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by Sean
Wed May 13, 2026 12:28 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Brown Mountain Loop
Replies: 5
Views: 2548

Re: Brown Mountain Loop

Thanks for the report and photos. Several years ago I forgot my sunglasses on Brown. Did you find them?
by Sean
Wed May 13, 2026 12:23 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Transgabriel: Full East Fork by Bike
Replies: 14
Views: 3106

Re: Transgabriel: Full East Fork by Bike

Thanks for the report and photos. If I ever meet a genie and he grants me wishes, I'm going to use one on you and make you eat and drink properly on these trips. You scare me with your heart issues. I'm glad you saw a rosy boa. I've only seen one as well.
by Sean
Wed May 13, 2026 11:32 am
Forum: Sierra Nevada
Topic: Mount Goode, north buttress, deluxe variation, 5.11 1000ft
Replies: 5
Views: 2453

Re: Mount Goode, north buttress, deluxe variation, 5.11 1000ft

You mentioned a video but I don't see it. Did you mean a photo? Thanks for the cool report and pictures.
by Sean
Wed May 13, 2026 11:24 am
Forum: Out-of-state
Topic: Mount Sneffels, CO
Replies: 3
Views: 1631

Re: Mount Sneffels, CO

Congrats, and thanks for the report! Looks like an amazing hike with a class 3 notch too. The notch needs a better name though. And if you're ever in a pinch you can sign a register with your blood.
by Sean
Wed May 13, 2026 11:15 am
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Post-Bridge Fire East Fork Recon
Replies: 15
Views: 2774

Re: Post-Bridge Fire East Fork Recon

Thanks for the report and photos. It's a pretty rocky area, so that and the moisture often saves some of the higher zones. It would be interesting to see if some of that sediment has cleared out yet
by Sean
Tue May 12, 2026 5:12 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Perpetual Minor Trip Report Thread
Replies: 10
Views: 4725

Re: Perpetual Minor Trip Report Thread

Thanks for clearing up Lewis Crown. Enjoying your minor trips. But I thought this was going to be about an immortal child's hiking adventures.
by Sean
Mon May 11, 2026 9:20 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Another death on Mt. Wilson Trail (Mark Smythe)
Replies: 2
Views: 1149

Re: Another death on Mt. Wilson Trail (Mark Smythe)

The deceased has been identified as Mark Smythe, a composer for the movies.

His score for Hulu’s “The Reef: Stalked” was nominated for awards in both America and Europe. According to his IMDb page, Smythe worked as a composer on other films including “Unfallen,” “Love You Like That” and “Boar ...
by Sean
Mon May 11, 2026 7:52 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Pics from Baden Powell & Ross Mountain 8/13
Replies: 1
Views: 2705

Re: Pics from Baden Powell & Ross Mountain 8/13

Thanks for the report and photos. And thanks for placing a sticker on the register box. The thing about going to Ross is that I kept thinking of the return climb, so it was a mental drain in addition to the physical aspect. But at least there wasn't any poodle dog back then. Seems like this hike ...
by Sean
Mon May 11, 2026 7:42 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Shasta via Clear Creek
Replies: 8
Views: 2969

Re: Shasta via Clear Creek

Congrats on summiting Shasta! That is pretty amazing how everything looks so close in the pictures. Imagine being on the actual moon and trying to gauge distances! Thanks for the report.
by Sean
Mon May 11, 2026 7:32 pm
Forum: San Gabriels
Topic: Ross Mountain
Replies: 12
Views: 3530

Re: Ross Mountain

Thanks for the report and photos. I too dreaded the return climb over Baden-Powell, when I hiked this route many years ago. I ran out of water and my hands started going numb. But I met a friendly couple on the PCT who fed me soup and I lived to tell the tale, haha.
by Sean
Mon May 11, 2026 7:21 pm
Forum: Sierra Nevada
Topic: Bear Creek Spire via the Northeastern ridge
Replies: 9
Views: 2784

Re: Bear Creek Spire via the Northeastern ridge

I'm catching up on TRs and wanted to congratulate you on this big climb. Looks scary! Thanks for the report and pics.
by Sean
Sun May 10, 2026 2:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Angeles National Forest seeks public input for San Antonio Canyon / Mount Baldy area
Replies: 5
Views: 4577

Re: Angeles National Forest seeks public input for San Antonio Canyon / Mount Baldy area

The only FS that exists are the ones that carry guns and tell you to pay for your camp site.
by Sean
Sun May 10, 2026 1:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Earl Jay Buckley
Replies: 4
Views: 3134

Re: Earl Jay Buckley

Thanks for sharing the story. I only saw him once. He was sleeping and/or mumbling to himself so I didn't bother him. His cave was decorated for Christmas though.
by Sean
Sun May 10, 2026 1:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Brindle Mountain???????
Replies: 8
Views: 5032

Re: Brindle Mountain???????

