18, 2010 It isn't easy being the onl...

I agree. The top of Mt. Wilson is hardly a wilderness experience. Might as well be able to get a hot meal there. Or at least some coffee. (FIGHT ON is no longer around, right?)

This reminds me...was it you Alan who posted some pics from a year or so ago of them working on the snack bar/pavilion area? Either way, I'm sure the Station Fire has put any plans they had on hold! I posted some snack bar pictures in this album from a hike last May. I agree that the work is obviou...

I hiked the Mt. Wilson Trail today -- a great day for it... warm early on, chilly on top, and cool on the way down. I was thinking about heading from the top to Sturdevant Camp and Mt. Zion. However, taking into account the time of my promised return home, I headed down the way I came. By coincidenc...

Love those Verdugo bobcats. My avatar picture is of one that inhabited my back yard for a week or so a few years back. He's licking his chops, not because he planned to devour me, but because he was feeding on a deer carcass. It took him a week, but there was literally nothing left when he was throu...

TacoDelRio wrote:I am disappointed. I came into this thread expecting something completely different.

You a fan of the TV show?

cougarmagic wrote:http://fwp.mt.gov/education/huntereduca ... ionId.html

I hate to brag, but I got 100% right... 8)

I agree with lilbitmo. If you're "cougarmagic" and it's a cougar quiz, you ain't bragging.

As Zé mentioned, the photos come from John Robinson’s The San Gabriels. It is a nice book and I also recommend getting a copy if you are interested in San Gabriel mountain history. Robinson has similar books on the other two big local ranges.

Zé wrote:lol. who said it was a competition?

And who said it wasn't?

Just a little friendly search for motivation.