EISPIRATEN

AwesomE!

Hardly any flow but the silt is gone. Trail is fine, although we did hear a small rockslide whilst entering the canyon. The trail repair crew must have hit it pretty hard. Thank you!

Can anyone please enlighten me about the current (post deluge) Switzer Falls trail conditions, as well as those of the falls themselves? Are there indeed falls or did they silt up even more?

The trail wasn't fully recovered from the last fire...

On Saturday past, I arrived at the summit to a most pleasant surprise: a lone, healthy looking ewe. More to my surprise, was my 25 yard encounter with a ram below the hut on my descent. Quite the double header!

Not your typical Baldy Day hike!

Budget is advertising $17/day w/e no mileage, fyi...

Nice reading about sensible decision making in the mountains for a change...

& as a bonus, we can always rely on your TR's. Thank you for posting them.

Thanks for the responses. A friend was scouting for a photo shoot. I think they went the transportable route.

A pair was left near the Manker road intersection on Sunday about 11:00 AM.
They belong to my buddy...

Anyone have any leads?
TIA.

Wow!

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/ ... ipse-feed/

Goddess willing, I'll be on Baldy...

Get a couple of kegs and invite all of your buds to come over.
Tell them the toilet is clogged and ask them to relieve themselves on the perimeter of your property. Then the coyotes will smell a pack....

[I was once told that is effective against deer in VT...]
Good luck.

Anyone have any more details on the "issuing tickets to pedestrian thing"?
And what about cyclists?

Sorry I missed you; I went to Cuca.
It was a stupendous day.

My T/R is posted on Calimountains and is worth a read because of the surprise I had...

I'm game, subject to...
I have an extra ax and pons for "welted" shoes....

FWIW -- and you didn't offer me the talking stick -- but anyway here goes... have you thought about Josh as an alternative desert destination? Or are you seeking solitude? The Borrego Palm Canyon Trail to as far as you feel comfortable scrambling is an excellent intro to the park. The visitor's cent...

RU hiking or 4 wheeling it?

I hate to say it, but AB is best savored in the spring when the wildflowers are in bloom...

1st time since the bike & hike the day of the tour of CA:
https://picasaweb.google.com/EManBevHil ... directlink

Pestilence Canyon appears to have a certain "appropriateness" to it!
Tecnu is a ticket to avoid PO. If you apply it quickly and properly -- and the gods are with you.

Stupendous