EISPIRATEN

I added four of Lonnie's TRs from 2004. The WayBack Machine saved partial content for a few other hikes that year, but not enough to create a satisfying reproduction of Lonnie's gallery-based reports. After I'm done with years 2005-08, I will reconsider the miscellaneous material and possibly publis...

San Bernardino Peaks October 6, 2004 By Lonnie DeCloedt I hadn't been in the San Gorgonio Wilderness for a little while, so I headed up there to take the Forsee Creek trail to San Bernardino Peak East (10,691'), San Bernardino Peak (10,649'), and if I had time (I didn't) Anderson (10,840') and Shiel...

Mount Langley Attempt August 24-25, 2004 by Lonnie DeCloedt Hike stats from GPSr: Leg 1 (Trailhead to Cottonwood Lake Four) Distance: 5.95 Miles Starting elevation: 10,030' Lowest elevation: 10,030' Highest elevation: 11,110' Total elevation gain: 1,240' Leg 2 (Cottonwood Lake Four to Mount Langley ...

Cirque Peak Attempt August 11, 2004 by Lonnie DeCloedt Hike stats from GPSr: Distance: 10.0 Miles Starting elevation: 9,963' Lowest elevation: 9.910' Highest elevation: 12,023' Total elevation gain: 2,186' Sierra Nevada Mountains (Golden Trout Wilderness) 20040811 Topo.jpg It had been a while since ...

dima wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:31 pm Nice! I've wondered about that ridge above Royal Gorge. Can you see down into the river from there? Is there any sense you're above a "gorge"?

Yes, you can look down into it from the trail. It's very steep around that section of the ridge.

Mount Baden-Powell June 11, 2004 By Lonnie DeCloedt Hike stats from GPSr: Distance: 8.24 Miles Starting elevation: 6,647' Lowest elevation: 6,647' Highest elevation: 9,347' (Normally it's much more accurate than this!) Total elevation gain: 2,556' 20040611 Topo.jpg I noticed Angeles Crest Highway wa...

Madison, Jeff and I celebrated the new year with a hike to Peak 3221, which is near Switzer, off the Gabrielino Trail. Lizzie Miller, in her 1895 book The True Way, referred to it as Burnt Peak. Lizzie Miller - The True Way page 213.jpg Based on minimal scouting, I thought we'd encounter a quarter-m...

I was just wondering because I went up the Sunday before. :lol: I left an Eispiraten sticker under one of the two rocks on the summit as a little gift but apparently it must've blown away. I noticed a few prints when we initially hit the ridge but figured they were from hunters. I didn't notice roc...

David R wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:55 pm Was there any evidence of others hiking the peak?

I added a TR at Peakbagger. Maybe it'll receive more love.

Squatchy can't die.

A couple signs found along 1N14.
And this unreadable one on 2920.

Often I encounter massive piles of fresh bear poop along the Idlehour Trail. I think, "Somebody's gonna step in that. I should move it off the trail." That's not the dumb thought, though. The dumb thought is: "I'll move it on the way out." It's dumb because the moment I think it,...

Catching up on a couple finds...

Jeff found a hat and a flannel in Little Tujunga.
Now they're part of his wardrobe.

He also found this dog collar near Frenchman's Flat.
Now he's a rock star named "Taps."

Next time, Nate. I like this peak so much I'll probably do it again once the Fall Creek Trail is finished. It'll be epic next time.

dima wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 6:17 pm Wait. Is this the "LD" that used to post here? His posts on this forum stopped in 2011.

I doubt it. LD was more advanced.

Congratulations, you made it to the new forum. Big thank you to Dima and Chris for making this possible behind the scenes! We're still working on a few things, like the banner and aesthetics. But the basic functions should be working, and they should be working faster ... and stronger. Let us know i...

As a Christmas gift, we moved EisPiraten.com to a new and better home. The new site is ready for action.

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Merry Christmas!

Thanks to everyone who joined and survived my birthday bash to Peak 4408. That means you, Cecelia, Jeff, Dima, Brad, Matthew, Missy and JJ. IMG_20231217_125824376.jpg The up was fairly easy, IMG_20231217_092922446_HDR.jpg so I had to make the down a bit difficult. IMG_20231217_131953653_HDR.jpg 4408...

This is your chance.

JeffH wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:39 pmThey seem a little small for me.

They look fine to me.

(Don't know how to get videos to show in here)

Is the video unlisted? The problem might also be that it's a YT "short" and not a regular video. Normally you can just drop the YT link in here and it automatically embeds.

Thanks for the report. That moss looks like it's hiding something. Glad you stayed safe.

Oh, you started from Sierra Madre. I was thinking Altadena and Eaton Canyon. This is interesting because on Sunday I was hiking the Idlehour at night, and there were unusual, bright lights at the summit of Wilson.

Whereabouts on the toll road did you encounter the machine? It might be county doing something.

Take a look at the Los Padres, if you want to see the future of the San Gabriels. I would say 50% of the trails in the Los Padres are in poor shape or essentially xcountry. What's saving the Gabes are the many volunteer groups who've adopted areas and restore/maintain the trails within. It seems th...

How are we supposed to communicate bump names ? I suppose they'll all be imprecisely referenced by contour lines, and if necessary narrowed down by directional info. The 8240+ immediately NW of Mt. Williamson. Or, the 8240+ immediately NW of the 8240+ immediately NW of Mt. Williamson. Or, the 8240+...

Oh, and some administrative matters: 1. From henceforth, Cecelia's forum moniker is no longer "Rock Scrambler." It's "Hot Cheese." Please make the appropriate changes Sean. Done. And Jeff is now "Taps." 2. What's my number? What's your number? What's Hike Up's and AW's...

Nate U wrote: ↑When in doubt, GIS it out.

Is there a free GIS website?

Seriously, what am I supposed to do with these 2021 maps that have no spot elevations?

Also, my Garmin BaseCamp map doesn't even show 8248. Odd.

What about point 8248? I didn't even notice that. The USGS quadrangles are split at Williamson, so that you have to look at a separate map to see 8248, and I didn't even look around while on 8244. I just grabbed the can and left. But, yeah, I have no clue what's going on at Williamson. Maybe we sho...