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Two weeks ago I returned to Glendora Wilderness. It was one of the few places in the Gabes not affected by the ANF closure. Pavil Canyon Trail begins at the end of the park road. It's a short trail to a fern-covered spring. Years ago I was stopped by the waterfall obstacle just after the spring, but ...

Thanks for the report.

Matthew wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 7:43 amLove that one plant that always grows by creeks, like the one that's in the waterfall pic taken from above. Anyone have the id?

Invasive eupatory. We've been trying to eradicate it from Rubio Canyon.

Dima, can we use this image from Taco for the header?

Hell, yeah.

So they announced the Eaton Fire closure area.

Survival Gal wrote: Tue Jan 28, 2025 11:28 am Hi all, this is Kili “Survival Gal” Sands (the orange hammock)...

Welcome to the forum. Glad you made it out safely.

Thanks for the report. That ridge should be littered with fish bones.

Extended through Jan. 31. Good luck staying sane, mountain people! Some of the city wilderness parks are open, like Glendora.

tekewin wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:35 amThere are also 20 Eagle Peaks in CA (without variations or Eagle Mountains).

Do you think there's a dude called "Eagle Hiker" who only hikes Eagle Peaks?

Thanks for the report. When you're done with the Irons, can you do the Sugarloafs? There are twenty of them in California alone.

Looks super fun. Thanks for the report. Any poodle dog?

You've been a busy dad. I think you could spend a whole week or two trying to cover every trail in Griffith Park. Thanks for the report.

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The Eaton Fire burn zone and area around it, sure there should be a closure order, just like the FS does for any wildfire, like the Bridge, Bobcat, etc. But the ENTIRE ANF? I don't understand that.

It's because of the "critical" fire danger, which triggers the most extreme restrictions ...

Sean wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:48 am

Taco wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:16 pmWe should ban life.

The FS agrees. They extended the ban on life through January 19th.

Extended again through the 24th.

Taco wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 3:16 pmWe should ban life.

The FS agrees. They extended the ban on life through January 19th.

Gene wrote: Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:55 am Door camera and cellphone video:

https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/1878472127113826624

I figured out their address but won't reveal it here. It appears their house survived based on the high-res aerial imagery.

I know Edgar McGregor from Facebook. He's active in Eaton Canyon, does a lot of cleanup over there, and general reporting of events in the area. NPR interviewed him about the Eaton Fire. He helped warn and prepare neighbors about the threat of fire during the wind storm.

LA County has a new field survey map. They are currently documenting the fire damage to each house, including pictures. The survey is incomplete, but this is an example of one area between Fair Oaks and Lake, and into Mount Curve.

After lunch at the summit, we followed the ridge westward down to a saddle junction. We then turned south and headed into another canyon, following Stavros' route.

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This begins as a decent singletrack, used by motorbikes too ...

Tired of breathing smoke and ash from the Eaton Fire, I decided to drive to the high desert and hike around the Barstow area. Thankfully Jeff was able to join me at the last minute, so I wasn't alone for the Owl Canyon and Rainbow Basin scramble. Stavros Basis describes this beautiful loop hike at ...

The entire Angeles National Forest is closed until January 15th due to the current fire crisis.

The Eaton Canyon Nature Center burned.

NBCLA tower view looking down Eaton Canyon:

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They just panned the camera to look toward Mt. Harvard. The fire is spreading into Santa Anita Canyons.

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YouTube channel live feed:

https://www.youtube.com/live/30SymDISGCs?si=dTU ...

This horrible, wind-driven fire is burning homes in Altadena and creeping up Eaton Canyon toward Mt. Wilson. Agenda-Free TV on YouTube is doing a decent job of monitoring emergency radio traffic and finding independent reporters like FirePhotoGirl, who drove into the storm of embers and burning ...

Cliffed-out hiker near Sturtevant Falls.

https://fb.watch/wUa_kp_LTd/

Btw, where do you park for this Alder Creek trail, cause its a lot of no stopping signs.

We ignore the signs and park in the turnout at Alder Creek. So far, so good, though we do display special permits for trail crew. I kind of doubt you'll get ticketed if you're in a turnout. PM me for another ...

Nate U wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:42 pm That day in September after we all did Rabbit, myself, Dima and Jeko were at a tunnel entrance (forget the more technical term) after coming down Roundtop, on that ridge between Iron #3.

There's something labeled "Prospect" on the map in that area.

I haven't done much in the Upper Big Tujunga area. I've been helping restore the Alder Creek Trail, and some of us hiked the Strawberry Trail out of Colby Bridge. But that's pretty much been it. So on Tuesday I took Cecelia to explore Lynx Gulch.

My planning consisted of checking CalTopo and ...

Thanks for the report. You got some nice views up there. One of these days it'll snow again in the Gabes and we can freeze ass locally.