After I die I'd like to be reincarnated as a psychopath who finally puts an end to this nonsense. And I'll be one of those clever psychos who never gets caught and can have a normal family life--with a pet dog who loves me.
by Sean
Sun May 10, 2026 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Thee Gold Miner Named Matthew
Replies: 36
Views: 64155

Re: Thee Gold Miner Named Matthew

When you find enough gold, can you bury it and draw a map for an Eispiraten treasure hunt? Thanks for the reports!
by Sean
Sun May 10, 2026 12:57 pm
Forum: Gear, Food & Fitness
Topic: My current San Gabriel backcountry gear breakdown
Replies: 7
Views: 3325

Re: My current San Gabriel backcountry gear breakdown

We need to train you on the machete. It will increase your badass factor by at least five points. Thanks for explaining your gear!
by Sean
Fri May 08, 2026 5:29 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

How plausible is it that she made that sequence of mistakes? Each individual mistake is plausible, but all of them together? <shrug> I have no idea how to judge the mind of a lost person in distress.

As someone who has been lost and in distress in the high country of the San Gabriels, I think it ...
by Sean
Thu May 07, 2026 1:11 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

I searched the internets for images from the Beijing Star that day. Didn't find anything. But a friend of my barber's cousin's step-brother was on that ship and said he saw someone matching Monica's description!!!!!!!!!!
by Sean
Thu May 07, 2026 5:19 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

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by Sean
Wed May 06, 2026 4:31 pm
Forum: Gear, Food & Fitness
Topic: GPS track fun tools
Replies: 2
Views: 1891

Re: GPS track fun tools

Sounds like fun. The government has classified my old tracks as "TOP SECRET," but maybe I'll crack open the dusty laptop and see if anything can be declassified now.
by Sean
Wed May 06, 2026 4:02 pm
Forum: California
Topic: Gold Creek to Chatsworth Trails Park, In 4 Segments
Replies: 8
Views: 1863

Re: Gold Creek to Chatsworth Trails Park, In 4 Segments

Making the scene feel much like a Twilight Zone episode, the whole time we walked past those developments we only saw one person, and heard no sounds or saw any evidence of life even though we were just feet away from many homes. No cars being driven. no aromas of breakfast, no kids playing, no ...
by Sean
Wed May 06, 2026 4:51 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Mt Wilson trail fatality (John McIntyre)
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Re: Mt Wilson trail fatality (John McIntyre)

The medical examiner and KTLA have identified the deceased as John McIntyre.
On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the victim was John McIntyre, who died from blunt force injuries.
by Sean
Tue May 05, 2026 1:58 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

HikeUp wrote: Tue May 05, 2026 11:07 am Couldn't afford thumbtacks and string?
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by Sean
Tue May 05, 2026 12:38 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

HikeUp wrote: Mon May 04, 2026 2:29 pm $10 conspiracy board starter kit on etsy...
Thanks, but I've already covered my wall with the clues from this case. What do you think, am I about to solve it or what?
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by Sean
Mon May 04, 2026 11:48 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

coloradohiker wrote: Mon May 04, 2026 1:48 pmwas there extraneous DNA on the beanie...
If you were a scientist and found Bigfoot hair on the beanie, would you put that information in your report?
by Sean
Sun May 03, 2026 6:39 am
Forum: Admin & Tech Support
Topic: Admin editing posts
Replies: 0
Views: 1474

Admin editing posts

Sometimes I edit posts in order to trim unnecessary quotations. It is not necessary to quote an entire post to which you are replying, and doing so clutters up the thread. It's easier, however, to do the editing myself rather than to train members on the proper quoting etiquette. So, please carry on ...
by Sean
Fri May 01, 2026 7:46 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

I find it hard to believe that an experienced hiker who was a high-achieving scientist would completely lose her sense of cardinal direction in that area, an east-west ridge, with the area bounded to the north by the ACH, and to the south by the Three Points Trail.
Keep in mind that it was ...
by Sean
Fri May 01, 2026 8:08 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)


However with this point, again like I have said in my earlier posts I'm here to learn from seasoned hikers about the likelihood of a body being hidden from plain view on a mountainous hiking trail. I'm definitely open to being convinced its much more realistic than I would have imagined.
On this ...
by Sean
Thu Apr 30, 2026 8:49 am
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)


According to him, his head was turned for less than a minute and as he turned back towards Barb who was only 30 feet away from him, she vanished.
According to the archived article I read, it was "maybe a minute." At a normal pace, Barbara could have walked the distance of a football field in that ...
by Sean
Wed Apr 29, 2026 12:04 pm
Forum: News & Conditions
Topic: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)
Replies: 245
Views: 442642

Re: Missing hiker (Monica Reza)

Speaking of which, didn't a girl get left behind on Iron Mountain a couple years ago? Similar story; I don't remember hearing about them ever finding her.

Yes, Maria Tice . The MeetUp group abandoned her near the top of Iron Mountain, probably because she was slow. Then they never reported her ...