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Thanks for the report. You made it out alive and in the end that's what matters. I wouldn't have done anything aggressive like shout or bang my sticks. I would have retreated to the gully and stepped off the trail as much as possible to see if it would run past me. Bears are pretty smart. Give them ...

Sean is like that. He has to edit everything if it is not to his liking.

Cecelia, I asked you to leave me alone last October. Since then I have silently endured 113 harassing emails from you, and numerous text messages. Say what you like privately to me, but I absolutely will not tolerate public ...

Thank you for the introspective report. I do most of my journaling by hand in a composition book. Maybe handwriting would help you with your therapeutic style, instead of struggling to type on your phone. And if you decide to publish, you could probably just take photos of the pages and have AI ...

Thanks for the report.

This out of Inyo County:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Human Remains Recovered from Temple Crag Area

On August 27, 2026, at approximately 9:16 p.m., the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office received a report of human remains located in the area of Temple Crag.

On August 28, personnel conducted operational ...

Good job! And thank you for using less commas and more spaces in that post, which was pretty easy to read.

There was a time when I had to turn off the radio whenever the Chili Peppers came on. But not so much anymore.

Do they deserve your charity?

Absolutely, but I don't consider it charity. Google provides some of the greatest products on earth for free. Yes, they sell ads and it's annoying watching a bunch of ads sometimes. Yes, they rely on users giving them personal information. But that's how trade works ...

dima wrote: Tue Aug 25, 2026 3:37 pm For the record, Google absolutely does not get their data from OSM. That's why their data is wrong

Can anyone edit the Google Map?

Here's a recent exchange I had with one of the culprits on FB.

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Me: This is Baldy Waterslide, not Stoddard. You're not even in Stoddard Canyon. You're in lower San Antonio Canyon. Please stop contributing to this falsehood. Thanks.

ST: It’s off mount baldy road and barrette stoddard truck ...

Congratulations! After a long hiatus, I am now completely caught up with reading trip reports here. So congratulations to you, for being my finish line, and congratulations to me, for finishing, and congratulations to everyone else, for watching me finish--everyone except HikeUp who won't even see ...

Please hit the comma button less and the space bar more.
Thanks.

Thanks for this report about your Amorphous Figure of Ambivalence ride. I enjoyed reading it more Han reviews of Star Wars on Rotten Tomatoes. Your two-wheeler is dangerously awesome, by the way. With all the black, can people even see you in the dark--if you go ninja mode?

Go Taco go Taco go ...

Humans 1
Rattlesnakes 1

It's a close battle this summer between team Humans and team Rattlesnakes, with a rattlesnake successfully biting one unlucky human, while two humans teamed up and chased away an angry rattlesnake. With only one more month to go in the season, can either team score again and ...

Thanks for the report and photos! Epic project. That old retaining wall is neat, and I don't think I've found a mineral marker before. Did you notice evidence of sheep using the trail?

Neat stuff. Not sure whether this should be shared publicly, but oh well, let's hope not too many social media zombies care about these mines. Summit Mine exists and has been visited by several people. Pretty sure I found Pine Tree, at least the location, but didn't find a hole.

Thanks for the fastboi report. Next time you should listen to Randy Newman while crossing the city. Guaranteed mood lifter.

Oh, is the road noise disturbing their religious rituals? I think historic access to the trailhead is more important.

First I've heard of it. Is this dispute happening in the public sphere? Is there a link to more information about the case?

Cougartown wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2026 9:43 am But did not find the all bones, all the time thread.

There is a Dead Animals thread. Let me know if I should move your "bones" post to that thread.

Duuuuuuude, did you beat that tractor guy?

Baldy Waterslide is being called Stoddard Canyon Falls by social media influencers, and now appears on Google Maps as Barrett-Stoddard Canyon Falls.

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Whenever I try to educate the culprits, they either ignore me or stubbornly evade the facts.

Baldy Waterslide ...

Rattlesnakes need to learn to stay in their lane, they aren't allowed in Bear Canyon. In Santa Barbara they have a whole canyon that is designated for their use and a peak just off the East Fork.

They used to have a trail over by Buckhorn, but humans shut it down because of frogs. Maybe rattlers ...

Thanks for the report. Those are beautiful peaks. How old were the registers?

On Monday a hiker was bitten by a rattlesnake in Bear Canyon. He was located and airlifted by SAR to the hospital. Check out the story from KTLA.

Probably the CDFW.

Thanks for the report. Pizza AND hot dogs?!

Thanks for the report and pictures. Class 2 scrambling should be required at all golf courses. I mean, what sort of pansy-ass sport is this?!

Thanks for the report. I've raced the sun on the Jones Peak Trail out of Bailey Canyon. It also climbs up a west-facing slope.

Thanks for the great report and photos. I don't believe in karma either. We are on our own and largely responsible for the things that happen to us. Of course we inherit things through our genes and upbringing, and there are accidents, but it's important to take responsibility for the things within ...